So, most of us who practice martial arts were taught to make some kind of noises while we fight. Personally, I grunt a lot, and sometime bark and yell at my opponent. No, not like a dog. Just short, clipped, sounds. Some of us would argue that these sounds help to focus the energy of our attacks, or at least that exhaling helps to tighten the abdomen and energizes our core for giving and receiving force.
And we can all understand the importance of making noise to draw attention to the attack. Screaming for help, or screaming fire, or for kids, "you're not my daddy!"
But what about using your voice as a weapon? What about grabbing a person and screaming in their ear? I know it causes pain, and disorientation, and an instinctual action of withdrawing and covering the ear. So do you think it has a place?
Do any of you specifically teach "auditory" self defense? Either offensively, defensively, or just as an important part of your training? Do you think it has a place? Would it be effective? Or would the opponent simply ignore it while in the midst of adrenal dump? I know that one of the effects of the fight or flight mechanism is the dilation of the bronchial tubes so that the mind can increase the amount of incoming sensory information. Would that make it hurt even more?
Or is it just silly, and have I had too much port tonight?
The iron curtain was neither iron, nor a curtain. Discuss.
-Rob
And we can all understand the importance of making noise to draw attention to the attack. Screaming for help, or screaming fire, or for kids, "you're not my daddy!"
But what about using your voice as a weapon? What about grabbing a person and screaming in their ear? I know it causes pain, and disorientation, and an instinctual action of withdrawing and covering the ear. So do you think it has a place?
Do any of you specifically teach "auditory" self defense? Either offensively, defensively, or just as an important part of your training? Do you think it has a place? Would it be effective? Or would the opponent simply ignore it while in the midst of adrenal dump? I know that one of the effects of the fight or flight mechanism is the dilation of the bronchial tubes so that the mind can increase the amount of incoming sensory information. Would that make it hurt even more?
Or is it just silly, and have I had too much port tonight?
The iron curtain was neither iron, nor a curtain. Discuss.
-Rob