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Martial Arts Topics / Stabbing with a Knife and Blade retraction
« on: August 01, 2005, 05:12:19 PM »
Woof Xtremekali!

A sucking chest wound is just nature's way of telling you to slow down a little
I posted a while back on the subject, but I have been in a few knife encounters myself. I don't know if it qualifies as combat or not, but having a 240 pound dude whacked out on PCP trying to turn me into ground meat was pretty real.
I have been cut more than once and lived to tell about it, so I either did something right or am a lucky bastard...I'll take it and say "thanks" either way!
Thanks for doing what you do and sharing.

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Martial Arts Topics / Stabbing with a Knife and Blade retraction
« on: August 01, 2005, 11:11:06 AM »
xtremekali,
Valid question, in light of my post. I plea the fifth.
I have been a street paramedic for 12 years. I have seen, first hand, the effects of blade work on other people.
I have seen a lot of crazy s@#$ on the streets in my time.
I'm not bragging, but I do know WTF I'm talking about.
Regards.

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Martial Arts Topics / Stabbing with a Knife and Blade retraction
« on: July 28, 2005, 04:00:58 PM »
FWIW "suction" is pretty much a myth. Even incising tissue with a scalpel causes blood vessels to contract, and tissue (skin & muscle) to open up. If you were to puncture a membranous body cavity (peritoneum, thoracic, etc.) I suppose there is always a chance of a seal, but it would be easy to break lose. If you were to imbed you blade into bone, you might have it momentarily stuck, but there again the force of the impact would likely cause tthe blade to deflect off of the bone in another direction. You would be highly surprised at the remarkable ease with which a quality blade could be inserted and withdrawn, I'm afraid to say.

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Martial Arts Topics / Knives
« on: July 14, 2005, 09:15:59 PM »
Dog Gints,

Ineresting anecdotes about the fencing experience. I tried a bit of that, but like you found the lack of lateral movement unnatural. A cardinal sin in almost any fighting sport is backing up straight, and you have no choice there. Be mindful of the riposte though eh?!
I would gladly share whatever I can about my own experiences with real knife encounters. I hope that no one ever has to experience what I have.  Let me preface by saying that I don't claim to be an expert in any fashion, just a lucky (or unlucky depending on your point of view) bastard that survived. It did, however foster in me a life long desire to learn and develop in this area, and have a pretty critical eye towards a lot of so-called "knife fighting experts". I do, however, try and learn from everyone.
I am actually in the Fresno, CA area, so we are almost neighbors. Shoot me an e-mail at tshook@sierraambulance.org whenever you like.
Thanks again for sharing your insight.

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Martial Arts Topics / Knife Sparring
« on: July 14, 2005, 12:17:32 PM »
Dog Gints;
Thanks for the response, very insightful. I like the part about "knife boxing". You may be correct about the primal respect of a big assed stick!
I have actually been involved in a real life situation or two and I can say that things happen really fast and you might not even see the blade until you realize you have been cut...pretty frightening actually.
As far as aluminum blades and thin gloves go, you have a point. Even getting dinged with a blunt edge registers if no padding is involved. That's what I respect most about you guys: A willingness to let it all hang out in order to walk a road less traveled. "Higher Consciousness Through Harder Contact". F@#*ing brilliant!
All the best.

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Martial Arts Topics / Knives
« on: July 13, 2005, 02:48:55 PM »
Tom,
Thanks for the reply. I absolutely agree that grappling with a knife might be nuts! It seems as though a "healthy respect" for the reality of edged weapons would have to be the driving force of even a match-up where death was unlikely, in order to capture the realism of the "fight" IE: an honor system where each fighter would acknowledge clean shots. I actually like the "rules" as they are, it keeps things more interesting.
Interesting use of the STUN GUN, I haven't heard of that before...cool.
I would love to attend a gathering, I am a little more versed with the edged weapons than the batons though. What you call a warm up would be my super-bowl!!
Thanks for sharing.

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Martial Arts Topics / Gathering Question
« on: July 13, 2005, 10:25:35 AM »
Greetings all,
Great photos of The Gathering, respect to all who participated. A have a couple of questions that I hope those of you who have experience can shed light on.
1. I see that there are quite a bit of knife on knife match ups. I really applaud the exploration of this arena. How does a typical fight play out as far as "scoring" goes? It can be fairly esoteric to spar with a training blade unless some element of realism is added (I.E. chalk/ink, etc.) or is it more of an acknowledgement of success from the individual competitors?
2. It seems that grappling is a major component of the stickfights, which is a real world scenario IMHO, but what about the knife match ups? It would seem that to grapple without first disarming your opponent would be suicidal due to the lack of needed leverage to employ an edged weapon effectively even from a position where little or no body leverage can be generated.
3. Lastly, are there any plans to release any material regarding edged weapon work? I understand that there are, of course, many similarities to stick work, but the differences are fairly pronounced as well.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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Martial Arts Topics / Johnson vs. Tarver
« on: December 20, 2004, 09:29:52 AM »
I agree that it was a close fight. I think Tarver landed some clean power shots throughout the fight, so did Johnson. Two reasons I think the decision went to Johnson:1.  Effective Aggressiveness aka...Ring Generalship. He imposed his will throughout the fight and pressed the attack, cutting off the ring and landing combinations with effective body shots. 2. I thought that Tarver took the 10th. round off...it was too close of a fight to not continue to apply pressure wherever and whenever possible.
Great fight though...I actually thought it could have gone either way. Can't wait till the rematch!!

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Martial Arts Topics / handedness
« on: December 14, 2004, 03:33:44 PM »
Being a relative newcomer to FMA, I can't really comment with any degree of expertise about handedness while wielding a baton. Having said that, I have a pretty long background in boxing, and am used to fighting with my non-dominant hand/side forward. Translating into using a baton, it feels unnatural to me to have it the other way around...so I typically don't. In other words, I am A@@ backwards??? But it feels more natural. I feel more powerful using my dominant hand though??? Either way I am only able to focus on using one baton at this point, regardless of which hand I use. I would rate my footwork as "better than average" too either way.
I guess I am curious if anyone else has had the same or similar experience and if it ever evens out, or am I forever fated to be a "south-paw stickfighter"??

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Martial Arts Topics / FMA In Fresno
« on: December 10, 2004, 12:05:51 PM »
Crafty_Dog...thank you very much for the information. I really appreciate the response. All the best.
TBONE

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Martial Arts Topics / FMA In Fresno
« on: December 09, 2004, 03:40:57 PM »
Greetings to all. I am interested in learning and practising FMA. I am curious if anyone knows of a school or teacher in the Fresno/Oakhurst California area. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Much respect to all.

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