Knife fighting reality

Do yourself a favour. Read this.

Lie #1You're going to have time to draw your own weapon
Lie #2 It's going to be a knife "fight"
Lie #3 But what if I'm cornered?"
Lie #4 He's going to attack you a specific way
Lie# 5 And then he is going to passively stand there while you carve him
Lie #6 Trapping and stripping
Lie #7 Bio-mechanical cutting
Lie #8 Knowing how to stickfight means you know how to knife fight
Lie #9 Knowing kali makes you a knife fighter
Lie #10 Grappling with a knife
Lie #11 The knife is an extension of your hand
Lie #12 There is such a thing as a "master knife fighter"
Lie #13 That this is a "fight" at all
Lie #14 Expect to get cut
Lie #15 The FMA are the ultimate knife fighting systems
Lie #16 It's easy to disarm an armed opponent
Lie #17 You can successfully fight an armed attacker
Lie #18 Drills teach you how to knife fight
Lie #19 You can use a knife on another human being without legal repercussions

Go to this website to read the full article: http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/knifelies.html


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Fantasy - Fighting against Multiple attackers

This is NOT a joke, some "senseis" are actually telling/teaching defense against multiple attackers as though it actually works in real life. I won't make comments, let the vids do the talking. BTW I've never seen more bullshit in my life.







What happens in real life? Fast forward to 2:00 and see what really happens when three fellas come straight at you!!



This guy did quite well with his "kung fu", watch his movements and his eyes. Notice that he goes for the throat most times. 3 vs 1

Hidden Weapon

A PUBLIC-SPIRITED passer-by foiled an attempted theft at China Square Central on Thursday when he rushed to the aid of the victim who cried out for help.

The 40-year-old woman was preparing to open her push-cart stall for business at about 11.15am when she was alerted by a staff from a neighbouring push-cart that a man had stolen her handbag.

When the victim turned around, she caught sight of a man running away. She immediately shouted: 'Robbery!' and asked passers-by to stop the man. Her cries attracted the attention of 25-year-old Romeo Alfen Bin Abdul Wahid who works as a manager at a nearby cafe.

Mr Romeo chased the suspect and caught him. As he was trying to subdue the thief, the suspect took out a screwdriver and stabbed Mr Romeo's stomach but missed. A scuffle ensued but Mr Romeo managed to pin the suspect onto the floor with the help of other passers-by.

Mr Romeo, who is also a police national serviceman, suffered a superficial scratch on his neck. Police arrived shortly afterwards and arrested the 52-year-old suspect. The victim's handbag was recovered with its contents intact.

The unemployed suspect, who is believed to be responsible for other theft cases as well, will be charged in court on Friday for theft. If found guilty, he could face a jail term of up to three years or a fine, or both.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_442535.html

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Points to take note:

1. Execute a take down and finish the fight immediately! - IF you feel a scuffle coming on, immediately create a safe distance, a weapon may appear.

a. Most likely it is a tackle from behind. Down the thief.

b. Smash his head onto the floor, to disorientate him.

c. Get hold of an arm, twist it, stand up and place your foot at his shoulder blade or anywhere to pin him down.

d. If you lose balance, just break his arm.

2. Do NOT mount him.

3. Do NOT go for the clinch from the front.

4. Do NOT allow him to go into a fight stance.

Result of a knife fight - not worth it.

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I read with interest an article in a Australian magazine denouncing the learning of reality based self defense techniques. The main reason was that lethal force used during a confrontation could lead to legal and possible criminal proceedings against the victim.

In a way, I do agree with him. But in many ways, it is ridiculous to think that learning a reality based self defense system will do more harm than good.

His issues are:

1. Stomping on the head of an attacker.
I believe this is based on "normal" TKD or Karate training where you do NOT do a follow up when your opponent is down.

I don't understand WHY I should use courtesy when someone points a gun or knife at me. Following up with a stomp on the head is better than getting shot or knifed.

