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Feb 2 |
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Feb 2 |
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How do you prepare for the stress of a real self-defense situation? @Sardathrion: I'm not saying the sentiment isn't on the right track: most violent escalations involving a martial artist will involve a failure on the part of the martial artist. It's important to keep that in mind. But it's also important to be ready for violence when it is unavoidable, and that flexibility is the whole point of martial arts. To stick to the argument that it's always a failure of the martial artist is an insult to every martial artist who's stepped in once a situation has already turned violent and defused the situation. |
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Feb 2 |
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How do you prepare for the stress of a real self-defense situation? @Sardathrion: I thought from your comment you were going to make your answer more insightful, but you seem to be sticking by your guns and just saying that one anecdote doesn't prove a point. That's quite right - but it can disprove one. Your argument was an absolute: if you're at the stage of a physical confrontation, you've failed as a martial artist. My anecdote, and thousands of others, proves that is wrong, and martial arts is all about the flexibility to avoid violence whenever possible, and cope with it when it's unavoidable. |
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Feb 2 |
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How do you prepare for the stress of a real self-defense situation? I don't like this response at all. Some years ago I was woken up by shouting and breaking glass. I ran out of my room to find my father nearly unconscious from a baseball bat to the head, and at attacker (who I later found out had a concealed firearm) wrestling with my brother. You're saying that I'd already failed as a martial artist by this stage, and your advice is to put them down hard and run, leaving the attacker with a firearm and two potential victims? In reality, martial arts are about flexibility in dealing with all sorts of situations - not these hard and fast judgments. |
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Feb 2 |
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Feb 1 |
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How to improve speed and footwork? Also, you may be telegraphing your punch, which lets him have the sidekick on the way earlier. If he's a training buddy, it might be worth asking him - he may be prepared to let you know what keeps tipping him off. |
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Feb 1 |
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Are there legal ramifications to being a trained martial artist? Yep - he argued that I'd used excessive force to restrain him. He was pretty badly messed up, but then again, he shot me - and the prosecutor reckoned I could have done much worse with impunity. |
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Feb 1 |
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Are there legal ramifications to being a trained martial artist? It's probably always better to get a lawyer, I guess, but in this case they arrested my attacker, and I was a witness - this is a strong possibility in self-defence cases, so it's worth thinking about. The guy who broke into my home pushed for years to have me charged, but never got anywhere - the police and the prosecutor were firmly of the opinion that I'd acted reasonably. He's still in jail - break & enter, illegal modification of a weapon, etc etc. |
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Feb 1 |
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Are there legal ramifications to being a trained martial artist? I should add that I have personal experience in this area. Someone broke into my home, and I put him in hospital. I was fortunate (or not!) that he had a gun and shot me in the leg, so there was no question that I was justified in giving him a few injuries (I didn't use a weapon). |
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Feb 1 |
answered | Are there legal ramifications to being a trained martial artist? |
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Feb 1 |
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Is practising techniques on both the left and right sides beneficial or detrimental to martial development? To add to this, think of it in terms of having a few primary weapons and lots of options to fall back on. Your dominant side is going to be your weapon of choice - when you're in control of the situation, that's what you'll be using for maximum effectiveness. If you're not in control of the situation, however, training both sides effectively doubles your options. It will also help to balance your strength and flexibility, which will improve your overall ability and help to prevent injury. |
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Feb 1 |
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Jan 31 |
answered | Benefits of an X-Stop in Tae Kwon Do? |
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Jan 31 |
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Jan 31 |
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Benefits of an X-Stop in Tae Kwon Do? If you know the palgwe forms, I believe he's talking about the move at the top of the way up in one of the red-belt forms: you perform a low-block, without stepping, pull back and execute a throat-strike and upper-cover, then jump forward, landing in this x-stop he's talking about while performing a supported-uppercut. You can see what I think he means early in this video: youtube.com/watch?v=MNkeTjs833I where they jump forward and perform the supported-uppercut (as they shout). |
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Jan 31 |
answered | How to return to Tae Kwon Do? |
