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#TrainingTuesday
This video has been making the rounds. In order to fully appreciate it, you have to listen closely to what he says.
Clearly, there is a systemic problem in an industry that is able to produce this type of faulty instruction. (Even if it is staged, there are other examples)
Is it possible for the Martial Arts industry to engage in the process of Darwinism/Natural Selection, or is the lack of a real need to change preventing the process of constant evolvement for the better? - Erik K.
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#TeachingTuesday
Some thoughts from Marc MacYoung.
Often, we use the term structure in class. It's a term that you may not hear regularly, if at all, in a martial arts or self-defense class. Without proper structure you cannot generate nor receive energy efficiently. You probably have heard your instructor correct stances, blocks, attacks, angles, or whatever. They are actually correcting your structure. For example, those familiar with a horse back stance understand that you can generate and receive energy very well from the sides. Friont to back though are very poor because the structure of the stance does not allow for efficient energy transfer. A front stance requires that you have a straight back, hips turned, center dropped, knee bent just so, and back leg straight. Good structure. Structure is also keeping your knees bent to help keep your center lower than you opponent. We teach a variety of techniques and we are always analyzing structure so that we do not give away anything to the opposition. We try to find that point where the body works without over or underextending ourselves. Next week we'll have a little video demonstrating structure and how people allow structure to collapse. Collapsing structure just makes you work harder.
#tacticstuesday
Terry here-
I debated as to what I wanted to post this under, but decided to post it now, instead for #mindsetmonday.
As we know, tactics are the physical manifestation of implementing a set of strategies. Instead of presenting a video or set of pictures, I thought it might be good to set forth a question/mental exercise.
What are the strategies you use to keep yourself safe, and what are the tactics you use to implement these strategies?
There is no wrong answer, and I think it would be helpful for all if we could compare and share how we look at this individually.
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#TrainingTuesday
Regardless of whether or not you completely agree with Ryan Hoover's conclusions on criminal methodology, he is making a very important point about taking into consideration criminal behavior, mentality, and motivation as an integral part of your training routine.
What are some ways to take these factors into consideration? And if you don't, why not? - Erik K.
Criminals Don't Think Like YOU: The Truth About Disarming!
On disarming a gun: Internet: No one is stupid enough to get THAT close with a gun! Ryan Hoover: Oh really?
#MindesetMonday
#ControllingFear
"Watch this video with the sound off. The light hearted music takes away from appreciating the seriousness of the situation.
What the two people are doing in this video on a technical level could be accomplished by most physically fit people. But despite having the physical ability to perform these actions, most people would be unable to do so. Maybe these two have developed a high level of ability to manage their fear despite the obvious danger.
Or it could also be that their brains are wired differently from the rest of us and they literally don't feel the fear that other people do. This wiring difference could have been hardwired from birth or could it be the result of experience and constant exposure to heights.
Fear has the effect of stopping some people from doing certain things while others are not impeded. Varg Freeborn tallks about blocking negative images. Maybe the couple in the video are highly adept at blocking images of them falling to their death.
In terms of physical self-defense training, how much does the lack of real danger (say from a rubber knife) enable people to do what they wouldn't do or couldn't do in a truely dangerous situation?" - Erik K.
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Are you brave enough to climb this?! 😱😱😱 Via Flaviu Cernescu
#MartialArtsMonday
ARTICLE SNEEK PEEK - RANDY KING
"Here in Edmonton, a local MMA fighter-turned-boxer just fought his last fight. Tim Hague, former King of the Cage heavyweight champ, and former Unified MMA heavyweight champ, died at the age of 34 a few days ago, due to injuries he sustained in the ring during a boxing match.
This is a pretty major event in the sports combat world. With rules and refs and ringside doctors, deaths happen very rarely - but they do happen. As usual, people from both sides of the fence are jumping in, blaming everything from the boxer who landed the fatal blows, to the referee, to the commission itself. So much blame is being thrown around, and none of it is constructive. There are so many safety precautions in place for major sport events like these - in order for something so grievous to happen, it was the result of not just one, but a cascading series of errors." - Randy King
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#InterspeciesConflict
An interesting example of getting your point across even if you lack the ability to talk. Erik K.
