here’s a good link here with some free Judo and self-defense books, available as PDF’s…
i haven’t had a chance to check 'em all out, but thought y’all would be interested…
nice…thx…some good stuff here
[quote]admbaum wrote:
nice…thx…some good stuff here[/quote]
x2 This is really interesting
this link got me thinking, and i’m gonna try to post all the free PDF MMA books i can find…
here a muay thai PDF:
[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
this link got me thinking, and i’m gonna try to post all the free PDF MMA books i can find…
here’s a muay thai PDF:
and a generic kickboxing manual:
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some stuff from Eric Wong:
http://www.ericwongmma.com/files/ultimate-fight-prep-warmup.pdf
Boxing:
there are a ton of books at this link…
found another link here last night: http://www.combatives101.com/index.php
these are all Army and Marine Corps self defense guides…interesting stuff, from a historical perspective. i downloaded all of them last night…
- i like how the MCMAP guides are laid out…good instruction, but focus on Warrior mindset as well.
- the 1972 Special Forces manual is the worst H2H guide ever…
- i will have to eat my words and admit Irish is right about H2H and killing…the philosophy definately changed over the years. kinda went back and forth several times…
Nice! Thanks for the links cyco.
Thanks
Kina Mutai, a martial art from the Phillipines, is something that most don’t know about.
http://www.jkd.gr/kinamutai.html
This is an option for those without years to become proficient at other martial arts, though does take a lot of practice. Watch the vid at the link…awesome!
Headhunter, a martial art based around tactical biting? WTF is that shit? Unless you somehow bite open a major artery instantly, I only see that pissing the other guy off. That biting choke defense is bogus mate. Biting the guy’s forearm instead of protecting your throat is going to get you killed.
Also, eye shots like those shown are stupidly easy to defend by turning your head a few degrees. If this is a self defense situation, I’m all for it if the opportunity presents itself, but actively trying to gouge a dude’s eye while he is busy trying to kill you is just stupid.
" Because you are also biting a sensitive area, in essence you are destroying him emotionally."
WTF is this bullshido? Destroying him emotionally how? The other guy might be in shock for a second that you actually bit him, but then anger sets in, and you are done for. Human teeth are not made for biting through flesh, enjoy your hepatitis and AIDS.
I’d have to agree with grayman. I’ve bitten the hell out of some guys, as my style permits biting, but it’s never something I’d rush unless it was my only option. And as Sentoguy pointed out to me once long ago, teeth come out.
[quote]Miss Parker wrote:
I’d have to agree with grayman. I’ve bitten the hell out of some guys, as my style permits biting, but it’s never something I’d rush unless it was my only option. And as Sentoguy pointed out to me once long ago, teeth come out.[/quote]
Front teeth pull out, that’s why it’s smart to bite with the canines, premolars unless you are really anchored to the opponent in some other way.
Just think if I handed you a big ole turkey leg and told you to bite off a big chunk of it. You sure as hell wouldn’t bite it with the front teeth; you’d use the canines premolars right? Same should be true if biting another human.
The front teeth do hurt a lot though, and can be used to inflict pain, you just have to make sure that the opponent won’t be able to pull away from you or they can pull out.
[quote]grayman19 wrote:
Headhunter, a martial art based around tactical biting? WTF is that shit? Unless you somehow bite open a major artery instantly, I only see that pissing the other guy off. That biting choke defense is bogus mate. Biting the guy’s forearm instead of protecting your throat is going to get you killed.
Also, eye shots like those shown are stupidly easy to defend by turning your head a few degrees. If this is a self defense situation, I’m all for it if the opportunity presents itself, but actively trying to gouge a dude’s eye while he is busy trying to kill you is just stupid.
" Because you are also biting a sensitive area, in essence you are destroying him emotionally."
WTF is this bullshido? Destroying him emotionally how? The other guy might be in shock for a second that you actually bit him, but then anger sets in, and you are done for. Human teeth are not made for biting through flesh, enjoy your hepatitis and AIDS. [/quote]
Biting can actually be used much more tactically than most people give it credit for, and there is more strategy to it than just ripping off flesh as well. Like eye attacks, it’s generally though of very one dimensionally and unfortunately though of as an “either or” type of thing (either you bite and eye attack, or you grapple and strike).
