In the "Sport and TMA ... Again" thread Steve posed an interesting question ....
I have trained in different places with different people proposing different solutions, most of which have been IMHO less than optimal. Possibly the best I have seen is the Systema defence which I have included in my general training.
Perhaps you might like to share the approach you take in accommodating multiple attackers and does your style actually teach you how to fight multiple attackers as part of the syllabus?
:asian:
Does anyone dispute that ANY STYLE against multiple attackers is going to have trouble? I get that one doesn't want to be on the ground against multiple attackers. Agreed. But, I'd argue that your style (any style) against multiple attackers is going to have trouble. The amount of trouble depends largely on context: your experience/skill, their experience/skill, their intent (do they want to mug you or kill you?), and the environment.
I have trained in different places with different people proposing different solutions, most of which have been IMHO less than optimal. Possibly the best I have seen is the Systema defence which I have included in my general training.
Perhaps you might like to share the approach you take in accommodating multiple attackers and does your style actually teach you how to fight multiple attackers as part of the syllabus?
:asian: