Do you know the difference?
Monday, September 28, 2009
Chili powder attack
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.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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.
"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.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Comment by Chris Sylvan - Ground grappling will get you killed.
"In short, ground grappling in a survival situation can get you killed."
http://sportales.com/martial-arts/is-ufc-fighting-realistic/
Most arguments against ground fighting.
1st Argument - Ground grappling is only for 1 vs 1 and it is NOT realistic.
Ok, let's see:
a. You enter a lift and a robber tries to rob you. Well, that is 1 v 1 right? Or, robbers always ONLY work in pairs?
b. You are a taxi driver, your passenger is drunk and suddenly get aggressive and doesn't want to pay the fare. That's also 1 v 1 rite?
c. You are a girl on a date, your date decides to rape you... that is also 1 v 1. Or dates occur with TWO guys and 1 girl only?
d. You are at a soccer practice and your son tackles his opponent. The father doesn't take too kindly to it and tries to accost your son. You intervene, he tries to throw a punch at you... that's 1 v 1 too right? Or the fathers will SUDDENLY gang up and kick you too?
e. Your friend gets too drunk and you KNOW he holds the hots for your girl. He tries to touch your woman... that's a 1 v 1 situation too rite? (Now, would you go Krav Maga on him? Gorge his eyes, break his nose, arms and stomp on his head??)
Many detractors just want to say that ALL fights are NOT 1 v 1. What kind of bullshit is that??
Now, you can TRAIN for multiple attackers, but can you SERIOUSLY fight off multiple attackers in real life? I doubt it. Unless your attackers are kinda slow and has some shortage of physical / mental intelligence.
Argument 2 - All grounds are filled with glasses or rough surfaces, ground fighting is useless.
a. Date rape - On a very soft bed?
b. You do a take down, throwing the bad guy down and mount him immediately. HE IS ON THE GROUND not you!
c. Fights can occur on beaches, grass, mud... not all fights occur in the bar. By the way, if you DO WANT to fight in a bar, think twice, the bouncers will get you for sure.
d. You are surrounded with glass on the floor, you can fight for dominant position and throw the other guy to the floor. Or better yet, just walk away.
e. You are on a concrete floor, the other guy takes you down, what do you do? Struggle? Or try to remount with your BJJ/GJJ technique?
Why do detractors always think WE will end up on our backs and NOT the other way around? Are you saying Judo DOES NOT work in real life?
Argument 3 - "emphasis should then be on escaping from such situations as quickly as they occur." instead of escaping.
Well, maybe this person should watch the very FIRST lesson of the Gracie combatives where three escapes are taught immediately.
You CANNOT escape in the octagon, therefore you DO NOT see that. You will see fighters going for the remount.
Argument 4 - " Making any attempt to "win" with an opponent on the ground is foolhardy at best and fatal at worst."
Well, in the UFC, you can TAP OUT and WE LET GO.
In real life, we can just break your arm, put you to sleep, break your foot, joints... just ask the jujitsu fighters who did that because they were fighting against fully armoured men.
So, there is a reason to LEARN ALL TYPES of martial arts. Ground and stand up, empty hand and weapon based. ALL ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT!!!
http://sportales.com/martial-arts/is-ufc-fighting-realistic/
Most arguments against ground fighting.
1st Argument - Ground grappling is only for 1 vs 1 and it is NOT realistic.
Ok, let's see:
a. You enter a lift and a robber tries to rob you. Well, that is 1 v 1 right? Or, robbers always ONLY work in pairs?
b. You are a taxi driver, your passenger is drunk and suddenly get aggressive and doesn't want to pay the fare. That's also 1 v 1 rite?
c. You are a girl on a date, your date decides to rape you... that is also 1 v 1. Or dates occur with TWO guys and 1 girl only?
d. You are at a soccer practice and your son tackles his opponent. The father doesn't take too kindly to it and tries to accost your son. You intervene, he tries to throw a punch at you... that's 1 v 1 too right? Or the fathers will SUDDENLY gang up and kick you too?
e. Your friend gets too drunk and you KNOW he holds the hots for your girl. He tries to touch your woman... that's a 1 v 1 situation too rite? (Now, would you go Krav Maga on him? Gorge his eyes, break his nose, arms and stomp on his head??)
Many detractors just want to say that ALL fights are NOT 1 v 1. What kind of bullshit is that??
Now, you can TRAIN for multiple attackers, but can you SERIOUSLY fight off multiple attackers in real life? I doubt it. Unless your attackers are kinda slow and has some shortage of physical / mental intelligence.
Argument 2 - All grounds are filled with glasses or rough surfaces, ground fighting is useless.
a. Date rape - On a very soft bed?
b. You do a take down, throwing the bad guy down and mount him immediately. HE IS ON THE GROUND not you!
c. Fights can occur on beaches, grass, mud... not all fights occur in the bar. By the way, if you DO WANT to fight in a bar, think twice, the bouncers will get you for sure.
d. You are surrounded with glass on the floor, you can fight for dominant position and throw the other guy to the floor. Or better yet, just walk away.
e. You are on a concrete floor, the other guy takes you down, what do you do? Struggle? Or try to remount with your BJJ/GJJ technique?
Why do detractors always think WE will end up on our backs and NOT the other way around? Are you saying Judo DOES NOT work in real life?
Argument 3 - "emphasis should then be on escaping from such situations as quickly as they occur." instead of escaping.
Well, maybe this person should watch the very FIRST lesson of the Gracie combatives where three escapes are taught immediately.
You CANNOT escape in the octagon, therefore you DO NOT see that. You will see fighters going for the remount.
Argument 4 - " Making any attempt to "win" with an opponent on the ground is foolhardy at best and fatal at worst."
Well, in the UFC, you can TAP OUT and WE LET GO.
In real life, we can just break your arm, put you to sleep, break your foot, joints... just ask the jujitsu fighters who did that because they were fighting against fully armoured men.
So, there is a reason to LEARN ALL TYPES of martial arts. Ground and stand up, empty hand and weapon based. ALL ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT!!!
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