JerryLove

It may be a miss-statement; but it's not an overstatement f the effect.. The prssure wave that causes disorientation can easily be sufficient to rupture an eardrum.

I won't bug you.. If I move out of the way don't follow. If you follow and I run, don't chase. If you chase and turn and yell at you to stay back, stay back. If you approach and I pull a weapon and tell you to stay back, stay back. If you head towards me, chase me, then close on me after being warned to stay back... THEN we have a serious problem.

That's an unerstatement; having his ears boxed is the reason Edison was deaf.

Sudden application of overwhelming aggression works well.

Actually, Lee was using a monkey-sound. It's made y squeezing the upper diaghphram near the ribcage... Like many such sounds, it doesn't come across in a recording the way it comes across live. Sounds,and they things done to make them, have varying effects on both the person making the noise and the person on the other end. And for what it's worth.. I have yeat to hear a Korean/Japanese MA studen make a kiai with the "ppropriate" sound (the one I hear from Nejia practitioners and qigong people, which has a much more severe effect).

From what I'm picturing, I'm not sure how hes bringing knees. Obviously, I'd prefer to have delt with the clench attempt. Drop your weight on the back of his head. There's lots of nice damaging thigns you can do on the way to that (such as the previously mentioned ear boxing, hooking, etc).

Can you give me an idea what "dropped his head down" means? Do you mean he bent at the waist and "ducked" his head? Or just bent his neck forward. Obviously he was in knee range (if he was kneeing). If he's doubled-over you could knee him in the head. You could box his ears then try to "stand on his neck" by putting all your weight on his head. Then whe he's face-down on the ground start beating him. You could do all sorts of things.

I do like the use of the legs (though knives cut legs too), but I don't like stayng at a kicking range. It's too close to stay out; and too far to control the knife.

You are right, there is no way to know what he is planning... That's why he get's shot; a psycic would not have walked down the street to begin with. Damn salespeople .

I defeated a large spider in single combat

That all depends on what is at stake. You can charge the weapon from a distance of several feet. A hit to your brain, upper spine, or abulitory system (bones in the hips or legs) will stop you; but a "center of mass" hit will still leave you with at least 10 seconds of consious action; and never underestimate the ability to miss even at close range. Two hands, close to his body, with a willingness to "fish" with the gun makes control hard... if you are armed at all, you may be able to "kill him back" (I can sever a lot of important arteries in 10 seconds), and depending on the situation; this may be perferrable to some alternatives.

I think that teaching bad habits results in bad habits. Avoid any fight you can avoid; try to win any fight you cannot avoid.

No, those are sports. Combat-focsed arts include most Sialts, Krav Maga, Systema and typically Jujitsu.

In Texas, on halloween a few years back, a Japanese foreign exchange student (in costume) went looking for a halloween party that some other kids were throwing. He got confused and went to the wrong house. They man pulled a sidearm and ordered the kid to stop approaching the house. The kid, whose English was apparently poor, did not respond and continued to approach. The man shot and killed the exchange student... he was aquitted. Here in the US, laws and regulations vary by state and jurisdiction. In my mind, I don't want to wait until someone is on top of me to find out if he has harmful intent. While more obvious if he has a gun or knife; the reality is that anyone who can beat you, can kill you, weather they are armed or not. Wherever possible, I'm extremely observent of the law; but I won't die for it. That said, all situations are unique; and it is the function of that lumpy grey organ in your skull to determine appropriate responses to appropriate situations. From a "fair" standpoint, and where I am, from alegal standpoint, it is important to escape if possable; and to establish personal space if it is not possible to escape... Throw up your hand, raise your voice, tell them "STOP!", "STAY BACK!". If after this, you have gotten to the range where my inaction puts me in danger, I will act... oddly that range is farther with a gun than unarmed. As to disabled family.. the weakest link sets what is physically possible in regards to evasion; and make it all the more important that you ight to protect that personal space.

Unless, of course, they respond the same way you do. Then thier excited walking makes you charge, which makes them shoot you since you are obviously charging at them. Evade... if followed, confront at distance (usuall while seeking escape), if they close when confronted, shoot them.

So you think that studying Yoga will make you an accomplished fighter? It's not just an art issue; but also a school issue; and as simple a statement as "combative or not" doesn't really give you a great deal of information. Boxing, Judo, Muay Thai, and BJJ are all sport arts; but also make excellent fighters. Akido, Karate (say Shotokan), and Taiji are combative arts; but because of circumstances such as how they are taught, the nature of their decisions, and /or the general practitioner of these arts; you are unlikey to find particularly good fighters coming out of such schools.

Avoid fighting.. if a fight cannot be avoided; shoot him before he can shoot me.

Conversely, I see it a lot in upriht grappling or as a transition when movign weight for leg to leg. Correct... the general tendancy is toward 100/0 weight. I disagree.. I can think of many instances where you would end up in a posture from a stance.

As a matter of practicality... I'd suggest a Japanese art. Korea is pretty tense right now, Indonesia is never a safe place, and China is... well.. an opressive socialist state with an over-inflated sense of self (and so getting good training wihtout already having teh skill to ID good training is nigh-on impossble)... Though there are some "Shaolin camps" for foreigners up at the rebuilt temples. Japan is pretty easy.. pick an art, find the appropriate association, and write them and ask for recommendations of schools taking foreigners and offering full-time training.

I've played with some of the local San Shou people... I've not incountered a Taijitsu person IRL... though if you ever come to Florida let me know; I'll buy you dinner and we can play with stuff

Strength training, energy work, sometimes fighting applications that are not obvious. Also realize that just because something isn't really a good "guard" position, does not mean it's not a trasitory position involved in fighting.

A 20 year-old ends up in a fight with a 10-year-old and hurts him... the court may look on him with disfavor because they odl that he should have been able to protect his safety wihtout such injury. A 250-lb body-builder gets into a fight with a 90lb soccer mom; same story. A martial artist fights a non-martial artist.. again same story. Unfortunately, thanks to hollywood (and Hong Kong) there's a popular perception that a martial artis can disarm 5 knife-wielding attackers and their pit-bulls with ease.. so if you hurt anyone, it must be because you wanted to; not because you needed to.

I really have to cast dissent on the suggestion that a key should be used in the way described... You'll have much better luck (IME) gripping a single key tightly and stabbing with it... using it like you would a pen or pick than like a fist.

Do you particularly care where in Asia? I know someone in Vietnam; and know people who know people in Indonesia and Southern China... I don't know, off-hand, Japan; but I think I know a few people who studied there I can check with. One option would be to hit up a few people or associations you know. If you are interested in Akido, for example, there are well-known Akido associations with prominent members here that you can get information on. That said, in many cases, the availabilty and quality of instrction in a given art is actually better here in the US; but if you narrow down what you are loking for I'm happy to try to point you in the general direction.

I do believe that untrained people using a knife aggressively (as opposed to defensively) more commonly stab than slash... from what I've seen, they go for the "fast sticthcin" (repeated fast jabs or hooks) to the head, neck, and chest.