Then personally you probably won’t be in trouble lol. Speaking from my perspective, a BJJ guy would eat me alive on the ground. I am quite comfortable with striking tho. Maybe something to consider improving on myself
I decided to focus on both with equal amounts of effort given the advice given to me by @idaho and @twojarslave
Thought for the day:
To add to your conversation: Learn the fundamentals, whether it is martial arts or weapons:
There is no such thing as ADVANCED training.
I’ve heard it countless times “should I try some new fancy self-defense system, advanced shooting techniques, or Wazzu martial art?” All you need to do is try and master the basics… in anything.
The problem is most don’t even know what the basics are or why they are so important. Perhaps you are one of the few that trains regularly but if you can’t name the fundamentals of marksmanship you are wasting your time.
Before you can do anything “advanced” you need to know the basics, The FUNDAMENTALS, and here is the part you don’t want to hear. THERE ARE NO ADVANCED MOVES. At least none that will help you in the real world.**
***There is being better at the basics. ***
ALL of the great shooters I work with (and they are the best in the world) spend their time at the range with a plan. Hours trying to ensure that their foot placement is the same every time, or that their combat reload is as efficient as possible.
I still don’t know what “Advanced Shooting” is, and frankly, I don’t want to know. Perhaps I am missing something because I believe in “BRILLIANCE IN THE BASICS” (a term stolen from the most elite fighting force on the planet).
If you can do all the basics quickly & efficiently, is that not “Advanced”?
If you only practice without a purpose YOU WILL NEVER GET BETTER.
If you spend a ton of money to go to a course but do not practice YOU WILL NEVER GET BETTER.
If you watch YouTube video of shooters doing trick shots and posting their best take. YOU WILL NEVER GET BETTER.
Do you want to get TRAINED or get ENTERTAINED?
All the fancy tricks and equipment in the world cannot bridge the gap that training the basics.
Discuss this with your family:
Police say that if someone riding a scooter hits your car and seems like they got hurt, they might be trying to steal your car.
They say “bump and carjack” incidents have been on the rise. They see scooter riders bump into your car from behind and feign injuries to get you to check on them. That’s when someone else will hop into the driver’s seat of your car and drive away.
While some accidents may actually be accidents, police are encouraging you to use your instincts. If something feels off, call 911 and wait for assistance.
They say if someone bumps into your car just enough to get your attention, you should lock your doors, call 911 and give the location and any details of the driver using your inside mirrors. They say you should absolutely not get out of your car.
They say most accidents are real and they do not want to cause alarm, but want to make people aware so they can keep themselves safe.
Ahh that explains the “please wreck my shit” hand placement a little better.
I mindlessly followed a group on Facebook called “Old School Jiu Jitsu”. I started paying attention to this Chad Lyman guy who posts a lot of videos.
I was impressed with his instruction and concepts. He’s legit old school and addresses common situations for LEOs.
Check him out for good free content.
Thought for the day:
"There is no greater warrior than a mother protecting her child.”
Parking complexes are dangerous, no matter where you are. Discuss with your family situational awareness and responses to an attack.
Thanks for the information on Mr. Lyman.
Thought you might like this, since they appear to be large men, like yourself.
@boatguy ,
Haven’t seen you around in a long time. I hope you and your family are well. I thought you would be interested in this. Take care and don’t stay away, your knowledge is missed here.
21’ rule examined further.
Thanks for the new info.
Thought for the day:
For those interested this book, it is coming out August 10.
Yeah, I saw that a couple days ago. Not sure I could have missed it, the various FB SWCC pages were going nuts. A lot of ‘good for her’, with the expected sprinkling of ‘there goes the community’. If the standard was upheld (which I have been assured it was from the current schoolhouse OIC through a mutual friend), then good for her. However, there is a huge difference between the pipeline and the real (operational) world. We shall see what happens.
While I am not necessarily against females in the SOF community, I am not necessarily for them either. In my view, any changes made to a combat unit should have to pass a litmus test: how does this make our fighting force better or more effective? I can’t see how this makes it better, more of a zero sum at best. As for the cultural issues: if she is anything other than fugly, then half the guys will be trying to fuck her while the other half try to big brother her. Cue the ensuing drama. I hope we’re all wrong, and there are no new issues popping up. Only time will tell.
