tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post6227434648434675100..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Other self defense tools: Kubotan as a daily protectionFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-88482323404239807312010-01-26T20:58:27.790-08:002010-01-26T20:58:27.790-08:00Where did you get the bag that the multitool is on...Where did you get the bag that the multitool is on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-56522455613501731672010-01-25T15:42:16.781-08:002010-01-25T15:42:16.781-08:00And while we are at it some Aikido to AVOID gettin...And while we are at it some Aikido to AVOID getting grappled and taken to the ground would be nice too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-3258479565164004242010-01-25T15:40:38.036-08:002010-01-25T15:40:38.036-08:00The problem with street fighting and self defense ...The problem with street fighting and self defense is 99% of the time attacked your attacked by multiple opponents, at least 2. And 99% of the time they have weapons. Still want to take it to the ground?<br /><br />No sport fighting has 1 guy facing two opponents, for good reason. (they would get their ass kicked)<br /><br />Boxing, muay thai elbows and headbutts, plus some Keysi shoulder strikes and strategy, is far as I would take it. If you go to the ground the other guy will just kick you in the head. Stunning your opponent and running away should be your goal not making them 'submit' to you on the floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-20540850704534970782010-01-25T08:52:45.526-08:002010-01-25T08:52:45.526-08:00Re Anon at 6:06 Pm "Don, I am gonna try to an...Re Anon at 6:06 Pm "Don, I am gonna try to answer because I spent a lot of years in boxing gyms"<br />----------<br />Thanks for the info, Anon. I asked the question because I like to know the merits and shortcomings of various techniques --so I don't get surprised. To know why something is done as well as how.<br /><br />Techniques that work well in regulated sporting competition may not work so well in unregulated street fights.<br /><br />Conversely, some self defense systems place importance on knife hand strikes to the throat or carotid artery. But being totally dependent upon such strikes can hurt you -- boxers learn to protect their throat by holding their chin down and the side of the neck can be quickly protected by shrugging the shoulders.<br /><br />Similarly, punches to body may lose their effectiveness if your enemy is wearing concealed body armer. And the Gracie system itself won renown because it showed how unprepared boxers were for grappling techniques.<br /><br />I agree with you that there is no free lunch,Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-63047559263412640322010-01-25T08:52:09.676-08:002010-01-25T08:52:09.676-08:00My son owned a personal fitness studio, boxed, and...My son owned a personal fitness studio, boxed, and now studies Brazilian jiu jitsu with Gracies'-trained folks. His experience is that you'd better knock him out with that first punch or he'll destroy you on the ground, where it DOES end up. <br /><br />Have you ever seen a street brawl? I have, several, and they all end up on the ground when someone tries to grab someone else in a head lock and throw him there. I studied tae kwan do and a form of kung fu. When they sent mutiple attackers at one of our black belts in sparring and jumped on him, he was done. <br /><br />If I didn't wear glasses, I would have started with jiu jitsu.<br /><br />CapesurvivorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-219649957549683912010-01-24T23:42:33.079-08:002010-01-24T23:42:33.079-08:00You know, I carry a palmstick. I would NOT want t...You know, I carry a palmstick. I would NOT want to get hit by somebody with a palmstick.<br /><br />But when the other guy has a knife or larger stick, or there are more than one person, that palmstick starts looking pretty poor. I had a disturbing situation with two potential attackers and all I had in my hand was a palmstick. I'm not doing that again.Stephen Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561935944292699586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-64773004232972729182010-01-24T18:06:41.246-08:002010-01-24T18:06:41.246-08:00Don, I am gonna try to answer because I spent a lo...Don, I am gonna try to answer because I spent a lot of years in boxing gyms. This reminds me of the caliber argument that goes on without end and is not very productive in my opinion. What I mean is that I will take a member of the Army Marksmanship unit with a .22 over anyone else with anything else. Whatever caliber and pistol you carry, it will not help if the competitive shooter with the .22 shoots you in the face before you can get your gun unholstered.