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Martial Arts Topics / Violent knife attack video
« on: March 28, 2010, 09:45:01 AM »
I hope this topic hasn't been covered already, however, I have been wondering about the dynamics of this knife attack video ever since I first saw it.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=316_1268934423

This seems to be a very bad situation to wind up in.  Once a guy grabs ahold of you like that, it can be a very unforgiving situation to be in.

Thoughts on how to deal with such a grab and stab attack?  Is anybody training this material?

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http://www.teamruthless.com/Burpee_NEW.wmv

I noticed during some recent knife dueling training that I had a lot more gas in my tank than I expected.  I attribute it to doing burpees.

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Espanol Discussion / PRINCIPIOS DE COMBATE A CORTA DISTANCIA
« on: September 06, 2007, 03:14:31 AM »
PRINCIPIOS DE COMBATE A CORTA DISTANCIA
- La confirmación final de un asalto le llegará generalmente en forma de una herida para usted. Es aconsejable no esperar la confirmación final. Manténgase alerta y concentrado.

- No mire a los ojos de su oponente; ellos no lo pueden matar. Concéntrese en el peligro verdadero: las manos que pueden golpearle, empuñar armas, etc. ¡No se olvide de las patadas!

- Desarmar no significa necesariamente quitar el arma a una persona. Usted puede desarmar a una persona haciendo imposible que pueda utilizar el arma, hiriéndola o dejándola inconsciente.

- Las artes marciales son algo que usted hace CON alguien. El combate a corta distancia es algo que usted hace A alguien, o SOBRE alguien.

- Usted tendrá más probabilidades de ser atacado cuando las condiciones sean las más favorables para el atacante y menos favorables para usted.

- Entienda el concepto de diversificación: si una técnica no está funcionando, elija otra inmediatamente en lugar de intentar la técnica anterior una y otra vez.

- En una pelea, mantenga una actitud combativa. En todas las peleas el 10% es técnica y el 90% es actitud. La disposición mental combativa y superior ganará.

- Manténgala simple. Si una técnica no puede ejecutarse mientras se está bajo los efectos fisiológicos de un peligro inminente, es inútil.

- Una pelea, por su propia naturaleza, es una lucha. Sus técnicas deben ser efectivas contra el oponente, el cual también estará peleando y luchando contra usted en cada tramo del camino.

Fuente: Kelly McCann

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Espanol Discussion / Blog de Cecilio Andrade
« on: August 26, 2007, 09:37:03 AM »
Ustedes necesitan a visitar este blog de Cecilio Andrade. Conozco personalmente este guerrero, y el es de verdad el mejor entrenador y operador que encuentré en mi vida:

www.cecilioandrade.es

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Espanol Discussion / Siete consejos para cuidarnos.
« on: August 20, 2007, 01:24:41 PM »
Por Cecilio Andrade

Ser proactivo.

Esto quiere decir que ante cada estímulo del entorno tenemos la capacidad de definir la respuesta que queremos dar, esto es, no somos cautivos de las acciones que sobre nosotros se realizan, sino libres constructores de nuestras reacciones.

Los que ya me habéis sufrido en clase sabéis que me encanta los ejemplos relacionados con el coche y su entorno. Pues imaginaos la típica situación del capullo (uy!!!! Perdón) “tocador de claxon, vociferante con prisa para llegar a ninguna parte”, ¿os suena?

Podemos dejarnos llevar por sus acciones y sacarnos de en medio de prisa y atemorizados; podemos pararnos y con cara cándida bajarnos del coche preguntando ¿necesita ayuda, le ocurre algo?; podemos seguir con lo nuestro sin pensar en el individuo más allá de la posibilidad de colisionar al maniobrar; y por supuesto podemos bajarnos del coche con la misma cara cándida e inocente de antes para vaciar contra su capó el cargador de 100 cartuchos de nuestro H&K G36K, que como todo hijo de vecino llevamos bajo el asiento.

¿Uds. llevan uno también? ¿No? Vaya.

Lo importante es que la decisión sea la nuestra, ya que somos los responsables de esa acción.

Sin una meta no hay carrera.

