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Re: Increasing effectiveness of my defensive front kicks
The first thing you have to consider is the proper context/situation in which to use the defensive front kick. It’s not designed to push back a person that is rushing in from a distance or cause damage but rather to either stop an advancing person or push a close opponent to create distance.
If an attacker is running in, as you are concerned, the better option would be to move out of the line “fire”.
Re: Private lessons question
An actual partner is great but a mirror will do in a pinch. I’ve spent many an hour in front of mine!! It also allows you to see what you need to clean up.
Re: Shooting in Colorado Movie Theater
quote Don:I don’t really have a problem with an average joe owning guns and body armor. That being said, one big problem can be trying to figure out who the whackos and scumbags are within the group of average looking joes. I’m for arming citizens but would prefer that they go through a background/character/common sense check and proper training.I agree that we should put all the safeguards that we can in place to make sure these things don’t get into the wrong hands but the unfortunate reality is that the ‘bad guys’ and whackos don’t play by the rules. IF they want a handgun, body armor, assault rifles or want info on how to build a bomb, they will buy it, steal it, kill for it, research it or whatever, to get what they want. It happens everyday!!
The only thing I can control is my level of preparedness and mindset.
Re: Shooting in Colorado Movie Theater
Dark Knight: As you said, not to make this a debate.
I didn’t mean to sound so simplistic but my initial comment was simply offering an option to your concern:
“Krav Maga, or whatever art you want, you can’t disarm someone if you can’t get within range of him”.
As Don said, having a firearm gives you the OPTION (not the obligation) of responding to the threat. I believe that part of being a responsible gun owner, especially if you carry one, is knowing your limitations under the circumstances. As well as knowing when to get involved and when it’s best to be a good witness (which is most of the time).
Though it may not be the majority, there are those that do train and have the ability to react under the most stressful of circumstances. If there were someone present, maybe there wouldn’t have been 70+ victims of such a senseless attack!
As unique of a situation as it was, it is definitely possible to respond in such chaos. Those in law enforcement and the military do it all the time. So do thugs on the street. There’s plenty of evidence of people fighting through taser hits, pepper spray, beatings and even multiple gunshot wounds (as I’m sure many of victims at the theater did to get out of the building). Much of it depends on your mindset, as Don mentioned. One must maintain the warrior mindset, a Krav principle, and not that of a victim. Again, not so simple when you’re in the middle of craziness but more than possible.
Re: Shooting in Colorado Movie Theater
Truly a horror!!
That’s where the legal carrying of a firearm fills the gap! Just Saying!
