The only thing I ever fight with a knife is a watermelon.
Why would you want to know how to knife-fight?
The only thing I ever fight with a knife is a watermelon.
Why would you want to know how to knife-fight?
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Didn't go all that well last time, ouch, RUN. Jiu Jitsu has some good disarming techniques, handlock in particular
In the game of chess you can never let your adversary see your pieces.
I have got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel
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Because it's a joke? Because it's really a cultural study into Japanese society far more than having any real application?
Sure it teaches a few joint locks, but then again so do dozens of other workable martial arts. The problem is that it doesn't teach fighting. I challenge you to find me actual footage of aikido being used in a situation and that works, and not just some lame compliant or semi-compliant LARPery where the ukes throw themselves around.
lol, while I do agree with you mostly on this, you could be slightly more respectful about it.![]()
That said, I am not a fan of Japanese bare-hand martial arts. With the exception of Judo, I do not think that they are very practical. As a rule, Japanese martial arts are inferior to Chinese martial arts. I will give it to the Japanese that they have an admirable weapons martial tradition, but that said, so does China. :P Karate/Taekwondo, Jujitsu, and even to an extent, Judo are not really practical for self-defense. First of all, they are all limited to one specialization or another, which means that you are only learning a bit of what you need to know. Second of all, they are lacking the sophistication of a lot of Kung Fu. Even Judo (the only Japanese martial art that I really like) relies on being able to catch or evade people's attacks. Some times they are faster than you, and some times that is not an option. It also relies on them not striking or fighting back as you try to throw them, which is not realistic.
Chinese martial arts are to Asia what Greek martial arts are to Europe. They originated there, and reached a much higher level of perfection. British and Japanese martial arts were never as good as Greek and Chinese.
Hammer, anvil, forge and fire, chase away The Hoofed Liar. Roof and doorway, block and beam, chase The Trickster from our dreams.Vigilance is our shield, that protects us from our squalid past. Knowledge is our weapon, with which we carve a path to an enlightened future.
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Yeah, I was talking to a Taekwondo Grandmaster in the area who runs testing for my school, and he used to study several different knife fighting styles. He told me that unless you have a knife yourself, you will almost definately get cut, and have a good chance of being seriously injured. He did say however that training could greatly increase your chances of staying alive.
Honestly, of all the martial arts in the world, I probably have less respect for JJ than any other. :P I once got to trade pointers with a BJJ master in Madison, and even when I agreed not to strike, he still could not defeat me (and I have no grappling training). That was third encounter with a JJist, and it reinforced in my mind the uselessness of JJ against someone who knew what they were doing.
(prepares to be flamed by MMA fans :P)
lol, I know. I have learned SOME stuff about knife defense from my barehands martial arts, but I was looking for something more geared toward defeating someone with a knife.
lol, actually, I am not. I like them, but I am no expert. You don't love me?! Was it all a lie then? Didn't last night mean anything to you?!![]()
Hammer, anvil, forge and fire, chase away The Hoofed Liar. Roof and doorway, block and beam, chase The Trickster from our dreams.Vigilance is our shield, that protects us from our squalid past. Knowledge is our weapon, with which we carve a path to an enlightened future.
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It was kinda interesting untill I woked up naked in a ditch. BRUISED. JJ is actually kinda good here since you step in, he can't slash anymore and stabbing is harder, leggie behind + push + gravity = win. Didn't work out all that well for me but still.
Bring a bigger knife and go straight for the guts? I haven't really got into a fight for a few years though, increasingly I find violence distasteful.
I blame Jesus for that, spoil sport.
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