No debemos dejarnos llevar por el capricho ni el azar, y mucho menos por las acciones de nuestro adversario. Hay que tener objetivos precisos, concretos y sobre todo accesibles a nuestras habilidades y capacidades, sobre los cuales marcar metas intermedias.

Cada vez que tomemos una decisión instintiva (recordemos que el instinto se puede educar y entrenar) debemos saber si ésta nos acerca o nos aleja de nuestra supervivencia.

Marquemos prioridades.

En una acción defensiva si queremos hacerlo todo a la vez acabaremos por no hacer nada salvo seguramente morir.

Hay que tener siempre claro que por muy rápido, fuerte y habilidoso que yo crea ser, siempre habrá alguien mejor, siempre es posible que me sorprendan, que tenga un mal día, que esté agotado y lento, Etc.

Lo primero es lo primero, salir del ataque, si no estoy no puedo recibir la agresión, si me muevo gano espacio y tiempo para poder seguir haciendo cosas.

Todo tiene un ritmo según el momento y la situación.

Yo soy (el) bueno, yo ganaré y tu perderás.

Si mi mente está concienciada de mi mediocridad en el tiro, de mi falta de fortaleza física, de mi falta de coordinación, de que el horóscopo del 10 minutos me pone que hoy no me saldrá nada bien, que un niño se ha reído de mi cuando lloraba al enterarme del fallo en los implantes de silicona de la Srta. Berrocal, en fin, si no estoy concienciado de mi victoria, perderé.

Y aquí no suele haber segundas vueltas.

Cuando la vida está en juego, soy el mejor, el único, el que ganará, de todas formas, si pierdo ... ... ... ... ...

Póngase en la cabeza del malo

Bien, antes de continuar, que quede claro que aquí no se trata de subirme con mis botas de montaña encima de su cráneo. Se trata de pensar como el lo haría. ¿Ok?

Hay que ponernos en su lugar y ver las cosas como él las vería. Parece fácil pero siempre resulta más difícil de lo que parece en principio, sobre todo para los buenos.

Jamás hay que pensar que todo el mundo hace las cosas como nosotros o como otro cualquiera. Cada individuo es un mundo, con sus limitaciones y habilidades, con sus costumbres y experiencias.

No debemos cerrarnos en banda.

Trabajar en equipo incluso estando solo.

Se pueden hacer muchas cosas solo, pero la realidad es que cuanto más difícil es una empresa más ayudas necesitamos.

No solo en el trabajo diario, si en la instrucción y entrenamiento no tenemos críticos constructivos, gente que ya haya pasado por donde estamos nosotros, gente que tenga más experiencias, lo más probable es que no solo no avancemos, si no que retrocedamos.

Recuerden como se aprende a vivir, un bebe siempre necesitará el equipo formado por su familia para aprender a andar, a comer, a ver el mundo, a usar el baño, dormir, jugar, etc.

No existe eso del lobo solitario, lo acaban matando los ciervos a cornadas.

Manténganse Uds. y su equipo apunto y listos.

Existe la historia de un leñador tan inmerso en su trabajo de talar árboles que olvidó que dedicar unos minutos a afilar su hacha. Algo que le haría ahorrar muchas horas de esfuerzo.

Afilen su cerebro, documéntense y contrasten informaciones.

Afilen su cuerpo, haga un poco de ejercicio, por lo menos que bajar del coche no se convierta en una prueba olímpica.

Afilen sus habilidades, vayan al campo de tiro, al tatami, para tener un mínimo de conocimiento de las técnicas.

Afilen sus armas, límpielas, manténgalas, repongan lo necesario, sustituyan cartuchos, cambien de funda si es necesario, de cinturón, etc

Mi hermano Gabe lo describió perfectamente:

“Mantén tus armas cargadas,
tus cuchillos afilados,
tus ojos abiertos,
y tu corazón de guerrero encendido.”


Cuídense compañeros.

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Martial Arts Topics / Team Ruthless on Fox 5 in DC this morning
« on: May 21, 2007, 10:57:47 AM »
Crafty has done a seminar here, the first we hope of many more to come:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=3264829&version=1&locale=EN-US


Dino, Ashley and Erin ran a live workout in Herndon, Va. this morning on Fox 5 in DC. They did a very short workout routine, consisting of kettlebell swings and dumbbell thrusters with one of the anchors.  Sadly the news folks did not last very long.

