Defend Yourself 101

Why are we being treated as irresponsible children who can’t be trusted not to burn the house down if the parents leave for a minute?

I just found the CanadaCarry Forum.

Random Violence Survival Skills covers:
    •    Survival doesn’t mean Fighting!
    •    Awareness Skills
    •    People Skills
    •    Physical Skills for Evasion
    •    Physical Skills for Fighting
    •    Fighting when Surrounded
    •    Fighting on the Ground

The ax hand or striking shuto is a very strong move. It can be used in many ways and I’ve shown a few. It performs well in combination with other techniques.

During a class on cane defence for seniors, I got Joe, my BulletMan to give the class a rush. Here is one tough lady giving her all!

This was a Raising Canes class at Silver Threads. 

This article considers the following for young adults out looking for fun ( and hopefully older folks too):

Myths Your Parents Told You
Street Myths
Dojo Myths

Real World Self-Defense: A Guide to Staying Alive in Dangerous Times author: Jerry Van Cook rating: asin: 1581600445 binding: Paperback list price: $20.00 USD amazon price: $13.60 USD

Real World Self-Defense:
            … a serious book about a serious topic. And Jerry is the man to write it.

The chin jab is a very strong move. This short clip starts with a discussion of even small people can create a lot of power with proper body dynamics.

Done correctly with good timing, this technique can be a fight ender by itself but never, never, depend on that!

It also lends itself nicely to combinations with other techniques.

Here is an introduction to the cup hand strike. Very good in combination; it is fast and can create openings for more serious follow-up.
For you seniors, you will be glad the girls in your youth did not know how to slap like this!  :)
 
And, for your viewing enjoyment, here is an expert doing a demo…Martin slaps Slavo.

The knee spike is a natural follow up to the chin jab or an ear cup (boxing the ears) used as an entry.

Street E & E: Evading, Escaping, and Other Ways to Save Your Ass When Things Get Ugly author: Marc Animal MacYoung rating: asin: 0873647432 binding: Paperback list price: $20.00 USD amazon price: $15.60 USD

How many times have you heard someone say, or even said it yourself, “If someone gets nasty with me, I’ll just run away!”

Animal’s writing style is witty, his attitude is sarcastic and he is above all, practical. His website, No Nonsense Self Defense.com is a wonderful resource of good stuff but I got free video! Hah! This book is obviously for the young ones that can still run but even though I am too old to run much, I still have things to teach and this is one of them. Have fun with it.

Hard-Won Wisdom from the School of Hard Knocks: How to Avoid a Fight and Things to Do When You Can't or Don't Want to author: Alain Burrese rating: asin: 0873649052 binding: Paperback list price: $21.00 USD amazon price: $21.00

HARD WON WISDOM from the school of HARD KNOCKS: how to avoid a fight and the things to do when you can’t or don’t want to, by Alain Burrese. Authors Choice Press, 1996. ISBN: 0-595-17422-1

For a book about not fighting, Alain Burrese has filled this with a lot of excellent tips about the how-to’s of physical protection from assault.

As an ex-paratrooper and sniper, a well trained martial artist and gifted motivational speaker, Alain is uniquely qualified to write about the avoidance of violence.

Pool Cues, Beer Bottles, and Baseball Bats: Animals Guide to Improvised Weapons for Self-Defense author: Marc Animal MacYoung rating: asin: 0873645456 binding: Paperback list price: $20.00 USD amazon price: $15.60 USD

This is the first book of Animal’s that I read. I have been hooked ever since on his raunchy, witty style and the wealth of information he covers.

Like most of Marc’s early works, it is designed to teach young macho black belts the realities of being tough and getting into fights. And what you can do about those realities when they start to expand your experience.

This article is about surviving the trauma of killing or seriously wounding an attacker that was trying to kill you or someone in your family, the social trauma that I call being shaken by the neck by a huge gorilla.

This email from my friend, gave me great pause:

From: Marc MacYoung;

The original lesson:

One would think that a gun beats  a knife every time. With superior weaponry, the fight should be easily won. Sergeant Dennis Tueller, of the Salt Lake City, Utah Police Department, showed that it was not that simple.

Knives are in nearly everyone’s pocket these days. While few people will admit they hope to save themselves from assault by having a knife with them, many folks trust in that belief. The reality can be much more grim.