I'd prefer to handle a fighter with a knife, because I know he'll have some sort of style or method. A thoughtful approach, ergo predictable.
Crackhead? Yeah... good luck figuring out his attack plan.
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I'd prefer to handle a fighter with a knife, because I know he'll have some sort of style or method. A thoughtful approach, ergo predictable.
Crackhead? Yeah... good luck figuring out his attack plan.
So I should spend hours each day getting cauliflower ears and sprained joints gaining high level sport fighting skill on the chance I might have to fight off a crackhead mugger someday?
BTW, I carry a Spyderco all the time, sometimes wear a neckknife and carry a 9mm.
A lot of folks I know are actually jumping on the conceal carry bandwagon...
Knife, meet gun...
Basic Chin Na I learned in Kenpo over 30 years ago. This guy had 3 months Aikido.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r90w-...eature=related
That's what regular people can expect. There are quite a few examples out there of people with little to no skill defending themselves. Certainly don't need to be a UFC champ to be successful.
Yep here's what you said. Clear as day.
"I'd prefer to handle a fighter with a knife, because I know he'll have some sort of style or method. A thoughtful approach, ergo predictable.
Crackhead? Yeah... good luck figuring out his attack plan. "
Looks like you think a fighter with a knife is easier to handle that a crackhead.
You'll get no argument from me on that one. He focused on the weapon, grabbed it and took it away. That's exactly what he should have done. Notice there was no submission or attempted break, simply a manipulation of the weapon hand and taking the weapon away. Trying to finish that move into a submission/break with or without a weapon and he'd be dead or messed up.
I never said you need to have UFC level skills to be successful. What I said was attempting standing submission rarely works.