100% success rate
#SurvivalSunday
What are some strategies for dealing with a bear?
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"At some point during his descent back down the mountain, Cooper veered off the trail. He would have quickly found himself surrounded by thick woods, brush and jagged terrain, so it’s easy to imagine how he might have lost his way.
Around 12:30 p.m., he made the frantic call to his brother, who was also participating in the race, according to the Associated Press."
www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/20/teen-runner-lost-after-alaska-race-found-de...
Teen runner lost after Alaska race found dead with huge black bear looming over him
washingtonpost.com
Patrick Cooper's death marks the first deadly bear mauling in the Anchorage area in more than two decades.
#SurvivalSunday
"Not everyone wakes up on a Saturday morning and decides to pedal 240 kilometres through the snow and rain over a mountain pass from the Yukon to Alaska.
But Nathan Hoover and his teammates did.
On unicycles."
nationalpost.com/news/canada/four-men-on-unicycles-only-team-to-finish-gruelling-249-km-yukon-rel...
Four men on unicycles only team to finish gruelling 240 km Yukon relay after blizzard
nationalpost.com
For the first time in its 25-year history, the race was officially shut down by a freak June blizzard that left the road covered in black ice and several inches of snow
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#SelfDefenseSaturday
#ItTakesMoreThanJustAwareness
COMMENTARY BY ERIK KONDO
This incident highlights a number of issues in regard to self-defense. Here are a few:
1. Many people will look at this video and talk about the need for awareness. In this case, awareness combined with action may have given the woman the ability to spin and face her attacker. But given the intent of the attacker and the apparent lack of physical self-defense skills of the victim, would awareness have changed the outcome?
2. Many criminals use an ambush to launch an attack. Physical self-defense training must take this tactic into account.
3. Given that cultural norms have conditioned women to ignore stranger men (for valid social reasons), it is not enough to just tell women to "be aware of their surroundings".
4. Based on how she talks in this interview, this woman seems to have responded with resilience to this attack. Hopefully, her strong attitude will help to reduce the negative consequences of the aftermath.
5. She is also very lucky (or was it intentional?) that her attacker used relatively ineffective means to cause damage. It seems he used repeated hand strikes as opposed to more effective methods such as smashing her head into the pavement. Does traditional WSD training address these two type of attacks?
What else? - Erik K.
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#FirearmsFriday
#ExerciseforYourBrain
Based on the information in this article and assuming the bullet traveled at a constant rate of speed (it didn't). What is the estimated:
1. Bullet speed in Miles per Hour?
2. Bullet speed in Feet per Second?
You should be able to make a rough estimate WITHOUT a using calculator. - Erik K.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/report-record-2-mile-sniper-shot-kills-isis-militant-in-iraq/ar-BBD1Qjl
Report: Record 2-mile sniper shot kills ISIS militant in Iraq
msn.com
It shatters the world record for a confirmed sniper kill in military history.
#ConflictMismanagement
#EmotionalBoundarySetting
What follows is commentary on this incident from Paul Gardner. I am posting his comment because Paul makes a number of points that are worth consideration. If you disagree with any aspect of his commentary, please feel fee to provide your opinion. - Erik K.
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"There's a lot wrong with this video on both sides.
First I'll address the veteran. When you've been to war and killed people, it's crazy coming back to a peaceful society again. Sometimes when your anger goes through the roof your first thought is violence. Because overseas violence solved all your problems and was highly effective.
Him saying "I'm a combat veteran" was basically another threat. It's essentially saying "I've fucking killed people for less, so show some fucking respect!"
Yes I know it's lame, but that's what it was.
He was 100% in the wrong and needs help. I won't make any assumptions about PTSD because I don't know him. He could just be an asshole and need anger management for all I know.
