Cross armlock or armbar (ude-hishigi-juji-gatame): Preventing errors and overcoming defenses Stand-up grappling happens and it may end in groundwork. If you practice well, your opponent hits the ground first and hard — but even then may need a finishing touch. One of those finishing touches is an armlock (an armbar, ude-hishigi-juji-gatame) that puts your opponent’s […]
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Self-defense weapons and training Many people carry self-defense weapons, lethal, non-lethal, some deniable1 and some not. Few of those people are well-trained in the use of their weapons (including unarmed body parts). As for the rest, I paraphrase Mark Twain’s saying about talent and work2: A weapon without work is worse than useless, thank God.
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What Krav Maga is lacking … but not only Krav Maga First watch a great demo of effective self-defense techniques by Krav Maga instructors from Defense Lab: Now, what is lacking in the above demo and why…. Krav Maga is a military-style self-defense system based on Imre Lichtenfeld’s 1930’s and 1940’s street-fighting and military hand-to-hand
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How to strike with a cane, a stick, or an umbrella, in self-defense First, the correct way of striking with a cane, a stick, or an umbrella. Note the simultaneity of strikes with sidesteps. Self-Defense — How to Strike with Canes, Sticks, or Umbrellas Now, an effective defense against a typical attack with a stick-like
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Don’t lose the opportunity to stop a sucker punch attack — with a crippling evasion Opportunity lost The assault began with a clothes grab, which was not used by the victim to end the assault. As soon as an attacker gets a grip of your clothes, the attacker should have a fully dislocated shoulder and
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Make your finger jab a weapon powerful and safe for your fingers A finger jab can be your decisive weapon — if it doesn’t break your fingers. Few people have fingers strong enough to jab with them without hurting themselves. But there is an easy way to make your finger jab powerful and safe for
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Street fight: Long stick vs. knife and machete A long stick gives you reach but you better time you swing well, otherwise this will happen: Your browser does not support JavaScript! JavaScript is needed to display this video player! Recommended instruction: Self-Defense Tip #97 — Using Staff Weapons: Cane, Umbrella, Walking Stick Self-Defense Tip #105
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Can you thrust and poke with the Unbreakable® Telescopic Umbrella like with a police baton Now and then we get a question like this one: “Does your [Unbreakable®] telescopic umbrella lock in the extended position or is it a friction hold like an ASP baton? I am curious about whether you can thrust with it.”
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Simple system of self-defense with an Unbreakable® Telescopic Umbrella In a previous self-defense tip you learned about a system of self-defense with a walking-stick umbrella or a cane. The essence of that system applies just as well to self-defense use of a telescopic or collapsible Unbreakable® Umbrella. Even so, a reader asked, “How about tips
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How to use a flashlight in self-defense The primary self-defense function of a flashlight is blinding an attacker. The secondary function is amplifying impacts of strikes. See demos and explanations below. A flashlight that will serve you well in self-defense: is bright enough to temporarily blind the attacker — in a very dark place 80
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