Pretty much every Martial Art has defenses against weapons, such as the blade, stick, and gun. Often when discussing the various disarms, etc., I'll come across two types of people. One group says that its important to understand how the weapon is used in order to allow you to have a better defense, while the other group says that the odds of you running into a trained person, someone who knows how to use that weapon to its full extent, is going to be slim to none.
I fall into the first group. After spending quite a bit of time in the FMA's, I've come to have a much better understanding of both the blade and the stick. Granted, we may not face that highly trained attacker on the street, but I'd think that it'd be good to be as prepared as possible. Better to have the skill and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
So...thoughts on this?
Mike
I fall into the first group. After spending quite a bit of time in the FMA's, I've come to have a much better understanding of both the blade and the stick. Granted, we may not face that highly trained attacker on the street, but I'd think that it'd be good to be as prepared as possible. Better to have the skill and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
So...thoughts on this?
Mike