Fighting Techniques
A lot of martial arts don’t teach actual fighting techniques. That might sound surprising after all you have seen people thrown and even seen bricks and chunks of ice smashed to pieces. You have even seen fighters lay on the mat bleeding during a mixed martial arts match, but while all those techniques are awe-inspiring they aren’t meant for fighting. A real fight is a knock down drag out bloody affair where there is always the chance that someone might get killed. Often times even in the most brutal of sports the fight is stopped before fighters get to that point in a match. For a real fight that can take place on street, in a subway, car or anywhere else you find yourself during your daily routine you need real fighting techniques.
Many grown men don’t even know how to throw an effective punch that will hurt their attacker more than it will hurt them. Boxing or Muay Thai will start you off and give you an idea of how to strike, but in a real fight you don’t wear gloves and there is a good chance you will be grappled. Also what will you do when the fight goes to the ground which almost always happens? You can’t explain that you didn’t learn that, and it isn’t part of your style. Judo is a great sport, but when your clinch fighting or grappling on the ground do you know how to end the fight quickly and deal with a weapon? Fighting techniques are all about dealing with the unexpected and surviving.
Real fighting techniques are usually whatever has been banded from more civilized sports. In boxing for example you can’t punch your opponent in the groin, bite them, gouge out their eyes with your fingers, or give them in a head butt. While this makes for a fair and safe match on the street those are all things you want to do to help you survive. Even sports with weapons are having restrictions on what can be used, but don’t let that stop you during a real fight. Even the most skilled martial artist will pickup a broken bottle from the ground or a knife off the counter and uses them if they have the chance to supplement their training. When you’re in a real fight you aren’t in a show and you aren’t trying to score points so don’t hold back when it comes to your techniques.
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I realised the truth of what you say early on in my martial arts training, I’ve studied various styles and when confronted in real life situations the basic fact is, the human body is 98% animal. When stressed, the body gets flooded with various chemicals and your brain tunnel visions. I continue to study more for the mental benefits and physical conditioning than the relevence of any given technique. But in a real life situation you keep it simple, avoid or block the attack and attack the closest vital spot. I just have one concern. How do you tell the difference between those that want to learn self defence and those that just want to hurt people? Most of these people are weeded out by schools and dojos or in time change their reason for training. If you teach killing techniques, your responsible for all your students. I hope your fortunate enough that your students only use what they learn for self defence. Good luck and safe journey.
Me too! Fortunately, what I’ve found throughout my career is that those interested in just “hurting people” are usually extremely lazy…even when it comes down to just watching a DVD!
This is so true, I am glad I found this site, it has reminded me to get back to my roots.
One thing to add is practice, if you perform something 1000 times it becomes a habit and automatic. A lot of people do not practice anything 1000 times and often find that in the pinch they are lacking and so the “stuff” they learned was obviously crap. When in fact it was lack of practice.
Like the coach always said
“Practice the way you play, and you will play the way you practiced”.
Keep up the good work solder
PS
i am writing my own self defense journal. i start next week on my first entry. here are the techniques and rules i have learned so far.
Finger jabs: just put your fingers together and pop them in your attackers adams apple as hard and fast as you can.
finger darts: just shooting your full arm out with your fingers extended, quick reach and return motion.
whipkick: just lift your leg and drive it out as best as you can to stop the forward momentum.
edge of hand: karate chops anywhere above the collarbone.
Chinjab: dig your forearm in the chest, strike his chin upward enough to break the jaw, bent the broken bone into his neck, and slam his face into the floor. all within a split second.
Tiger claw just sticking your hand in someones face. if he is punching, tiger claw the wrist with one hand and the face with the other. ram his face into the pavement.
Palm strike: push their nose up and into the brain, they will be dead before you pull your hand away.
punch stop= tiger claw the wrist, and tiger claw the shoulder area. you are aiming to slam his face into the floor.
Knee thrust: lift your knee up and into his junk.
Elbow spike: you are literally lifting your elbow up into an elbow spike.
rear elbow strike: same thing.
Stomp: just lift your knee up and stomp him on the knees, go for the throat if he is down.
snap kick
Double chinjab
if you can help me out (corrections on ANY techniques etc.) i would really appreciate it.
train smart, not hard.
well i did not figure out the magic two hit combo yet, but i did figure out what to do if fighting a bigger opponent. i asked this to a friend of mine who joined in the army a long time ago and was discharged after having a servere joint injury. i asked him “what do i do if my attacker is too big for me to take him on?
he told me this; “take out his knees. its just like the finger dart, if you do this right, he wont even expect it. its just like throwing a whipkick but you snap your leg out with more force. your knees are bent in your stance. so you will have plenty of momentum. the close combat stomp teaches a similar principle. knee and stomp. there should be no reason why you cant knee and pop that leg out on his kneecap.” he continued on to say that “if you hit him straight on, the knee will buckle and take him out of commission. he says that this is the one version of the whipkick that will in fact end a fight. if your opponent is armed, dont worry- the snap kick will sap all his energy and open up lots of goodies in case he tries something. you will have all the time you need to either check him for a weapon, or take to his back and put his lights out. this is legit! i have done it before. i was in a Dojo one time with my taekwondo master H. Y. bae in 95′ and we were breaking boards utilizing the snap kick. we did not teach this concept but i remembered a quote by jet li “its about the energy, about focusing on a single point in time.” so i put all the energy i could into it and the board snapped like an overdried twig. if you do this, you can literally just kick him, and move away.
Train Smart Not Hard
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can you please tell me what that two hit combo is that will give my attacker a broken jaw every single time? i have researched every trick in the book and can not figure it out. if you could post a video that shows that, it would be very helpful and might just save my life one day.
People will do anything. They will attack out of nowhere, or so it would seem to the unaware and non-paraniod.
As a receiver of self-defense knowledge from the Navy Seals, Marine Special Forces, Army Airborne Division Rangers, WWII Snipers,boxing and mixed martial arts, (called “whatever it takes to survive”), I find Captain Chris’s info slightly disturbing. Although highly informative and effective, it is nothing I had not known before. I purchased this to pass along to my daughter, to give some validation to the training I have practiced my entire life, and find myself slightly disappointed.
This type of combat is effective. It is basically workable for the general public, not knowing the dangers lying behind the protective measures they are applying, according to this program. If the the public encounters anyone more experienced than they are, they may be seriously disappointed. As with any regime, the exercises should be practiced to a considerable degree, reflexes honed, and ego kept to a bare minimum.
This program may keep us alive. But I would need more research before I would bet my life on it. I would also require more faith in human nature.