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I agree with SevenStar I disagree with tufrthanu

I have been shadow boxing this block and I don’t need to re-cock my hands to throw a straight. No more than a catch would imho. No, I’ve never heard of a hand on ear block. I was taught to use only one arm for blocking punches. But I have been considering this block for all straight punches. It won’t be a big change for me since I usually only block while on the outside backpedaling. The reason I’m thinking about this block is because it would be good for kicks as well as punches. And this block should work well with a low roundhouse kick for a counter, which I like as a counter when backpedaling.

I have been attacked by dogs twice, both times while delivering newspapers as a boy. The first time, the dog bit me on the shoulder ripping the sleeve off my coat. The dog then ran away with my sleeve. The second time the dog bit me in the face. Its top front teeth hit me on the bridge of my nose and the front bottom teeth got me in the throat. My whole face was in the dog’s mouth. The dog then let go and we stared at each other for awhile and then I walked slowly away. The dog wandered off. Both times the attacks were very sudden and caught me by surprise. If it happens again I’m going to jump on the dog’s back and use a RNC. I have used the RNC on my own dogs so I know that it works on dogs. I think striking at a dog isn’t that good of an idea. Dogs are very fast and you might just stick your hand into its mouth instead. A knee to the throat just as it lunges toward you is probably the best strike to use.

I don’t know what a turn kick is. I might know it by a different name. Would you describe it please?

Thanks for getting back to me Ottman. I took TKD for about 10 months when I was in high school, so I’m a little familiar with your stances. The back stance is the one that I remember everyone using when sparring. I don’t remember the difference between the front and walking stance. Your description of the front stance sounds like the waking stance that I remember. I vaguely remember there being a fifth stance too. Back in my TKD days the inside to outside crescent kick and the hook kick were my favorite kicks. Today the only kicks that I use are the Thai roundhouse kick and the push kick. Well thanks again.

Please explain to those of us that don’t known, just how you use PP while wearing boxing gloves.

where did you hear that? Through people in my organisation, and as one of them IS a professional boxer I have no reason to doubt him All that I know about pressure points, I got from watching a George Dillman video. But I have boxed, and for the life of me I can’t figure out how one would make pressure points work in the ring. Btw I can’t see how the triple warmer could work on the street either.

Hmm, heavily armed Iraqis taken out hand to hand, sounds far fetch to me. And “Ki Bohn Soo #12” sounds like a very basic choke.

Please give details.

Just one easy question; Has anyone used pressure points successfully in a real street fight? Please give details, thanks

I don't have a lot of experience with subs, but I picked naked chokes. Arm locks are my second pick.

Hmmm, triple warmer vs. elbow combo, my money is on Luckykboxer.

If I’m right then most people can be simply dealt with by appearing strong and by giving them a way out so they save face. Since their scared to begin with, it’s best to keep them scared. That’s the appearing strong part. An example of the saving face part is when you have allegedly insulted the guy’s girlfriend and he feels that he has to do something about it. So you apologize nicely to the to the girlfriend, nine times out of ten the guy will return to his table and tell his friends how he let you off easy. Of course pride often prevents people from giving the other guy a way out. You may have to loose face yourself in order to do it.

Re: RNC, I know of two, this is the better one. http://bjj.org/techniques/jen/tech8a/ Re: Taking the back, my favorite arm drag is the “head-under slide-by”. I know it reads “slide-by” but like Gumbi said it’s a kind of arm drag. Only by the most liberal definition would a whizzer be considered an arm drag though (it’s an over-hook). I really like the whizzer. head-under slide-by (site calls it an arm-drag) http://bjj.org/techniques/barra/rigan/ whizzer http://bjj.org/techniques/thetechniques/samboKneebar/ Re: Grip types, I know of four grips, the hook, butterfly, palms-down and the three fingers. I’m sure there’s at least four more that I don’t know about. You’ve got me stumped. Sorry no links.

I really believe that most people don’t want to fight. Even when they are talking tough, inside they don’t want there to be a fight. And once the fight starts they really just want it to end. But then there are some people who do like to fight. They are filled with hate and anger and they want to hurt someone real bad. These people care little about what happens to them physically or legally.

