Most Dangerous (as in Useless) Self-Defense Technique Taught?

[drop bear]

If you are teaching women fighting skills then I would say shouldn't be running a female self defence course, as you clearly haven't looked into the types of violence women we most at risk from. Fighting in the street/ bars is typically not high on the list.

So you don't feel women should know how to fight?

 

[drop bear]

This isn't self defense, martial arts, fighting, nor anything else remotely close to a synonym of any of those terms/concepts.

To call it anything other than asinine or a synonym of asinine is asinine.

Edit: Maybe pathetic, sad, delusional, tragically comical, etc. would fit well too.

And yet people believe all styles are created equal.

 

[JR 137]

And yet people believe all styles are created equal.

Well played.

 

[marques]

 

[Gerry Seymour]

I've watched that video several times over the last couple of years. I never get tired of it. I think I actually read the book that first one comes from, though I don't remember the title. It was on my dad's bookshelf when I was growing up.

 

[Flying Crane]

I think this must be a joke. He had to fight to keep from laughing when he said he would snap the base ball bat in half.

 

[Sami Ibrahim]

Whats this about Leap of Death?

 

[Xue Sheng]

But what about pointed sticks

 

[Steve]

We've shared the Jim Carey link many times. But who remembers Sweet Tooth Jones. Legit:

 

[Paul_D]

This isn't self defense, martial arts, fighting, nor anything else remotely close to a synonym of any of those terms/concepts.

To call it anything other than asinine or a synonym of asinine is asinine.

Edit: Maybe pathetic, sad, delusional, tragically comical, etc. would fit well too.

True dat

 

[JR 137]

People referenced Parker's Leap of Death, so I had to search it. At least these guys made it entertaining...

Had it not been for "The Glow" and camel clutch references, it wouldn't have been as entertaining.

Iron Sheik would call anyone actually using leap of death a jabroni. I'd fully concur.

 

[JR 137]

Just because it feels appropriate for this thread...

 

[Buka]

Couldn't find a clip for it, but one of my favorite Martial related scenes was from Entourage, when Johnny Drama, wearing his yellow belt, says "I earned this belt. In fact I went as high as a green. I just like to wear the yellow cause it makes my eyes pop."

 

[JR 137]

Couldn't find a clip for it, but one of my favorite Martial related scenes was from Entourage, when Johnny Drama, wearing his yellow belt, says "I earned this belt. In fact I went as high as a green. I just like to wear the yellow cause it makes my eyes pop."

I love that show. I've been looking for a replacement for it to no avail. Californication was a great show too, kind of along the same lines.

 

[Headhunter]

People referenced Parker's Leap of Death, so I had to search it. At least these guys made it entertaining...

Had it not been for "The Glow" and camel clutch references, it wouldn't have been as entertaining.

Iron Sheik would call anyone actually using leap of death a jabroni. I'd fully concur.

That techique absolutely works. The takedown I've used when I worked security in a nightclub and sure you probably won't use the whole ending but the bit where you pin them and yank on the is a restraining move so they can't do anything

 

[Headhunter]

No idea why I didn't post this sooner. This one never gets old...

Sure you're not going use that as a full technique what he's showing but it's showing a range of different strikes that you can use in a real situation

 

[Headhunter]

No matter what he chooses to call it, this is martial arts rather than self defence.

If we are posting the most useless martial arts techniques then we can't ignite Ed Parkers Leap Of Death, which also has Master Ken written all over it

Hate to ruin your theory but that technique absolutely works as I've used it before when working in a nightclub

 

[ewright909]

Any type of choke holds.

 

[JR 137]

That techique absolutely works. The takedown I've used when I worked security in a nightclub and sure you probably won't use the whole ending but the bit where you pin them and yank on the is a restraining move so they can't do anything

I agree. When I saw it I thought "what's bad about that?" then I started laughing at the part where you're supposed to jump on the kidneys. As someone else said, it gets all Master Ken after that.

 

[JR 137]

Sure you're not going use that as a full technique what he's showing but it's showing a range of different strikes that you can use in a real situation

A lot of those strikes can be effective. But not to the extent he's pitching them as. The block in the beginning won't break someone's arm, you're not going to rip off someone's ears, testicles, or face, you're not going to break someone's arm or scapula with a knife-hand strike, etc.

Can many of those things work individually? Yes. To the extent he portrays? Not even close. Putting them all together like that? No way in hell. Funny as hell? Absolutely.

Like I said previously, Ashida Kim had to be a huge influence on the Master Ken character.