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Martial Arts Topics / Crimes of interest: 2 Wanted in Umbrella Slaying
« on: April 29, 2007, 06:16:27 AM »
Herewith begins a thread dedicated to crimes of interest:
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Italian Police Search for 2 Wanted in Brutal Umbrella Slaying of Woman in Subway

Sunday , April 29, 2007

Italian TV stations on Sunday repeatedly showed videos of two women sought in the slaying of a young woman who was fatally stabbed in the eye with an umbrella on the subway platform of Rome's main train station.

News programs played video from surveillance cameras from Rome's Termini rail station, and newspapers ran front-page photos of the two suspects, dressed in white pants and white jackets, walking up a station staircase after the attack.

The ferocity of the attack shocked the nation, where violent crime on mass transport is rare.

Vanessa Russo, 22, died of wounds suffered when she was stabbed in the eye with the umbrella's tip while on her way to work on Thursday. Witnesses and surveillance cameras indicated that two women were involved in the attack.

News reports said that police were investigating whether the victim had argued with the two women shortly before being stabbed, or had made clear that she suspected them of trying to pick her pocket.

A top Rome police official, Alberto Intini, said that fingerprints found on the umbrella were fragmentary but that investigators hoped to get enough DNA traces off the umbrella to confirm that any suspect identified was one of the killers.

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From the Warrior Talk forum....

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Originally Posted by Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny
2) Stick vs. Knife. CWS pressed me with true pressure on this and sometimes he killed me and sometimes we think I probably would have dropped him or deterred him on the way in. I think we agreed that stick vs knife is a question of four variables:
-- the knife
-- the stick
-- the men involved, their level of motiviation and their respective skills with their respective tools
-- the environment

Crafty Dog


I had completely forgotten about this little experiment, yet it was probably the most illuminating information I came away from WTS3 with.

Prior to this day in question, I had always been of the mindset that in stick/impact weapon versus knife, the person with the knife held a lopsided advantage. Personally I think I would still rather have a knife in most situations, however, my opinion of the whole affair dramatically changed after sparring it out with Crafty Dog. The reality I experienced was that the stick had the range advantage. Certainly against the 4 1/2" fixed blade trainer I was using. I am not sure of the length of the Flex Stick Crafty was using (by the way those Flex Sticks are awesome impact weapons training equipment and nobody training the impact weapons art should be without them, just as nobody training blades should be without a NOK full contact trainer). However during the bubble distance, sparring and closing action it was clear to me that Crafty was getting some significant whacks in on my knife wielding hand, and the elbow as well. I instinctively felt that strikes like these with an impact weapon of substance certainly had a good prospect for inducing major pain, and in the case of the hand probably risking the breaking of some metacarpal bones. I am not sure how well, in the real world, a knife attacker could sustain those kinds of hits. I believe, of course depending upon the size of the impact weapon, that shots to the forearm would be very "iffy" fight stoppers, although I certainly would not want to find out the hard way.

While working this out with Crafty, once I realized that he could get in these significant shots, I tried to work the problem from the perspective of being forced to respect the weapon. Thus I did not try to close willy nilly because it would not have been realistic since there was no penalty to pay as there would be in real life. What I sensed and discovered working this exercise was that because I had to maintain a respectable impact weapon bubble range, which I felt was a greater range than would be the case in knife versus knife, I was not able to close the distance most of the time without getting whacked in the hand and/or elbow multiple times. Because Crafty can move extremely well, and because he can strike from various positions, closing in on him was already very challenging. Add to that the fear of getting whacked and it made it very difficult to safely and realistically go at him with the knife most of the time. I got lucky a few times but not as many I was would have expected.

