Rick — too right. I like a comment you made on your video – “there’s nothing wrong with getting out the way” – the cardinal rule of Sicilian knife fighting is to avoid the enemy’s blade. That aikido demo is a classic example of not avoiding the blade.
Amica that is not fair, face an Aikido Master and he has his Harry Potter Magic Wand and uses his gay dance stuff it might works lol!
Nice of the guy with the guy with the knife to go nice an slow in the Aikido video, all street muggers must always go nice and slow to give old ladies a chance. I suspect my great aunt could knock out that Aikido Master lol, but she’d use her cane! Remember an angry granny that is a hardcase and has escaped from a Nursing Home is more than a match for Harry Potter Aikido Master!
Yeah and if not Aikido master can use his Ki power to reattach his nuts that got sliced off in the attack. If not he can serve them up sliced, blanched, dusted in flour and fried in extra virgin olive oil.
@ Rick
Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking. I’ve never been in as knife fight but I’ve seen people stabbed and slashed. It ain’t you do this and I do that. What’s martial arts you do?
Like most martial artists that have trained for a while I’ve studied various arts due to school closings and moves as well as just lucking out and meeting the right people, but here’s a short list
Boxing
Sho Ba Kan karate
Cobra Kai Kung-fu (no not karate like in the movie)
Kongo Do karate
Aiki Ju Jitsu
Tang So Do
Unamed Kung-fu system from a friend
Five Animal Style kung-fu
I don’t consider this unique except for my teaching and behavior modification background
Physical Education and Physical Education for Special Education
In Home Tutor specializing in students with behavior challenges which helps me train people using alternative teaching methods as well as train them better mentally for a self-defense situation. Teaching and doing, regardless of how some may feel, are two completely different skills.
All this mish mash over 37 years formed The Universal System of Self-Defense. A “simple” system stressing a holistic method of teaching refining gross movements as opposed to utilizing the part method of teaching.
That’s about it really. I think the real secret is to keep an open mind and have as little ego as possible
Rob and Steph I have a slew of martial arts articles I’ve written over the years. We all seem t to be on the same page as to what good self-defense is, I’d be happy to let you guys use them if you like. All I ask is to keep the about the author section intact.
I’ve learned a lot from you folks and I am not one to just take
The main problem I have with the Marc McYoung clip is why the supposed aggressor isstanding there like a muppet as McYoung quite obviously accesses a weapon?
Hands going to the belt line during an altercation is a “Go” any way you train surely?
I’ve seen clips of how Kelly McCann responds to this, and it looks like Lee Morrison has adopted the same move, since his trip over to “The Crucible”.
I know the lad I’ve been training knife and general fighty stuff would have me piling into the guy as soon as his hands went to belt or neck, or inside a jacket, bag or whatever.
He’s ticking the boxes, and going from verbal to hands seeking, is the final check in his application for an attitude adjustment…according to Mick anyways.
Maybe they were just going to have “a Straightener” is it?
Gets out of hand and one guy brought a kitchen knife down his britches… bad day for both of them!
Thanks for sharing this video
too many people watch TV or ass-u-me they know what a real knife fight is like
Rick
Rick — too right. I like a comment you made on your video – “there’s nothing wrong with getting out the way” – the cardinal rule of Sicilian knife fighting is to avoid the enemy’s blade. That aikido demo is a classic example of not avoiding the blade.
Great comparison.
Amica that is not fair, face an Aikido Master and he has his Harry Potter Magic Wand and uses his gay dance stuff it might works lol!
Nice of the guy with the guy with the knife to go nice an slow in the Aikido video, all street muggers must always go nice and slow to give old ladies a chance. I suspect my great aunt could knock out that Aikido Master lol, but she’d use her cane! Remember an angry granny that is a hardcase and has escaped from a Nursing Home is more than a match for Harry Potter Aikido Master!
@ Michael
Yeah and if not Aikido master can use his Ki power to reattach his nuts that got sliced off in the attack. If not he can serve them up sliced, blanched, dusted in flour and fried in extra virgin olive oil.
@ Rick
Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking. I’ve never been in as knife fight but I’ve seen people stabbed and slashed. It ain’t you do this and I do that. What’s martial arts you do?
@Amica
Like most martial artists that have trained for a while I’ve studied various arts due to school closings and moves as well as just lucking out and meeting the right people, but here’s a short list
Boxing
Sho Ba Kan karate
Cobra Kai Kung-fu (no not karate like in the movie)
Kongo Do karate
Aiki Ju Jitsu
Tang So Do
Unamed Kung-fu system from a friend
Five Animal Style kung-fu
I don’t consider this unique except for my teaching and behavior modification background
Physical Education and Physical Education for Special Education
In Home Tutor specializing in students with behavior challenges which helps me train people using alternative teaching methods as well as train them better mentally for a self-defense situation. Teaching and doing, regardless of how some may feel, are two completely different skills.
All this mish mash over 37 years formed The Universal System of Self-Defense. A “simple” system stressing a holistic method of teaching refining gross movements as opposed to utilizing the part method of teaching.
That’s about it really. I think the real secret is to keep an open mind and have as little ego as possible
Rick
Only from the eyebrow?
Come-on!
Aikeee-do! Aikeee-do! Aikeee-do! Aikeee-do!
Aikeee-do! is the best.
Everyone knows that…
…noooooot!
LOL
@ ami
“happily married to the sexiest guy in the world.”
No you’re not… my wife is.
@ Rezbi
Or that’s what you keep telling her
@ rezbi
LOL
Rob and Steph I have a slew of martial arts articles I’ve written over the years. We all seem t to be on the same page as to what good self-defense is, I’d be happy to let you guys use them if you like. All I ask is to keep the about the author section intact.
I’ve learned a lot from you folks and I am not one to just take
Rick
Rick — yeah sure, you can post them here if you want.
No Fool contact sparring – no reality
@ Sergey
I agree
The main problem I have with the Marc McYoung clip is why the supposed aggressor isstanding there like a muppet as McYoung quite obviously accesses a weapon?
Hands going to the belt line during an altercation is a “Go” any way you train surely?
I’ve seen clips of how Kelly McCann responds to this, and it looks like Lee Morrison has adopted the same move, since his trip over to “The Crucible”.
I know the lad I’ve been training knife and general fighty stuff would have me piling into the guy as soon as his hands went to belt or neck, or inside a jacket, bag or whatever.
He’s ticking the boxes, and going from verbal to hands seeking, is the final check in his application for an attitude adjustment…according to Mick anyways.
Maybe they were just going to have “a Straightener” is it?
Gets out of hand and one guy brought a kitchen knife down his britches… bad day for both of them!