As for the driver and passenger..... Driver should have immediately apologized the second that raging dude came up to him. "My bad, you're right and I'm sorry." That will deconflict a LOT of situations Does it make you look like a bitch? Yup. But not nearly as much as getting slapped and hearing the dude talk down to your woman.
You only have 3 options when something like this happens: Fight the guy, deescalate, or drive away if at all possible. NEVER just stay there in the situation and make it worse like these two did.
ALSO, to the female passenger..... SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!! Women for whatever reason sometimes refuse to stop talking and it only makes matter worse. For all they know, the dude had a gun and was willing to murder them both. When men are raging like that, hearing a woman talking shit aggravates them even more. Hell even I wanted to tape her mouth shut after she started talking shit.
Lastly, buy and handgun, learn to use it safely and effectively, and carry it every day. If this situation had kept getting worse, the driver may have wished he'd had the means to protect himself. Combat veteran or not, you never know what someone is willing to do to you for a simple road rage incident." - Paul Gardner
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#ConflictMisManagement
This incident is an example of how any conflict has the potential to spiral into larger scale unintended consequences.
While is it relatively easy to predict that kicking a car from a motorcyle is likely to result in the car driver retaliating in some manner. My guess is that neither participants foresaw what happened next.
I think this incident also brings up the related question of legal liability for the consequences, both civil and criminal.
Any takers on that issue? - Erik K.
#UnintendedConsequencesofConflict
h/t DP Friesen
Road rage triggers massive crash in California
Apparent case of road rage triggers horrifying chain-reaction crash in Santa Clarita, California. At least one person was injured in the incident. abcn.ws/2t0b6fa
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#ThinkingThursday
THE UNIVERSAL LAW OF BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS - ERIK KONDO
"All conflict management strategies, tactics, techniques, and teaching methodologies have inherent Benefits and Limitations.
1. The Benefits can only be fully maximized when the Limitations are known.
No matter how situationally effective any particular aspect of conflict management/self-defense is, regardless of whether it is actually used or is a training tool, at least one limitation to its use exist. Maximum effectiveness is only achieved by not encroaching upon this limitation(s). Therefore, knowledge of the boundary of the limitation is required to maximize it's intended effectiveness
2. The Limitations can only be fully minimized when the Benefits are known.
No matter how situationally ineffective any particular aspect of conflict management/self-defense is, regardless of whether it is actually used or is a training tool, at least one benefit to its use exist. Minimizing the limitation is only achieved by not encroaching upon this benefit(s). Therefore, knowledge of the boundary of the benefit is required to minimize it's undesired ineffectiveness." - Erik Kondo
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Agree, Disagree? Are there any examples where this law fails?
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#WeaponsWednesday
Here is a video that shows an effective use of environmental weapons for knife defense. Anything else?
h/t Stay Bladed Costa Rica
A retired Canadian police officer is confronted with a knife while on the island of Gili Air, Indonesia. See how he uses his training to escape unharmed in this security camera footage.
#WeaponsWednesday
What lesson(s) can be derived from this video from Ed Calderón?
"Weapons are meant to be felt not seen." Ed
#weaponswednesday
Part of good conflict management is having the proper tools at hand to do the job. That is where weapons fit in. This is just one example of things that can be carried and used.
As always, legalities vary, check your local laws, and be a good person.
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#WednesdaysWoman
"Dietrich's story is one that juxtaposes tact and tenacity, as one of the stories central the exhibition shows. In 1933, Dietrich was traveling across the Atlantic on a steamer bound for Paris, wearing a white pantsuit. When the Paris chief of police got word, he announced that if she wore trousers in Paris, she would be arrested. (Until 2013, it was technically illegal for women to wear trousers.)
Dietrich doubled down. For her arrival in Paris, after docking at Cherbourg, she she chose to wear a suit, men's coat, beret and sunglasses."
www.cnn.com/2017/06/19/arts/marlene-dietrich-dressed-for-the-image/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommend...
The fearless femme fatale who defied the Nazis
cnn.com
Marlene Dietrich is best known for her films and style, but her antifascist political efforts remain an enduring part of her legacy.
