Originally Posted by
YouKnowWho
The freedom fighter Li Ao in Taiwan always carries 3 things with him 24/7:
- knife,
- tear gas, and
- stun gun.
Our combat skill may not be effective in front of him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoFifrwUfwk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0vOYfO09pc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI3r55VI6g4
A 8 years old boy can use his ".22 Saturday night special (I have one)" to kill the best TCMA master in the world. Under gun, everybody are eqaual. When gun and knife are introduced into any combat discussion, there won't be anything worthwhile to talk about after that.
Do we always have to bring weapon into our combat discussion? What's your thought?
Guns are always a factor, same for knives and sticks.
My MA training takes into account:
Edge weapons
Impact weapons
Firearms.
I try to make it so that what I do VS an impact weapons like a stick, is the same as vs H2H ( the carryover is there).
Firearms changes a lot for obvious reasons.
I view the potential attack of any opponent as armed and since a blade is more dangerous than a stick and a stick more than a fist, I try to revolve my training around dealing with an edge weapon.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !