How many actually train in striking techniques for creating distance

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Eye Flick.............+1

 

[JERRY]

most anyone will agree that creating distance begins with being aware of whats around you.... but not everybody has a plan for unarmed self defense to create that distance when immediately attacked.

edged or impact weapons pose a different threat altogether, but regarding the "simple" mugging of brute force, some of the very basic "break-away" skills you can learn are with SSGT. this is a very basic defensive skill which does not rely on size or strength so much as it does technique.

its not fancy, its not complicated, but it is effective.

for a beginner something along this line I would recommend before seeking more advanced physical skills.

 

[xXxplosive]

Their web says you have to be LE to take it...............

 

[JERRY]

http://www.equalizerwomen.com/

my apologize, this ^ part of it led me to think they offered it to "civilians" too.

 

[Vodoun da Vinci]

Fred: *Excellent* .pdf, by the way!!

Thank You...

VooDoo

 

[Fred Fuller]

Fred: *Excellent* .pdf, by the way!!

You're welcome! Please note that that photo series and the text interpretation is pretty old - Craig's POI (program of instruction) has evolved, and IMHO improved, since then. His material is invaluable in addressing appropriate responses to those worst-case scenarios which arise "when our awareness fails" and the BG gets in close before we realize it.

 

[Vodoun da Vinci]

I'm a big believer in situational awareness and when that is breached and we find ourselves within bad breath distance of someone who means to hurt us things get interesting.

I'm not a proponent of hitting/strikes as a general rule to create distance....I'm primarily of an Aikido/Aikijutsu skillset. Moving is always my first option. In RL fights I have always managed to control my opponent with balance and arresting techniques but it all involved moving for me. At very close distances I'm more apt to attack a joint, body check, or just plain bounce off an attacker and evade/run. Even at 58 I'm still really well trained (not by accident) and usually can steal an attackers balance way before he figures out that grabbing me/punching me is not a good idea. If they throw a limb at me or grab me that is usually the end before they can react.

I'm not sure what will happen when I'm too old to use my joint locking or evasion techniques anymore. But strikes other than a diversionary tactic are not in my skillset. If he is armed and closes the only option is avoid the muzzle/edge and get close and make the response very personal and incapacitating as quickly as possible. In close/grapple work I'll take a blade over a gun every time. Hard cuts soft - soft envelops hard. If he pulls, I push...if he pushes I turn. Till I get my hands on a weapon....

VooDoo

 

[conw]

Fred: *Excellent* .pdf, by the way!!

You're welcome! Please note that that photo series and the text interpretation is pretty old - Craig's POI (program of instruction) has evolved, and IMHO improved, since then. His material is invaluable in addressing appropriate responses to those worst-case scenarios which ares "when our awareness fails" and the BG gets in close before we realize it.

All of his DVDs are newer than the PDFs (which are still cool but as you said, dated).

The DVDs that are/were available through MOA armory are solid but the ones available through Rob Pincus (ICE or PDN, not sure which?) are much newer still. Anyone looking to get a really up to date overview of the paradigm might consider the ECQC DVD. I haven't seen it but it is new and I trust it is great.

I can personally recommed the following first gen DVDs in particular:

Fighting handgun
Reverse edge methods II

The first one is primarily focused on the physical skillset of close quarters defensive gun usage. Worth having if you haven't seen this because it should help prevent the "timing errors" that all shooters are prone to. In other words it won't show you everything but it should keep you from making the most common mistakes.

The second one is about much more than just knife work. It contains some good info on verbal, unarmed, and defensive H2H skills. If I could only recommend one as of now it would be this because it is jam packed with good stuff and is useful whether or not you carry a gun.

 

[Schlegel]

I used to do a fair amount of training on controlling distance or creating it when I trained Karate all the time. I didn't carry back then, I only started that after chemotherapy and radiation treatments showed me how quickly physical attributes can be taken from you.

 

[bish0p]

I train in boxing, Muay Thai, and eskrima. Eskrima helps me gauge short and medium distances for the weapon and live hand.

 

[Crystallographer]

Winning the confrontation is only the first step. Then comes winning the courtroom contest. Discussions like this one are a great help in articulating one's reasoning in front of the judge and grand jury. Thanks, by the way, for the PDF.

 

[Deaf Smith]

How many actually train in striking techniques for creating distance

I train in striking techniques to CLOSE the distance. That's Krav Maga.

Deaf

 

[gripper]

Deaf has the right of it.