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This is a great post. We can learn from all kinds of situations and teachers. MMA is not something which has ever appealed to me. Recently, I have asked a few questions to learn more. It still strikes me as violent and exploitive sport, but I have been reading Win, Or Learn by John Kavanagh. This book and some of his teachings/interviews have given me ideas for my own classes. Being humble and open enough to learn from those more experienced than us is a great idea. Rory Miller's book on Principle-Based training is also a really useful and thought-provoking guide.Lots of good stuff in that video, but one thing I would highlight is his comment on Craig Douglas teaching, I have stayed at weekend course when the subject changes to shooting. I have no interest in shooting, but have stuck around to watch Craig teach, to learn from him, not the techniques he is teaching, but to learn how to teach, how to be an instructor.
Training is training. We can learn these kind of defenses for fun. Would you risk trying it out for real? If somebody confronted you with a knife in a real situation. How would you react?From H2H, from 3:10:
Stick with the make-believe magic of the martial arts dojo/gym and remember you are pretending you can defend against a knife
It was painful to watch, especially with the advert, but I did watch the videoDid you watch the "Hard 2 Hurt" video?
Cuz ya know, everything he said started with the obvious reality that no matter how good you are, there is no dependable way to defend against a knife. That if you ever have to go against a knife, chances are very, very good that you will be cut, stabbed and very possibly die. Or you might survive but have a horrible ordeal recovering physically, emotionally and ...legally.
So ....what's your point?
Did you watch the "Hard 2 Hurt" video?
Cuz ya know, everything he said started with the obvious reality that no matter how good you are, there is no dependable way to defend against a knife. That if you ever have to go against a knife, chances are very, very good that you will be cut, stabbed and very possibly die. Or you might survive but have a horrible ordeal recovering physically, emotionally and ...legally.
So ....what's your point?
....Or my response is to set myself on fire.