The weapons are a factor. If Crafty had a shorter impact weapon, then I would have been more comfortable closing the bubble distance, and perhaps that would have given me the range at which I could have closed hard and efficiently in one powerful step. If I had a longer blade, perhaps I could have touched him more than I did when I did try to strike him from that extended distance. I think the actual impact weapon itself would have been a very important factor. I have seen guys train with 26" rattan sticks that just do not look to me to be fight enders. I don't want to get cracked upside the head with one, don't get me wrong, but they just do not instill fear in me. Without that fear I believe I would be more likely to go for that all out closing lunge to run somebody through with a blade. Maybe I would get whacked but I would still give it a shot, and maybe I would get through, whereas if I feared getting hit by the impact weapon I might not even try. I tried to run this exercise as if I were up against an ASP (26" minimum) or a 30" Dog Brothers type rattan stick. I already know I do not want to get hit with either of those, so the fear level (that I think is all important in the real world) is already there. I am not so sure, with a blade in my hand (especially one in which the blade is 7" long) that I would have that same level of fear against a 21" ASP. I am not saying it could not mess me up. I am saying that the fear level is way reduced due to the smaller bubble colliding distance.

No matter which opponent you are, you MUST be able to move well. In my case I just could not easily get a "hold" of Crafty without sustaining significant whacks, and that was a major factor in his favor that kept me well at bay. Crafty's Kali false lead footwork was very effective in my opinion.

I highly recommend everybody spar this stick versus knife scenario out. I think it is an important piece to the combatives puzzle that everybody needs to have some familiarity with. And do so switching weapons because it may be you that winds up with an impact weapon in your hand against a knife. And vice versa. Practice redondos and around the head circling shots.

Your mileage may vary.....

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Martial Arts Topics / NEGATIVE CLUBBELLS EXPERIENCE!!!
« on: December 20, 2006, 05:35:30 PM »
NEGATIVE CLUBBELLS EXPERIENCE!!!

As many of you know, I have been working out with Clubbells (purchased from RMAX International and manufactured by Torque Athletic) for over a year now. While I have been a great fan of Clubbells as a conditioning tool, I made an observation today on four of my Clubbells that causes me great concern as to their very safety. I know this will offend some, because the Clubbell is their sacred cow, but the truth is simply the truth. I have no malicious intent in communicating this information. I am simply communicating a truth that I have come to discover (at significant personal financial expense I might add), a truth I wish to see others avoid altogether.

I will explain in more detail below the nature of the safety concern, but in summary it is clearly evident to me that Clubbells, as they are presently engineered and manufactured, pose a serious possibility of snapping off at the junction of the grip and the body of the Clubbell, and either dropping on the user‘s head or becoming a flying missile that if they ever hit a bystander would very possibly cause death or serious injury. To the user because of the amount of weight that could drop on said user’s head, or death or serious injury to a bystander because of the amount of weight that could be sent flying in a missile manner. Do not underestimate the possibility of this happening.

While working out today with Clubbells I noticed that the “knob” of one of the 20 lb. Clubbells (it is the ball grip end of the Clubbell that screws into the neck of the Clubbell) was severely canted to one side. The Clubbell is designed such that the knob of the Clubbell screws into the neck of the Clubbell. As I understand it the screw itself is apparently called a zert. I took the 20 lb. Clubbell that had the severely canted knob, and I unscrewed it. It was then that I noticed that the zert itself was severely bent. The bend in the zert is what caused the knob to appear so severely canted. One does not have to be a rocket science to conceptualize that the ¼” zert is not capable of handling the tremendous physical forces that are brought to bear upon the knob/neck junction of the Clubbell.
In fact, during the very design of the Clubbell (when they initially were looking at a one-piece unit), there was a problem with the physical stresses placed at this very junction. Below is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Sonnon and published by Bodybuilding.com (bolding added):

“6. Cost

Okay, I admit it. I tried initially to keep cost down and create just cast-iron and even lathe club replicas of the old time bowling pin design. After several broke because of falling over on the knob, I consulted with an engineer who apprise me of the failings of single piece units. In single piece units, the structurally weakest point is where the handle meets the knob. After investing too much money in replacing these designs and trying to increase material density, we realized we needed to have the knob as a screw type attachment to the neck.”

