HI express
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When I learned unarmed m.a., we always were taught to move in within reach if you intended to fight to defend yourself. (Otherwise, I learned well the way of the run fu martial arts) When I went to Vitenam on vacation ('66-'68) I learned that the rifle was my friend and distance was to my benefit.
When I returned stateside, I stayed out of weapon craft for a long time then a friend introduced me to learning pistol craft...the old gun fu. I immediately found it a problem...in real contact self-defense, I automatically closed in to fighting distance but when I had a pistol, I needed to get distance. I have finally learned the old concept of do what you can and have to do at the time the old stinky stuff hits the ventilator then you move to a distance that is safe for you when you can move safely.
Anybody else have issues with combining unarmed martial arts with gun fu self defense?
When I returned stateside, I stayed out of weapon craft for a long time then a friend introduced me to learning pistol craft...the old gun fu. I immediately found it a problem...in real contact self-defense, I automatically closed in to fighting distance but when I had a pistol, I needed to get distance. I have finally learned the old concept of do what you can and have to do at the time the old stinky stuff hits the ventilator then you move to a distance that is safe for you when you can move safely.
Anybody else have issues with combining unarmed martial arts with gun fu self defense?