<br /><br />The bottom line is that a guy with heavy judo training will destroy someone who punches in front of a mirror a few minutes a day, just as a Golden Gloves boxer break something in your face before you get your hands up if you go to judo class three times a month. I think what you are asking about is the scenario where an Olympic boxer meets a judo Olympian. You know, that to me is like asking if a crocodile will kill a shark of the other way around. The chances of two highly trained fighters meeting each other are very small. It's just important to be good at the style of fighting that you enjoy and that you practice. For what it is worth, I would say that boxing skills take longer to develop than wrestling skills, so for the most part, it is better for people to go with wrestling type of training, since it is more efficient with time. Also with boxing, you can hurt your hands even while you win the fight, like Mike Tyson broke his hand when he knocked out Mitch Green in a streetfight and had to postpone his fight with Frank Bruno.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-34030264470997643572010-01-24T17:33:15.147-08:002010-01-24T17:33:15.147-08:00If you know how to use them right, Kubotans are gr...If you know how to use them right, Kubotans are great for self defense. There are a few companies that make some that double as pens or flash lights that may help get around laws against them.Off Grid Survivalhttp://offgridsurvival.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-32844464066626731672010-01-24T16:10:21.015-08:002010-01-24T16:10:21.015-08:00This is pathetic. Why don't they outlaw stupid...This is pathetic. Why don't they outlaw stupid movies about killing, starting with those idiotic movies with Mel Gibson. These idiots with guns who shoot people for no reason get their inspiration from movies every day. It is not even a surprise that some nut starts shooting at unarmed people he never met after watching thousands of hours of fake violence on television. I also knew Aussie guys in my sports days - a good bunch, along with the South Africans. Easy to get along with and not into bullshit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-89635108877584617682010-01-24T15:32:58.401-08:002010-01-24T15:32:58.401-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-25150763457617766962010-01-24T15:29:52.769-08:002010-01-24T15:29:52.769-08:00Hmm nope but I consider a Maglite 3D type of flash...Hmm nope but I consider a Maglite 3D type of flashlight, with a LED instead of a light bulb to be a good tool for the job. And it doesn't look that "tactile"...crassmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653665806545804746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-11253784889843708052010-01-24T15:20:05.575-08:002010-01-24T15:20:05.575-08:00Go get yourself an 10 inch black phosphate crescen...Go get yourself an 10 inch black phosphate crescent wrench and tie a lanyard through the eye hole on the end. The handles are not very conducive to weapon retention, but with the lanyard it would be quite effective and very slim and low profile to boot. Bikers like to carry these types of weapons in the US just for that reason...they are not classified as weapons.<br /><br />http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/CF_Files/model_detail.cfm?upc=037103463104noncompliantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-90687366431754565542010-01-24T15:11:26.232-08:002010-01-24T15:11:26.232-08:00Ferfal, I have been reading about Brazilian JiuJit...Ferfal, I have been reading about Brazilian JiuJitsu (BJJ). Basically, the argument of the Gracies is that a fight will inevitably transition from striking to a clinch -- at which point someone skilled in grappling can throw or take down a boxer and take him out with a choke or joint lock.<br /><br />Some highly skilled masters of the striking arts agree that this is a high probability -- although some MMA fighters have been good enough at wrestling to prevent the takedown and to win with strikes.<br /><br /><br />Some masters of pretty effective striking arts now say that grappling skills are essential to learn for self defense.<br /><br />I myself have wondered about someone using eye gouges in a real fighter -- but the opinion of some people is that the time window for that tactic is so short that it is not a sure defense.<br /><br />Do you have any opinion on this? Can a striker in a real fight avoid a takedown -- and hence should focus more on his striking skills than on learning groundfighting?<br /><br />Surprise sucker punches obviously could be of value -- but the law frowns on the person who strikes first even when a preemptive attack is justified. Such is hard to prove, however.Don Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-72236087994918387732010-01-24T12:56:38.330-08:002010-01-24T12:56:38.330-08:00Anybody know anything about these? Worth the trou...Anybody know anything about these? Worth the trouble of keeping in a car?<br /><br />http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200400015_200400015Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com