I have a few questions for you Gumbi, if you don’t mind? What version of the RNC did you use? What type of grip did you use for the body lock? Is the arm drag a favorite of yours for taking the back, or was it a case of what was available? Is there anything that you would do differently if you had the chance?

First off, I’m not saying that you’re lying, ok! I just think that your experience is very unusual. How about telling us about a real knock-down drag them out fight of yours and how you used a choke in it? Having never used a submission in a street fight, I’d be very interested to read about your experiences.

I’m very keen on the chain whip as a weapon to use against people armed with knives and bats. What do you guys think? Should I buy a chain whip and an instructional video or keep looking for a better weapon?

Are you talking about street fights that you have had yourself, or are you talking about rolling in the dojo? What about getting bit before your able to get the choke on, while your still struggling to get your arm in position? We are talking about an actual fight here not a theoretical scenario. From MJ’s description, it sounds like someone would have to move out of your way to make room for you to apply the choke. The simplest solution would be to hit him hard in the head knocking him out cold, but if that means accidentally elbowing one of your guys in the face as you cock you arm, then striking doesn’t really work that well either. Since MJ was the only one that was there he could shed more light on this (lessons learned maybe?). A pet peeve of mine is when someone describes a real fight that they were in and someone who wasn’t there says, “I’d do it like this instead”. I’m sure that they would do it different, just nothing like they think they would.

start position http://www.shoto.com/pictures/articles/techniques/tech10/pic00017.jpg end position http://www.shoto.com/pictures/articles/techniques/tech10/pic00018.jpg Do you use a different block for defense against jabs? Do you use a method other than blocking for defense against jabs?

Re; MJ’s bar/street fight Gumbi’s choke idea sounds like a good idea, but sometimes in the chaos of a fight good ideas can’t be made to work. One time I had this guy mounted and he was reaching out with his arms in defense. Now all you grapplers will know that this guy was just begging me to arm-bar him. But he was laying head first in a corner so I had no room to arm-bar him. I wouldn’t have been able to key-lock him either if the opportunity arose because the walls were just to close. So I used my left arm to measure the distance and began dropping bombs with my right, this ended the fight quickly.

I was thinking about my own use of finger and thumb locks. The only times that I’ve used them in sparring, was to cause my opponent to release his grip. We had a gentlemen’s agreement to release the thumb or finger lock as soon as the grip that it was intended to break had been released. I have never used a finger/thumb lock in a street fight. I believe that finger/thumb locks would be useful for breaking grips but beyond that there’re probably not that useful in a street fight. Just my two cents worth.

Hello Ottman Since you have reached the point where you are comfortable with your stances, I’m not going to suggest that you change; it’s what works for you. (Btw stating that you started at 12 years old puts the ten years in a different light.) KISS – keep it simple stupid OODA – this comes from a theory about decision making developed by the USAF to improve the performance of fighter pilots in dog fights. It’s popular in some martial arts circles. My problem with OODA is that it didn’t really improve pilot’s performance in dog fights so why would it help a martial artist in a street fight? Would you please describe your four stances, and tell what each one is for? Do you train with Master Jules?

I think that there is more than one good way to defeat a particular adversary, just as there is more than one good style to use. The most important thing is to make it your way just as you must make it your style. Delta made some good points about fighting on the outside and I think everyone should be able to fight like this, at least at a basic level. But this way may not be best for you, it’s not for me. Fighting on the outside didn’t serve me well in the ring nor has it on the street. I’ve fought big men successfully on the inside, it’s my zone. My style is aggressive and hi tempo. But that suits me, it’s not for everyone. Just keep learning new stuff and testing it. Make it your way to fight a bigger guy. For me the bigger the guy, the more that I want him on the ground. Some people here will think that I’m nuts. But then I’d only fight their way if the situation called for it, I have successfully fought big men on the outside. One time there was two bigger men and a little guy. As it turned out the little guy just watched.

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