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For this month, I decided to use two videos representing the two major components of what I teach: self-defense and sport.
Self-defense:
The Dog Brothers have exceptional promotional videos for their product line. This is the promotional for their self-defense video The Interface Between Gun, Knife, and Empty-hand, which shows you how to deal with the knife and the gun. There are several ideas presented that I'd like for you to keep in mind, and I will ask you about them in class. Even though I teach you mainly from John Perkins's approach to the knife and the gun, it's good to be open to other people's views as well. As it says in the beginning of the video, "Research your own experience," and to continue that statement, "Absorb what is useful. Reject what is useless. Add what is specifically your own."
Sport:
The History channel show, Human Weapon, has segments where computer generated figures are used to demonstrate various martial arts techniques. The two I've included use the same principles - the juji-gatame, also known as the armbar. We have to get you guys back on the mat to practice this basic technique while in full sparring mode. Not only that but we also have to continue practicing how to get out of the armbar as well.
Juji-gatame:
Armbar:
the first vid, i liked it, it showed tht even if u hav th best technique in th world for hand to hand combat, u can still lose to a knife, i think we should learn more about knife defense and offense in class, how to defend ourselves from a knife attack, and the other vids where it shows diff techniques of defence, i thought they were awesome, i watched them all and hopefully ill be able to use them wen we spar, i would like us to learn some more of tht stuff, it could really improve our fighting
ReplyDeleteKnife defense is something that I personally would like to train in more. The statistic that most good guys die within 0’ to 6’, just does not sit well with me. As for the Human weapon computer simulations, I think those tend to show techniques clearer then when they a demonstrated by real people.
ReplyDeleteI would like to train in knife more and that vid just makes u want to even more ahaha, i agree with doug when he talks about the simulated vids it shows you the move step by step and nice and clear but i also think its good to watch it atucally done and wat it looks like in real life.
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