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Anyway this video is in response to why you don't see blocks in the UFC. (Which you do. )
But instead of discussing that. Or instead of a technical explanation why you might block in your system. It has to walk down the road that MMA is somehow less the street in some vague way that doesn't really make any sense. And how MMA fighters don’t have the grounding in self defence. (Which isn't accurate)
I would suggest if you do self defence. Do yourself a service and explain the reasons you do something in a way that makes you sound like you understand the subject.
And I will give a counter point.
I could ask any decent sports guy why they do something. And I doubt I would get an answer "because the sport" unless they are specifically capitalising on a rule set.
And even then they would probably be specific.
This type of explanation undermines self defence systems.
Hi Drop Bear,
(* Please excuse my spelling - I am from the USA
aka Defence vs Defense *)
I prefer for myself for self defense to use open hand techniques for striking.
My Size even with multiple people is bad for camera angles with a closed hand.
I also prefer small joint locks.
And almost all the sports reject / disallow / make illegal and so forth the small joint locks and breaks.
For a really valid safety reason.
Yet, I find them very useful , or I should say I have in the past found them very useful even against strong wrestlers and grapplers.
e.g. OW! That's Illegal!
So is the assault you did on me, and I am only trying to stop you to get off me so I can leave. Now surrender and I will stop hurting you.
I also really like Marv from the Movie Sin City.
Besides the moving bandages and that they kept getting smaller as he healed, he used quick and dirty strikes.
Throat punches,
Eye pokes.
Quick and violent.
In the theater I was cheering him on very loudly.
I think that scared people including the ones that went with me that were not into martial arts or self defense.
When I have had to deal with multiple people, I found four people was the fair number.
Not because I am that good, more like they could not engage enough and I could not hurt them fast enough safely enough.
If there was more some always hung back
If there was less usually hurting the lead person quickly and violently made the rest hesitate.
OF course there was that one team of six that where two guys two one each and the other four had me as they worked in a team.
We went up and down exchanging shots and it including going through a plate glass window. All of us went. I was the least hurt as I rolled and they fell and staid there for the glass as it was going up and then back down. Even safety glass can paper cut one a lot
Improvised weapons are also self defense related that are usually not sports related. My favorite was a tuna fish can I kicked finding footing while ten plus guys approached rapidly. I picked it up and palmed. It was not opened.
Now, I am also one for how one trains is how they will act.
So the strikers hitting the board on the walls and the bags hard will hit their opponents hard.
If the kicker always practices to only miss they will likely miss when it counts.
And those who resist in their training will benefit from it.
I was at a seminar with multiple instructors. one of the other instructors was doing wrist releases and many of the people were missing the pysic of the release and only working the strike. Which to be honest the instructor emphasized
This woman came across the build and grabbed me and said come with me to help me.
So I followed her to her and her friend.
She said you are the biggest guy here. And even when you were working the second biggest guy here you did not have to use the strike.
I Need that!
So I worked that with her.
Then I increased the grip.
I gave her a grip that made yelp and then she focused and did it.
I told her after doing it there for a while as we had moved back and forth on wrists to give it a break and also to practice both.
I said I am going to grab you and drag you with me.
DO THE RELEASE. (* I said with my bouncer GET OUT Face *)
She nodded. I grabbed her and out of her stance she came and I was pulling her across the floor.
I kept telling her to do it.
She did.
Then she said AGAIN !
Of course most had watched it were scared of what we were doing and wondering is a real assault was happening.
I turned to the seminar and stated she wanted some private instruction for this specifically with me using strength and making her uncomfortable.
She told them. Yes I asked him to do this.
When she got it with only a step to stabilize herself from the pull then we worked on the strikes.
She left with one technique she could do and felt comfortable doing.
I was teaching a seminar with another instructor and my ex girlfriend ( We were friends. Which is why she showed up when I told it would be near by her. )
She showed up for the other instructor and they worked some quick defenses using a knife against the person who broke into your house.
I had aluminum trainers.
She stabbed and stabbed me.
Everyone was wondering what was going on as all my NOK knives were being used by others.
I mouthed to two guys "Ex Girlfriend" And then cringed and turned away knowing I was going to get my butt handed to me.
Later she asked when others were asking if I was injured.
Yes I am bruised and sore and hurting.
Yet now you know the correct level of engagement for it to work.
Small price to pay for another person to leave with something they could use if they had too.
To me sports have rules.
Rules are for protecting people and making sure they come back.
I respect that.
I also respect that those who commit to the sport usually have Cardio and fitness as well.
Self Defense has no rules and simple things can work for lots of people.
Size matters.
Training and skill matters.
Someone with my level or training would be dangerous.
Someone with my size is dangerous with lucky shots alone.
So meeting someone with my level of training and size makes it even harder for one to defend.
And it makes me use open hands for the perspective of those watching and recording.
More Ramblings Later
