Aswad -> RE: Punching your sub/slave? (7/9/2007 9:36:54 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Sinergy However, I have 35 hours to teach a middle aged housewife with no martial arts training how to deal with a knife or gun wielding nutcase. I wasn't saying it was a wrong choice. For the purposes of such training, it's great. quote:
Knife defense is hard. I have been in a knife fight with an untrained opponent. I have scars. Mea culpa. I should have left out "untrained". I've just never tried an opponent without some experience. quote:
But the outcome was the one I wanted, no morgue time for either of us and no jail time for me. Around here, we're fortunate enough that a knife is close to a blank check for self-defense. Which is, in my opinion, how it should be; knives are way more dangerous than they get credit for. That said, even if I had given it conscious thought, I doubt jail time would be on my mind in a knife fight. quote:
People trained in knife fighting dont spend much time in knife fights, from what I have read. I know exactly two people who use knives in combat. One avoids it at any cost short of death. The other is insane, and doesn't count. That's one of the ways to tell martial artists apart, in my experience. There are the ones that glady get into a "fight" and think it's fun. Then there's those who will avoid it like the plague. I consider myself one of the latter. Once I had assimilated the mindset, I found myself wanting to never find use for it, ever. Not just the experience of using it, and the knowledge of how dangerous it can be, but also the experience of mentally stepping into that mental space, and realizing what it is really about, and what might come out of it, for both parties. I really, definitely don't want to injure, much less kill, anyone. But I know I will not hesitate to do so when I am in that mindspace (fudoshin). And I know that is the only mindspace I can expect to find myself in, should I be attacked again; it is a reflex. And that it is the one that gives me the best chance of coming out of it without dying or being seriously injured, if the other person is committed. And I have experienced, first-hand, how people back down when they see that I'm in that space. There aren't many things worth dying for in this world. The one on the defending side doesn't stand to lose anything much. By adding fudoshin to the equation, the one on the attacking side suddenly stands to lose anything and everything. Unless whatever they were out to attack for in the first place is one of those things worth dying for, they tend to reevaluate the situation, and come up with a different result. quote:
Keeping it from killing you qualifies as control. Ah, I got the impression you were talking about fully controlling the weapon. Which is what some arts try to do, for some reason. quote:
While we tell the student to control the weapon, the reality is they are controlling the arm holding the weapon. ~nod~ If you're going to control the weapon itself, it has to be long, or blunt. A gun qualifies, to some extent, since you can block the action of the slide. Staves, long blades, swords, etc. can be held, although that is a risky thing to do. The arm is a weapon in itself, so controlling it controls two weapons at one time, a plus. quote:
This is either against their body (both arms) or pinned between both people. There are others that work (bar stools are great), but for your purposes, those are irrelevant. quote:
Sounds like the sort of thing Cliff Stewart and Graciella Casillas taught us when we had them in to consult and teach us knife combat. Yeah. There aren't many targets worth going for. Arteries and veins bleed you down to cerebral and/or ischaemic hypoxia quickly, so those are good. Kidneys, eyes and windpipe are good. The heart (I assume they taught the angled attack that allows you to pass the ribs) is excellent. Maybe the lungs if you have an opening for those and nothing else. Brain is good, if the blade can do the job, but I wouldn't try that with a random blade, except maybe through the eyes; stabbing is less fluid though, seems easier to counter. Muscle works, if the cut is deep enough to incapacitate a limb that way. From what I've heard, a knife fight "ideally" renders the opponent unconscious in under 30 seconds. quote:
My experience with most trained people is that the last thing they want to do is actually be in a fight. ~nod~ Depends on the school, though. I know a lot of the martial sports guys around here are very eager. The ones in more traditional martial arts prefer to avoid it altogether. Like earthquake drills, one does it in the hopes of never having to use what one has learned. quote:
If you are a police officer who beats a suspect to death with a flashlight, and the flashlight works when you are done, It is NOT police brutality. ~lol~ In Norway, it would qualify as police brutality. But, yeah, I'm not surprised. Anyway, they have these lovely LED-based flashlights in one of the convenience chains here with a heavy, metal case, a solid protrusion, good grip, and a detachable cord-like thing that you can put around your wrist if you're worried about dropping it. They work well for both purposes, and are really cheap, so I train with one, and carry one at most times. quote:
My job gives me really weird trivia. I can imagine. I have some myself. None that is of general interest, though. quote:
My experience as well, although I would also state that people in the dojo dont react the way people in real life react to somebody trying to put on a joint lock. I don't only train in the dojo. But I agree, joint locks are for experts. And I'm not one, yet. quote:
I have 35 hours to teach a student how to defend herself under adrenalin against knife, gun, and club. Yeah, I quite get the difference. One can better the odds significantly with just a little bit of practice. It takes tons of years, however, to get the "finer" points down. For John or Jane Doe, the first hurdle is awareness, the second actually doing anything at all, and the third being willing to defend oneself. Or, at least, that has been my experience with the people up here. There may be cultural variations, or I may have seen an unrepresentative sample. I'd love feedback on it. quote:
A few of the 35 or so hormones released into the bloodstream include endorphins that shut off pain response. I am aware of that. Which is why the ones that work with pain are reserved for "casual" use. You use them on someone who will not go away, cannot be avoided, but still has a limited risk. Since there are knife and gun bans in effect in Norway, the risk evaluation is probably slightly different. I'd use these on a kid who throws a punch without having any idea what they're doing, or a drunk who doesn't have the coordination to hit me in the first place; it keeps them from making a fuss while you're throwing them out. I would not rely on pain if I felt threatened (ref. earlier comments on instinctive response). quote:
We do lots and lots of verbal deescalation drills under adrenalin. We teach the person the skills she needs under adrenalin to get the person to go away (thus avoiding the fight) Target denial, That sort of thing. Great. Just wondering. I've seen otherwise good self-defense instructors forget this part. quote:
Students finish our class being very aware, very capable of talking their way out of a conflict, and knowing that if it comes down to a fight, they have that taken care of as well. Sounds good. Perhaps I should sign up if I'm ever in the area. quote:
She has latched onto my arm to prevent me from using it. One of our first drills is me trying to shake her off my arm. The adrenal lesson is "If you let go of that arm, you are fucked." I am strong enough to wave most of them around like a hankerchief. They do NOT let go. Ah, yes, not quite a lock. But, still, quite effective, I imagine. Certainly not what most predators expect, from what I've read. My admittedly limited reading indicates that the predators generally back off if they find they have misjudged the target, since there are easier prey around. Much like any other animal. quote:
I take my job fairly seriously. ~nod~ Certainly sounds like it. quote:
My boss applied for me to be in the Black Belt Hall of Fame. Nice. I get the gah, but it's still a nice recognition. P.S.: I think we got carried away, and hijacked this thread. [:D]
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