The Last Person.....

[Carol]

Perhaps. Suggesting that they don't work to my current instructor would be almost sacrilegious. I suppose I could train how they do this, then cross train elsewhere for better knife techniques.

- Ceicei

Oh I'm not suggesting you fight your teacher on it! I'm just opening my big mouth, that's all.

If you have a chance to take a knife defense seminar from an FMAist or AMOK tribe, you might learn a bit. But the most important rule in knife defense is Kenpo's Rule #1 - Distance is your friend!

 

[Ceicei]

Oh I'm not suggesting you fight your teacher on it! I'm just opening my big mouth, that's all.

If you have a chance to take a knife defense seminar from an FMAist or AMOK tribe, you might learn a bit. But the most important rule in knife defense is Kenpo's Rule #1 - Distance is your friend!

You have nice teeth.

Not fight him about this, no.... but this is my journey and my training. Your suggestions of seminars would be great. I wish there were more FMA seminars in my area.

 

[Carol]

You have nice teeth.

Not fight him about this, no.... but this is my journey and my training. .

Absolutely and never intended otherwise. It's part of the system and it needs to be learned. Plus I think you are going to make one heck of a Kenpo teacher very soon...I'm sorry I won't be enough to enjoy your classes.

 

[Jonathan Randall]

Agreed. Knowing something is better than knowing nothing when going up empty handed against a knife fighter. In this situation, I'd expect to get some cuts. Hopefully none of the cuts would be limb-threatening, or at worse, fatal.

Good class anyway, yes. Just feeling a bit pessimistic with the possible prospects out on the street.

- Ceicei

If it's any consolation, I believe the reports show that most knife attacks are either ambush (in which case, the best training in the world, even armed, is going to be at a supreme disadvantage) or done by untrained and delusional folks who you have a good (relatively) chance against. Since you're not in prison and also don't make enemies, lol, your chances of an ambush attack are relatively slight.

By good class, I meant it exposed the limitations (your mentioning how you would have gotten cut several times).

Carol, I agree totally.

 

[Ceicei]

If it's any consolation, I believe the reports show that most knife attacks are either ambush (in which case, the best training in the world, even armed, is going to be at a supreme disadvantage) or done by untrained and delusional folks who you have a good (relatively) chance against. Since you're not in prison and also don't make enemies, lol, your chances of an ambush attack are relatively slight.

By good class, I meant it exposed the limitations (your mentioning how you would have gotten cut several times).

Carol, I agree totally.

At least my view became broader. It is making me think more seriously about how my training is going.... The hamster in my head is running faster.

 

[Jonathan Randall]

At least my view became broader. It is making me think more seriously about how my training is going.... The hamster in my head is running faster.

You should have seen what I learned in a highly commercialized sport TKD chain school twenty years ago. Whatever you were exposed to in your Kenpo class, and whatever its limitations, I guarantee you it could not have been as bad or ineffective as what I was once taught, lol.

OTOH, my traditional TKD instructor from the University (who had actually been in combat in the Korean war) emphasized how difficult it was to defend against any weapons and what his BB's did was far different than what my commercial school did (I think his stuff might have worked).

 

[Hand Sword]

In the end, that's all that counts. Once the inertia is overcome, and movement starts, you're on your way! Well done Ceicei!

 

[Ceicei]

You should have seen what I learned in a highly commercialized sport TKD chain school twenty years ago. Whatever you were exposed to in your Kenpo class, and whatever its limitations, I guarantee you it could not have been as bad or ineffective as what I was once taught, lol.

OTOH, my traditional TKD instructor from the University (who had actually been in combat in the Korean war) emphasized how difficult it was to defend against any weapons and what his BB's did was far different than what my commercial school did (I think his stuff might have worked).

Heh, that bad?

Those who served combat experience at least have something to really say. They know what it is like... whew! You're lucky to have an instructor who did. That's something that can't be said of the average MA instructor.

In the end, that's all that counts. Once the inertia is overcome, and movement starts, you're on your way! Well done Ceicei!

:highfive: Thanks!

 

[Ceicei]

Good night, all! I'm going to count some sheep tonight. Talk to ya'll tomorrow!

 

[Hand Sword]

Sleep well ceicei!

 

[Jonathan Randall]

Good night, all! I'm going to count some sheep tonight. Talk to ya'll tomorrow!

Good night. Take care.

 

[Carol]

I think I upset CeiCei.

I didn't mean to.

 

[Jonathan Randall]

I think I upset CeiCei.

I didn't mean to.

I'm not sure that you did. The Internet leaves huge holes in communication so sometimes on both parts there is confusion and/or misunderstanding.

 

[Hand Sword]

Anyone around?

 

[Carol]

:wavey:

 

[Hand Sword]

Hi carol! Why are you still awake?

 

[Carol]

No good reason really. A bit wound up about some stuff that happened at work (it wasn't bad stuff, we were just busy) and now trying to decompress a bit.

 

[Hand Sword]

Same here tonight. Not much reading got done. Now, I'm trying to relax, before school.

 

[Carol]

Kick back and relax. Your weekend is here.

I want to take you up on your offer to see Professor S. when you get settled in to your new schedule

 

[Hand Sword]

You mean his offer

. Unfortunately for me, the weekends mean nothing now. I got to catch up on sleep, and get started on three different papaers, beleive it or not. Like I said, I'm a kamikaze pilot, on a high speed, one way mission, and I'm locked in!