Thanks for reaching out, idaho, it has been awhile. Haven’t been on here in months, and I honestly can’t say why.
Big boy takedowns are scary for other big boys. My stand up game is low-mediocre at best from a technical perspective, but the great thing about strength and size disparities is that it doesn’t need to be super technical.
Rag-dolling is a thing. If a larger, stronger man is controlling your hips or your torso, you’re in trouble without a big bag of tricks. Especially if that larger, stronger man knows a few tricks that you may not, like the importance of hip control.
The most dramatic throw I did on the job was somewhat unintentional. A customer was tackled right in front of me. I saw two belts so I grabbed those belts intending to stand the tackler up and move him outside.
Instead they both went falling backwards, landing on top of each other conveniently right at the door. It looked like I threw two guys at once and stacked them at the door, even though it was more of a trip and not exactly what I meant to happen.
Of course I acted like that’s what I meant to happen. I stopped the fight cold and had the aggressor out in about 10 seconds from the initial tackle. It was fast, decisive and produced a good outcome.
I believe it shaped future outcomes positively as well. A lot of people saw me do that and, good or bad, your always public job performance contributes to your reputation. When it comes to bar fights guys pick in public, above all they do not want to look stupid. I made that guy look inept. Because he was. He had precisely 3 seconds of aggression in him before he quit.
Size and strength matter, at least in situations like that.
Damn straight. When something like that goes your way, you have to act like you planned it all the way. A couple of times, I was lucky and heard bystanders go " wow you see what that cop did". ha. Good information.
You summed up perfectly what I was thinking. Especially between the big brother and the fuxking.
Actually , I have thought about you several times, I was worried COVID had struck someone in your family. These days you never know when someone goes silent, whether its taking a break or the disease. Just good to have you back. Stay safe.
I was talking about judo throws. Wrestling as well. BJJ as I learned it includes core techniques from both sports.
Actual fights rarely resemble sport competition, even mma. There’s usually a physical disparity of some kind. When a guy my size hits a 150 pound dude with a Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi, it doesn’t need the degree of technical refinement, set-up or timing that the 150 pound guy needs to do the same to me. Or a peer in competition.
That doesn’t mean I don’t strive to improve technically, it just means the rather obvious notion that a big strong dude can already toss you around easily if, say, they have you by the belt.
Throw in some good footwork, timing and setup and it starts to get silly when it comes to the business of sending small, weak but aggressive chumps to the ground.
Forcefully or gently, I might add. “Sorry officer, he tripped” is a lot easier conversation to have than explaining stitches and concussions.
The trips / sweeps score really highly on effectiveness and risk profile, IMO. Been at the forefront of my mind in training for a while now. I think it’s easy to underestimate how much damage a good de ashi barai can do on the pavement. Or the curb.
Speaking only for the infantry community, I think this is the only right answer. None of us actually want to be in the position of saying “I told you so”. DADT was being repealed as I left the infantry and the ban on women in combat arms shortly thereafter. At the time, it was difficult for me to envision either one working (well) based on my own experiences, which mirror the ones you stated regarding comingled units. Speaking only for myself, I have to put some faith in the newer generations (recognizing that they were raised slightly differently than I was) and trust that they’ll manage this reality with more grace than I would have.
This is something I believe your average dude needs to understand better. Striking is certainly great to train and my own striking is only a few steps above untrained.
In a predatory violence situation it is on and when the whistle blows, everything is on the table. Strikes, slams and breaking stuff. Fight.
For social violence when you can assess low levels of threat, you generally aren’t doing yourself or anyone any favors if you beat a chump into a pulp. Not when he might stop trying to ineptly punch you after you take his back and start working a choke or even a strong clinch.
A fight ender is anything that ends the fight. Ending a fight decisively means right then, right there. If you mess someone up bad enough you will have a much harder fight on your hands.
In court.
Edit: For example, witness a world class striker exhibit piss-poor bouncing. That man was not a threat. You could probably walk behind him and take his back, no arm drag necessary. A shameful lack of restraint in my opinion.
It’s also just hard to beat in terms of remaining in a stable, defensible position if you miss. Love me some sexy takedowns / throws but struggle to think of too many that don’t leave you in sorely compromised position if you don’t stick it.
Yeah that’s excessive