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The Title Should read, “Minimize getting killed, Know the 12 possible angles of attack with a knife”

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First off, let’s get the terminology down. L means left, R means Right. U means up, D means down. K = knife. Duh. Now that that’s over with, here are the 12 possible angles of attack with a knife, if you know of any more please feel free to comment and talk about it. The Next couple posts will probably be about how to stop each of the angles.

1. Knife coming from U to D, R to L (diagonal)

2. Knife coming from U to D, L to R (diagonal)

3. K coming horizontal R to L

4. K coming horizontal L to R

5.  Knife going Straight in

6. This one is hard to explain, but you are drawing a ‘)’ motion (start from the bottom of the bracket) with the knife going into the neck

7. Opposite of 6, in a ‘(‘  (starting from the bottom) motion knife going to the neck

8. K going from U to D coming from the outside

9. K going from U to D coming from the inside (for 8,9 think inside outside crescent kick but with your arms)

10. K diagonally D to U , R to L

11. K diagonally D to U, L to R

12. Knife straight in and up.

Enjoy.

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10. One more thing to add to resume

9. Met new People

8. Read and Understand People better (based on body language)

7. Self Confidence Improvement (haha Like I need more)

6. Much more agile and well balanced (Core Strength improved)

5. Quicker Reactions for Sports

4. Improved Pain Tolerance (Klingons got Shit on me)

3. Increased Focus (beats Dextroamphetamine)

2. Improved Fitness

1. No Longer Hurting myself when I’m stumbling and falling down when drunk.

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Oh here’s another one of those blogs again where you’re not sure if i’m joking or being serious. Haha i’ll let you figure it out on your own.

So I’ve mentioned previously on how to level the playing field when you’re stuck in a self defense situation with someone bigger, faster and stronger than you. (Revisited this one cause of a couple recent seminars I’ve attended)

1. Lately I’ve been following the knee strike trend before every technique. The more I apply it, the better it feels. So before you start pulling off Wrist Locks, Magic “L”s, and Throws, consider warming them up with a Strike to their KNEE. For most techniques in our curriculum, a kick to the knee works wonders.

2. In the situations where the KNEE strike does not apply, 10 finger strikes to the eyes and face work just the same. It’s not very pretty but it works.

3. “Lose it, SNAP! Headfake them with an groin kick” – Taken from the champ, Groin Strikes are also amazing before you practice your footwork on their face.

4. Coffee to face : I’ve seen this one in many books, and video’s but i have never practiced it or utilized it in real life. I wish i could say more, but starting a situation with a coffee to the face, AWESOME! If anyone ever does this let me know!

5. Utilize your environment: The other day, I noticed my buddies dog fighting with another dog by the top of a staircase. Long story short, the larger dog headbutt  the smaller dog down 3 or 4 steps. The dog was OK. I only wish I recorded it. Poor winston.

6. Utilize clothing/Jewellery: Clothing and Jewellery are designed to stay on (unless it’s underwear and if that’s all your attackers wearing you’ve got problems pal) so feel free to use it. I have in the past, used my belt to choke someone out, used their necklace as something to grab onto, and once I used the attackers own shoe (which fell off during the scuffle) to beat some sense in him.

7. Practice being smooth and continuous when applying techniques – The moment you start getting choppy, you’re giving your opponent time to recover and readjust himself. If you’re smooth  (doesn’t have to be fast) he’ll fall into place. The only way to get good with this is to practice being both static and dynamic.

8. Mace/Taser them: Duh! – If you happen to stumble across it and they are going to kill you, use it.

Enjoy!

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So you’ve lost your groove. It’s been a week or two since you’ve last trained. I understand, it’s friggin Sunny and there’s beer to be drank! What do you do if you know you need to get back in there, but just find it hard. Fortunately for you, this used to happen to me every year around this time.

What do I do, it’s simple.

1. Introduce a friend (probably one of those guys who are asking you to go drinking) to your gym. If he’s hooked, he’s going to be pressuring you to come train everyday.

2. Excercise your way down to the gym: I personally enjoy rollerblading down to the dojang. You get plenty of sun, you’re staying fit, and you’re going to the gym.

3. Train now, Beer later: If you’re really in need of some booze, Go with the guys AFTER class. It’ll be late, you’ll drink less and it’ll taste much better cause you worked hard for it. I personally go down to Martini’s every Wednesday after class. Cheap beer and Cheap Wings!

Excuses to get out of going to the beach: (It’s so fun I know, but sometimes you gotta train)

1. I’m getting too fat.

2. I hate mosquito bites

3. I really need to train there’s a new _________ there.

4. I can’t let my training partners down.

5. The Sun will still be up once i’m done.

Enjoy!

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Wow, I can’t teach this. But these guys can:

Enjoy!

(Here is the set up)

Enjoy!

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