Groinstrike

This past week i had the pleasure of getting a face-full of pepper spray as a requirement for my new job. I must say it was without a doubt the most awful experience of my life. My question is this, to those who are LEO's what is your stance on deployment of this nasty stuff. As of right now i don't want the stuff anywhere near me. It seems to me that in many cases it could be a serious hinderance if not used properly.

That is the base of the art that MP and myself practice, it is very principle based. We find that due to different body types and skill sets that is what works best for us. I believe tallgeese has an article related to the topic of principle based martial arts.

Agreed, also being hit in the face isn't nice but neither is a strike to the groin, if you had to choose, which one would you prefer to protect? Face I Don't Wear A Cup. I would suggest you start wearing a cup, this is coming from someone who had to get a sonogram due to the large amount of scar tissue in that area. Even if the groin is not a legal target, accidents happen.

7/7 30 minutes of boxing sparring 30 minutes of clinch/hockey fight sparring Masterpain and myself decided to quite before someone got hurt

Hey Everybody, Every episode of the walking dead will be shown on AMC this weekend. Also and 8pm on sunday will be a season 3 preview on Talking Dead!!!

I personally disagree, i have seen very little recent success with the rubber guard in high level mma recently. It seems to me the a good top position wrestler is going to blow right through it. I could be wrong, but i don't remember seeing a fighter either submit or sweep an opponent from the rubber guard in any recent high profile fights. Im not saying that their is not a use for the rubber guard, i just think that there is slightly to much faith being put into it. IMHO That being said, and this being the combative forum, i must say that the guard is not a good place to be combatively. It should be viewed as a transitional position only, GET UP or hit a sweep and GET ON TOP.

I fully expect you to be a mechanized killing machine by the time im done with training and can get back into a routine of quad-weekly beatings.

Is it just me or does Orco look like a black mage from final fantasy????

Thanks Alex, Im definately trying to get myself more comfortable fighting with a left lead, this had been more difficult due to me fighting for 5 years from a right lead. Next time im up your way or your down hear i would like to get a day of purely cop grappling training.

6/30 1 hour boxing 1 hour grappling no-gi Trying to keep the rust knocked off.

So my question is this, what is the best way to learn how to defend myself against an attacker without using deadly force, but while still keeping posession of my weapon. We start control and arrest tactics in a few weeks and i just wondered if any of the LEO'S had advice?

Good Stuff, Being from a small area, The Bujin Clan has been incredibly fortunate to have been blessed with great teachers. It would be very foolish to take such great instruction for granted when it is so sparse in this area.

6/25-6/29 Yet another week of Drill, P.T. and being shouted at for being ineffective at life.

A handful, the motto of our class is "those wearing a cup will be kicked in the cup, those not wearing a cup will be kicked in the groin".

Sounds like a blast, good to see your getting some training time. 6/17-6/22 Another week of verbal thrashing followed by intense physical exerscise. I would much rather be fighting people.

6/11-6/15 Running, pullups, pushups, burbies, sit-ups,flutter kicks, side-strattle hops(Jumping Jacks in laymans terms). All while being shouted at and demeaned by our TAC officers.

6/7 2 mile run Technical knife/stick disarms some stick sparring Last workout with my class before leaving for police training for 12 weeks. Kind of sucks

Crashing through a wall is perfectly acceptable as long as your yell "HULK SMASH!!!!!"

See if you can get me Michael Winslow's autograph. My initial plan was to show up dressed as Tackleberry, this probably wouldn't be a good idea.

6/6 20 min standup sparring 60 min freeroll with the gi I leave for the police academy on sunday so i won't get to work out at my usual times, but i gots to make that paper.

That sounds like an interesting hold. Its not near as complicated as it sounds, here is a link.

6/5 30min light mma standup sparring 30min cardio circuit.

3-4 days a week for 1.5 to 2.5 hours Working a variety including grappling both gi and no-gi, combatives, knife, club, gun defenses, boxing, kickboxing, muay thai. Not to mention the time spent on the shooting range.

I am incredibly jealous of the amount of golf you get to play 6/4 Focus mitt drills Few round of grappling with the gi Finished up with attack and defend Bench press

5/31 Focus on knife defense and club defense Repeated attack and defend scenerios from a law enforcement perspective.