I do NOT know the "scientific" data on strength between a stomp and a karate kick to the head. Both delivers a knockout blow. Watch this:



2. Lethal force

You have a gun and knife pointing at you!! What the ....

3. Lack of control of strength

Well, if you are a big dude, it is very very unlikely you will be picked on to be mugged.

Most victims are picked on because of their size and an appearance of "easy picking".

So, due to your size disadvantage, it is BETTER to go full out, because you DO NOT know how strong the other guy is.

Lack of strength control is rubbish because most KM gyms will have "light" sparring and we DO NOT want to hurt our friends. Yes, the unintentional punches and kicks do land but it is never a knock out because we DO EXERCISE CONTROL!

Well, to all reality based self defense system practitioners, I encourage you to ignore such rubbish thinking and continue to arm yourself with knowledge that could save your life in the street!

Chili powder attack

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Woman's chain snatched A WOMAN in her late 50s lost her $2,000 necklace and pendants after she was robbed at Yishun Ring Road early on Friday morning. She was attacked by a man who threw chilli powder on her face while walking at the void deck of Block 109. He then grabbed the victim's necklace and fled towards Block 105. Police said that the man is in his mid-30s, 1.6m tall and plump. He was dark-complexioned and wore a blue and white t-shirt. He was also carrying a haversack. ******************************************* My opinion: It seems that even robbers are making sure they themselves are "safe" from retaliations from their victims. With this sort of premeditated attacks, it is getting more difficult to execute self-defense techniques. So, in this situation, what will work? 1. Awareness - Why would anyone want to wear jewellery worth $2,000 early in the morning? DON'T DO IT. 2. Awareness - The robber could have been stalking this lady as he KNEW when and where this lady will be AND he brought the "right" equipment with him. Make sure you vary your time schedule and avoid leaving home at wee hours in the morning. 3. Afterthought - The robber would most probably be a resident within the vicinity of the crime. He threw the chili powder to avoid recognition. The best form of self-defense in this situation? Awareness.

Real situation #1 - Do NOT engage unnecessarily

From the New Straits Times - http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/23mid8/Article/index_html

"I had finished work at a mobile phone shop in Low Yat Plaza and was waiting at the station for my brother as he was coming to pick me up in his car from his shop at Pertama Complex in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

"Suddenly, three men in their 20s pushed me to the ground and demanded my valuables.

"They had a knife and threatened to slit my throat.

"That was when my brother arrived and shouted at them, scaring them off.

My opinion: " GOOD JOB!! Keep your distance and scare off danger. That's what hunters do when they meet with wild animals, shout, wave and use fire to scare the animal off.

Kee Huon said his brother chased after the robbers... My Opininon: BIG BIG MISTAKE! Why did he do that? One versus 3??? Was he insane? Did he think he could take down 3 guys even if they had no weapons?

but returned shortly after with a stab wound in his stomach. My Opininon: Wreckless behaviour that led to a loss of life unnecessarily!

An important element of self defence is ASSUMING that your enemy HAS A WEAPON! So, keep your distance always! If your enemy runs away, just LET IT GO! Your life is MORE IMPORTANT!

It is so sad that such tragedy had occurred.

fake and real fights

It is a shame that some people actually post up on youtube "fake" fights. Like the following:

They should NOT name it Aikido VERSUS Karate as it is a demo only. Perhaps TECHNIQUES against would be better. But then they probably won't get many hits.

But it does a dis-service to the aikido community.

Would you think this is actually gonna work in real life?

Aikido vs Karate

Or even this?

This is a real fight by an aikido guy (only from his get-up)

He is wasting a lot of energy and does not seem to do a lot of aikido. A combination of punches and wrestling or jujitsu.

Aikido versus MMA

The following clip is real and shows what brazilian or gracie jiujitsu does, it seems that their practitioners do what they preach.

Brazilian Jiujitsu (BJJ / GJJ) versus Karate