Posted on 06/18/2020 8:59:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
RE: BANG!BANG! Problem solved.
Really? Did George Zimmerman’s bang bang solve his problems after he was almost beaten to a pulp by Trayvon Martin?
The training is necessary. Most people don't seem to have any innate response to an ambush attack. The key is to respond immediately and effectively with directed violence. To do so requires recognizing an attack, and having the capacity to act quickly. If the attacker is naive and impulse-driven, a quick response may turn the tables to the degree the attacker flees. Even an attacker with training may be deterred by an unexpected violent response.
Of course, a victim with no situational awareness may never recover sufficiently to respond effectively. An attacker trained to use an attack to gain control over a person (e.g. police training) will be hard to deter and will persevere until achieving the objective. Back in 80s I was attacked by a security guard who thought I was a shoplifting suspect. I saw him coming and assumed he was after someone behind me, so I dodged and he ran into the wall. When I helped him up, he tried to put me in a hold but he was too stunned to complete it and fell down again. I called for help and we sorted it out, but I could see he was still fixated on me. He kept maneuvering to prevent my escape until we reviewed the security cam footage and he realized his target had already fled the store.
...and keep your head on a swivel.
I hope they catch that guy and teach him how to pull up his pants.
That was funny
Living in NJ, a 1911 (or any other firearm) isn’t an option outside of my home.
While working torward my Taekwondo black belt, sparring and self-defense were both regularly taught, so it wasn’t just a “sport”. The black belt test itself was over 3 hours, and included 7 different breaking techniques, and multilple sparring rounds against two opponents simultaneously. In my Krav Maga training, I work on self-defense with fairly large, strong teenagers (I am 53), and for the most part, they are putting up plenty of resistance.
I’m not saying I am invincible, but there’s no way I’d be rolling around on the floor saying “I’m sorry” to that droopy-drawered punk, and he would definitely have been on the receiving end of some punches, kicks, and hopefully, a submission or choke hold.
I wholeheartedly agree that carrying is preferred to trying to use self defense. And situational awareness is the most important tool of all.
As for the BJJ .... while most mma BJJ fighters go to the ground, they don’t have to. Most of those guys can choke you out standing. I would avoid going to tge ground on the street no matter what. Most of these knockout gamers have multiple friends with them and there is almost always someone recording. If you go to the ground you are gonna grt stomped.
My Glock accepts their 33 round mag - but a revolver doesn’t leave brass all over the place.
Good point
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