KIT33R said..

Mark _australia said..

KIT33R said..
Tons of good stuff andalso..

The toughest guy I ever had the privilege of sparing would block attacks with his fists. Your hands, feet, shins and arms were his primary targets before the head shots came in. A truly tough basted. But I learnt a lot.

That reminds me of one thing I was told long also (a phrase to teach by)

Don't block - STRIKE at their limb that is coming toward you. Blocking is what the loser does.
Goes towards establishing a mentality of changing the fear and blocking, into assertive angry striking counterattack.
The difference in mindset changes a lot in'self defence'

And like I said, play dirty. The king hit from his gutless mate that you did not see, may kill you.

Very true Mark. When we taught "self-defence" I don't think it was possible to teach the mind set to win at all cost, particularly for the girls. I guy might take a beating but girls could be raped or killed. Mind set comes with years of training. Response must be beyond a concious thought. It worries me, even today, that when I'm surprised my unconscious mind takes over and all I see is "throat and eyes".

Yeah u are right about the later reactions....


For ladies it can still be scream and attack with nails and car keys. Get them visualising a catfight and instill 'attack not defend'.

Best advice ever for little kids is drop, kick and punch as fast as you can and scream. They love practicing it too lol
Try and grab a kid doing it properly = you will get a nuts kick at some stage hahaha

Mark _australia said..


Yeah u are right about the later reactions....


For ladies it can still be scream and attack with nails and car keys. Get them visualising a catfight and instill 'attack not defend'.

Best advice ever for little kids is drop, kick and punch as fast as you can and scream. They love practicing it too lol
Try and grab a kid doing it properly = you will get a nuts kick at some stage hahaha

You have reminded me of the only thing I have learned from self defence that I have actually had to use in real life, and that was against my 10 year old nephew. A stance in Kung Fu really puts you in the right position to defend against groin kicks with next to no effort.

Its amazing how frustrated a 10 year old boy can get when he's trying to kick his uncle in the nuts and somehow his uncle keeps on blocking them. It was hilarious to see that he had no idea how I was doing it.

He was almost as confused as I was when my instructor was showing me how to deflect a guy running straight at you and give him a few parting shots as he runs straight past you. A blur of legs and arms you can't follow, but in reality quite a simple sequence, and easy once practiced.

One more.
Many years ago I was in Redfern, Sydney visiting Tony Mundine's gym. As I walked down Everley St three local lads blocked the footpath in front of me. I thought, "This could be interesting." As I got to them I approached with a big smile and said "Excuse me fellas, which way to Tony Mundine's gym?" Their attitude changed immediately and they promptly gave me directions. Quick thinking beats a fight any day.

shoodbegood said..
I couldn't fight my way of a wet paper bag seriously
But geez i don't want to meet any of you guys in the wrong way
God, you'll all punch me up!

From what I have seen, the people that can fight seem to have the confidence where they don't need to fight. I mean, if you know what you can do, why would you be afraid, and if you are not afraid why would you escalate it? Self defense only.

Most normal people can't fight, and why should they. We are not living in the stone age.

Its sort of funny that the guys at the top level shouldn't really be caught fighting because I am sure it would be looked on in a different light. The guys at the local place were telling me it wouldn't go down well if they got caught up in a fight and someone figured out they train in this stuff for a living.

The self defense aspect is also a problem, if you are learning self defense that is meant to save your life, its not easy to tone it down 'just enough'. How many ways can you break someone's knee 'nicely'?

ka43 said...
Fighting or boxing??? Anyone can "fight" (not me, I chased chicks) or throw wild haymakers when your pissed but boxing is a different ball game and takes discipline and courage (guy at school Tom Sawyer) was gifted. I would love to see some of todays "heroes" have a go at a trained amateur boxer. You would get your arse handed to you on a plate.
I think Novetti has it fairly right. Ask guys that know like John Miller that have been fighting for years.

Yep, I've seen Milsy fight, he would knock most people over with a jab, its great watching him punch the bag, its frightening to think people pubch each other like that
The one thing ive noticed from the scuffles ive seen, is its not worth it, getting hurt or hurting somebody else is just crazy.Most fights are just some ill equipped person getting punched with no idea how to defend themselves and most people doing the punching are guys that have some skill but didnt work hard enough to compete properly against other trained fighters
My advice is to take pre-emptive action and just get away from people that are showing that behaviour