Knife Self-Defence
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Well I agree with the awareness, perception and a bit of luck ideas and yes, control is everything with an added concern, you have to destroy the assailant either by beating, breaking or worse. If someone is trying to kill you, you are left with very little choice.
Learn one handed combinations.
Eskrido de Alcuizar
Buena Park, CA
Learn one handed combinations.
Eskrido de Alcuizar
Buena Park, CA
That was the best twenty minutes I’ll spend today. Excellent.
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I loved his ‘pre-attack indicators’ and how quickly he made Jesse appear competent. I wish he had a book of his ideas that I could read on the toilet.
I thought the same thing.
As a young black belt I learned what I thought was Defense against a knife. It was from my first teacher who was a phony. I even taught some of what he taught me when I started teaching the advanced class.
I’ve said many a thankful prayer that I never got anyone killed. I mean that sincerely.
Years later I was taught by an excellent instructor in knife fighting. I spent years training with him and a group of great people.
The knife was the first and only Martial Art weapon I was ever capable with. For some reason it felt right to me from the get go.
I know what a good instructor in edged weapons looks like and how well he teaches. I’d love to meet and train with that guy.
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That’s really interesting. I believe Rubio runs courses…
isshinryuronin
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I liked the "reverse blink" exercise. I call the general idea "seeing without looking." "Seeing" is a single event, a snapshot (like a blink) whereas "looking" is a process. Similar to a point compared to a line. The exercise Master Rubio demonstrated is a great way to develop this snapshot seeing. There are couple of other ways of "seeing without looking" that are more related to a spiritual awareness, but this exercise can improve reaction time.
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agree
Once worked as part of an armed team responsible for picking up and transporting money to banks in a semi-armored vehicle. We were taught, an attacker with a knife can cover a distance of 21 feet (approximately 6.4 meters) in the time it takes for an average person to draw and fire their weapon.
BORING
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Astonishing. Perhaps bladed weapons are an effective counter to firearms.agree
Once worked as part of an armed team responsible for picking up and transporting money to banks in a semi-armored vehicle. We were taught, an attacker with a knife can cover a distance of 21 feet (approximately 6.4 meters) in the time it takes for an average person to draw and fire their weapon.
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Yes, you have been recently. Age-related curmudgeonliness, I assume.
People often find things boring that they don’t understand. That’s okay, buddy, it’s not your fault.
Wing Woo Gar
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That means I don’t understand even more than I understood that I don’t understand, understand? I’m trying my best, which is what makes it so sad.
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We can all see that from your posts
Wing Woo Gar
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Oooh ya big meanie, I understood that…We can all see that from your posts
Yeah, pointy sticks are very hard to understand.
Wing Woo Gar
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Sometimes the arguments here arent worth the time it would take to reply. Sometimes they are only worth a snide comment or two. Then there are those few threads that make coming here worth it.
Wing Woo Gar
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Maybe I can help, what have they been saying to you?
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