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Yeah, but I like meat . Good meat over processed, sure. But I'm keeping meat in my diet.

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Welcome aboard!

Right bushido man, it's the "One Plus One" theory. You can go up to and one step above you're attacker in most instances to defend yourself. It's a key component in many use of force systems and pretty legally defendable.

On the topic of posture I'll throw in my two. I'd stay away from it if you can. Flee, or fight the last thing I want is to indicate to the aggressor that I'm prepared. The only posture you want before attack is the confident and aware one you walk around in. This is far more likely to stem off an attack than anything else. Once it's go time, simple hands up palms open will to fine. Preferably in a way that looks like a surprise reaction than anything (google "flinch response", it's a good operational theory). This gets your zones covered and preps you mentally (if you've trained around a good core) for the fight. It should surprise him when you fight back. This only aid you in your efforts. The first idea I want him to have that I'm trained is when I'm applying pain somehow not when we're at a distance.

Very good. Again, I've never had the opportunity but given one I'd do my best to take it. Hope it works out for you.

today- mitt work: 2, 2 min rounds of working on called jabs, double jabs, cross, MT round with movement 2, 2 min rounds of the above plus add knees and defending 1, 2 min rounds of the above plus add double leg at any point during the combo on the trainees side The idea with the mitt work was to hide the mitts, move like a fight and the holder to call the opening. Worked reaction as well as technical work on each tool. Holder would vary, but keep good mechanics for effectiveness in mind. 2, 3 min rounds of sparring 2, 3 min rounds of adding takedowns only 2, 3 min rounds of mma focus sparring

Been there, done that GM. Sure it stings, and the time in prep that you spent for the tourny hurts but in the long run that time just made you better. The outcome of a match isn't what made you better, it's the time you spent training. And who knows who the dude you tapped to was. He could have been sandbagging, or he could have just been a phenom at your rank, or he could be right on par with you and ended up just a hair better that day. Any are okay. Good luck with the rebound.

Lineage or not, I think the connotative idea that aikido does not use strikes is pretty well founded in watching it's practitioners. When was the last time you walked into an aiki class and saw them working mitts?

Alright, I'll refrain from cop lingo. I had a guy decide not to get out of a car and he fought. The rest of the post should explain my position.

Z, I'm not sure how my example doesn't fit your criteria.

today- 3 mile run back/bis Time to over eat on turkey and the like now. Happy Thanksgiving Day all.

Recovery is for a return to defensive posture and positioning for more strikes. I don't think the method of recovery has anything to do with energy transfer to the target.

As to use, and bear in mind I'm not a huge fan of pressure points, I've used the hypoglossal to yard a restive subject out of a vehicle before. I'll grant that part of the effectiveness here was probably due to leverage; however, the nerve pain produced couldn't have been detrimental to procedure. I've since moved on to other methods of removal in situations like this but it's not due to the ineffectiveness of it. It has to do with other officer safety factors. I think that, in the case of the hypoglossal at least, the use of a pressure point is nice when you'll get an effect even if the nerve pressure does not work. In this case, the leverage. They're tools to be familiar with that have specific niches to fill, in my opinion. If you can coordinate them into your scheme, so much the better.

Never heard of something like this. I'd say it's misinformation from somewhere.

Can't help you on the training scene there, but I will say welcome to th4 forums. Looking forward the hearing from you.

today- Drilled more with the high guard and reviewed the shoulder lock from h ere and transition to the armbar. Also spent time hitting sweeps from here. Free roll for 60 min.

If you're lucky enough to live in a concieled carry state then you've got the option. For everyone else, a pocket knife is rarely considered a concieled weapon, and legislatin of having them is pretty rare if its something reasonable. It's a good option if you realize the limitations. Also, consider OC spray some form of baton or generalized stick training for pretty easy makeshift access to something that you'd have a reasonable amount of luck using in the same way. Armed or unarmed is a decision that goes beyond gun or no gun. As long as force used is reasonably justified, officer or no you're on pretty good ground.

Good point, and often overlooked. Just because a body builder is bulky does not mean that he can't fly down the straight aways for short durations. Look at the 40 times of most mass based athletes at a high level, even amateur, and you'll see some impressive numbers. If you judge that tactic wrong you can have a massive opponent in a superior position over you. And now you're blindsided and gassed. This is another area where I'll preach escalation of weapons. You can clearly articulate the size difference and you're fear that empty handed skill will be useless. I'll grant, a joe and others have mentioned, there are weapons to try unarmed but they should, in my opinion, be secondary to laying your hands on a weapon that serves as a force multiplier or gains you distance. There's a reason there are weight classes in combat sports, it matters. Massive size and strength can really hack away at a skill level difference. Why take that risk when confronted with an opponent like we're talking about hypothetically when you're legally justified in escalating to some form of intermediate weapon? In the case of a guy Coleman's size who was really wanting to put it to me, I'd even consider deadly force. Knife him, shoot him, it's better than laying hands on. Of course, if you're looking at an option like this you need to be training with that tool and mentally prepared to use it to it's maximum potential. The training you're doing with that weapon needs to be realistic as well and used against partners whose physical parameters are similar to the threat you're talking about. For instance, I've been working on grounded weapon retention for my job for a while now. I've recently started putting some of the format to "live" testing. Parts are working well while some of the format I had theoretically envisioned came up short. So I restructured what I could and threw out what simply wasn't working for the mission I had on hand. You can't be afraid to do this. Testing this stuff as best as possible is needed when we start taking about bringing a weapon into the mix in this kind of situation. So, I guess my long winded point is to consider moving up to weapons quickly.

today- 2 mile run chest/tris Circuited sets of angle drills, trapping drills, and hubat with the sets of weights tonight. Really let me get a lot of reps of each and kept the cardio up. Really focused on getting the angles right with the footwork and hips.

Glad to hear that you managed it back! Keep it up!

today- BJJ nite: Warm up rounds of top side armbars off each side, bumps from guard, and mount. Drilled more from guard to high guard transition. Worked posture then shoulder lock again followed by armbar. Moved into sweep off the low side of the high guard as well. Free rolled for 40 min. I really tried to set up the high guard to work on it. Spent some time focusing on 1/2 butterfly as well with good effect.

today- 3 mile run legs/ abs 15 min cool down on Boomer. Worked guard to high guard transition. Shoulder lock and armbar series. Really broke down the steps. Hit a quick review of the sweep series from the high guard as well.

It's always been with us. Since either a) Cain killed Able or, b) Thag first whacked Og with a club or rock or such depending on your worldview. Going all the way back to the actual origins would be impossible as they are most likely lost to pre-writing history. Nor did they originate in one place. The human body only breaks apart in so many ways. Mankind, looking for the best ways to hurt someone, would have come up with similar ways despite geography. It's why you see some form of wrestling in several different flavors all over the place. It's why small joint arts all bear similarities. Now, how it's been codified and taught we have a lot of records on from the more modern evolutions (1900 to present). But even the roots of those arts start to get foggy.

Most of the time I don't. The only time I have it on anymore is when I'm training BJJ. Any standup work is almost always in shorts and a tee.