Real-life examples of use of force in self-defense Watch the two below videos of real-life examples of self-defense, from surveillance cameras. Defenders in both assaults did the right thing, but … it is not just what they did, but how. So, watch and then think, which defender’s lawyer will have a more difficult job? Las […]
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Kicking vs. knife Watch and learn: Kicks vs. Knife — Officers of Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) stab a man to death Ah, the stupidity of kicking without a good tactical setup, and on slippery ground too…. You see, a good tactical setup for your attack (which could be a defense), is such that your
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What videos will teach me how to defend myself and disarm attackers with weapons, such as knives A customer’s question: What videos will teach me how to defend myself using the short telescopic umbrella? I mean, including disarming attackers with weapons, such as knives. My answer: For teachable people, watching the video Self-Defense Tools of
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Man, monitored constantly by up to 30 police officers, stabbed seven people The man, who stabbed seven people in a New Zealand supermarket, was being monitored constantly by up to 30 officers who tracked his every move in the weeks leading up to the attack. He was followed by police officers to the supermarket, and
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Good technique, poor tactics In tight quarters, a small guy, with good boxing technique, rushes into a close distance with a bigger guy, a wrestler. Result: The boxer is finished in one move. Your browser does not support JavaScript! JavaScript is needed to display this video player! Lessons on self-defense tactics 1. Don’t fight in
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What martial art, or combat sport, is best for fighting? Do you have an answer to the eternal question: What is the best fighting art? Many, if not most, fighting arts are attempts at creating the universally best, the winningest, fighting skills. But yet so many fighting arts exist — if one is the best,
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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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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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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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Table, a weapon of opportunity against a knife Always be ready to use all available weapons. . . This video is a comment on one of clips from the video Surviving Edged Weapons posted in Self-Defense Tip #11 — Knife Attacks. The video shows using a table as an obstacle, to slow down the attacker,
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