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/sonnon2.htm

As you can see, even during their own testing the designer and manufacturer had a serious problem with that very specific area of the Clubbell being able to handle the physical stress. And while the zert design may have appeared to have addressed the product safety issue (and let there be no doubt in your mind whatsoever that a 20 lb. Clubbell landing on your head or flying through the air is not a potentially very serious safety issue), the fact of the matter as evidenced by my Clubbells is that it did not satisfactorily address the issue. The physical stresses still obviously exist, and as you can see from the photos, still impact that very exact same spot on the Clubbell. As with the recent Zylon body armor matter that affected Second Chance, sometimes things will pass an initial safety and functionality test, only for it to be later discovered that the safety and functionality did not pan out in the long run under real world use. It is simply the case that, despite the best intentions, these things happen in life.
It is my opinion, based upon my personal observation, that after a period of time of doing the dynamic, ballistic exercises associated with Clubbell training (exercises actually promulgated by RMAX in their Clubbells DVD and their Clubbells book), there is a very real risk of the Clubbell snapping off at the zert, at which time depending upon its physical location in relation to the user’s body or that of a bystander, the Clubbell could become a serious health hazard. In fact at several points in both the book and the DVD, the point is made about how losing control of the Clubbell could be very dangerous.

Upon reflection and analysis I have come to the personal conclusion that it is certain exercises which generate the dynamics which result in the bending of the zert. Exercising with Clubbells is very challenging to the grip. When you mix this already existing grip challenge reality with certain dynamic exercises which cause the hand grip to slide towards the knob, what you get is a combination of physical stressors that the Clubbell is not designed to handle. There are certain highly dynamic/ballistic exercises promulgated by RMAX International (e.g swipes, mills, circles, pendulums, pre-swing cleans, pre-swing snatches, head casts) that result in the user’s hand grip sliding down towards the knob/neck juncture. This is unavoidable (if a user is to do more than a couple of repetitions of these exercises) and the knob would serve no legitimate function whatsoever if it were not intended to stop the hand from sliding any further to where the user would lose complete grip on the Clubbell and the Clubbell would go flying out of the user’s hand. What then happens during these moments of hand slide is that the meaty portion of the palm of the hand is in contact with the knob (usually in mid-swing and before a user can safely adjust). Depending upon the movement of the direction of the Clubbell at that moment of palm of hand/knob contact, the palm of the hand prevents any further physical movement of the Clubbell knob in that particular direction, yet the rest of the Clubbell is still moving. This causes intense stress at that very same spot that caused the single-unit Clubbell prototypes to snap. Only in the case of the two-piece Clubbell unit as it presently exists, it causes the zert to bend. A bent zert is only an accident waiting to happen once the stresses of the moment exceed the bent zert’s ability to handle the load. Once the zert snaps, depending upon the existing scenario, a catastrophe could happen.

After observing this canted knob on the one 20 lb. Clubbell, I then examined the rest of my Clubbells. I discovered that the knob was canted to lesser degrees (and ultimately the zert bent) on several other Clubbells. Specifically on my 15-pounder , my other 20-pounder, and on my 35-pounder. I also have a 25-pounder and a 45-pounder, however, they are newer and have been used much less often, particularly on the more dynamic exercises. I own a 5-pounder and a 10-pounder but I don’t use them much at all because the weight is insufficient for me to get anything out of except wrist casts and those exercises at those weights do not provide sufficient stress to the knob/neck juncture in my humble opinion. The fact that this same bending of the zert in four separate Clubbells has occurred is clear evidence of a design structure problem.

The only exercises I have ever done are those in the RMAX Clubbells DVD and book. I use the Clubbells about 3 times a week in total. Almost always one day each week is a total Clubbell based workout, and usually on several other days I use them as a supplement to the workout of the day (e.g. weight vest, kettle bell, dumbbell, barbell). In other words, I have never used them outside of the parameters of normal use that would be more than reasonable for such a product.
Clubbells are extremely expensive in comparison to traditional hand weights such as dumbbells. Because of the cost and potential danger combination, I highly recommend that people stay away from Clubbells. They are great pieces of weight equipment, and they have great potential, but in the here and the now they are not up to handling the stresses of the job for which they have been manufactured. Sometimes in life you live and you learn. That is my personal experience here. Just say no, unless you have lots of money to piss away!!!

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