You can use biting to anchor yourself to your opponent, you can use biting to distract, you can use biting to create space, you can use biting to weaken, you can use biting to cause the opponent to react in a specific way to set up something else (strike, joint lock, etc…), you can use biting to maim, and you could even use biting to kill.
There are other considerations like blood born diseases to take into account. So, biting to maim or kill would only be last resort; otherwise biting where there is thin clothing or just biting to cause pain/anchor are better options.
But, biting is not a complete fighting system (just like just striking, or just grappling aren’t either), it’s just one tool that we as humans have at our disposal. So, to think that things like biting the guy’s arm is going to stop you from getting choked is stupid. Maybe if you had already tucked the chin, pull down/out on the arm and had it pinned there biting might be an option, but not to stop the choke in and of itself.
The truth is that most people who talk about biting quite frankly are clueless/unskilled about the other arsenals available to them (grappling and striking namely) and don’t truly understand how to blend all of those arsenals into a cohesive effective whole.
Much of the same can be said of eye attacks.
You’d be surprised just how effective they can be in the hands of someone who is used to applying them against a fully resisting opponent. Just turning your head a few degrees will not protect you, they will just flow with you and wind up getting you one way or the other (unless you also regularly train against people who are actively trying to eye attack you) and even if they can’t, you will inevitably wind up opening yourself up to something else. The name of the game is using the most appropriate/available tool in the moment against the most available/vital target.
BTW, didn’t look at the link yet, that’s just my general feelings about other people’s misconceptions concerning biting/eye attacks.
Actually that biting application looks pretty legit. You of course have to effectively use your grappling skills to prevent them from actually sinking in the choke completely, but once you have it secured and he can’t “feed” it to you, biting it would most likely make him abandon his choking attempt. I disagree though that you wouldn’t want to just let him pull the arm out of there and I wouldn’t suggest actually trying to gnaw a hole in his arm (blood born diseases anyone?). Just make him pull the arm out and immediately spin into him, or start scooting your butt down away from him and turn in once your shoulders reach his hips (or whatever other rear guard escape you prefer).
The problem I see with devoting two hands to maintaining a solid hold to get “uninterrupted biting” as the page calls it, is that those hands are no longer being used to cover up. Even if the guy doesn’t try to choke you from that rear position, I can see nasty elbows and punches to the back of the skull and spine coming in hard, and I would rather use at least one hand in covering the back of my head, or trying to take control of his other hand if possible.
Perhaps it is because my experience with “real” combat systems is null, as I have only trained sport-oriented grappling and striking, but it just seems that biting is more of a situational weapon than a cornerstone of a martial arts system. If a guy is pinning you down and you can’t get any strikes in (rape situation maybe?), than I can see a use in trying to bite his throat open, but definitely not something I would do if I secured a mount or dominant position, where raining down strikes seems to be more effective.
[quote]grayman19 wrote:
The problem I see with devoting two hands to maintaining a solid hold to get “uninterrupted biting” as the page calls it, is that those hands are no longer being used to cover up. Even if the guy doesn’t try to choke you from that rear position, I can see nasty elbows and punches to the back of the skull and spine coming in hard, and I would rather use at least one hand in covering the back of my head, or trying to take control of his other hand if possible.
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Honestly I agree about the “continuous biting” aspect. The inside or the forearm isn’t really a vital spot (the radial artery is pretty deep in there and you’d really have to chew through the arm for a while before you got to it), so devoting that much time and attention to biting that point really wouldn’t be worth it IMO. Not to mention that you’d really, really have to be committed (and mentally willing) to chew through a lot of flesh to make that effective.
Just a quick bite will usually cause most people to flinch and pull away from the bite, or at least cause them to weaken/stop trying to force the arm into your neck (especially if you have it secured). This should give you a moment to start escaping and/or turning into them.
What weapon isn’t situational? Can you effectively use punching if you are too far away to be able to land a kick? Can you effectively use kicking if the opponent has you in rear mount? No, every weapon/arsenal has a specific set of circumstances (range, orientation, accessibility, legal and moral considerations, etc…) which make it either effective/a good choice, or ineffective/a bad choice.
Let’s take your example or being in a dominant position (say side control, my right side towards his head). Let’s say that I trap the opponent’s left arm with my right leg and start throwing some forearm smashes at his head. Since he cannot use his left arm to defend he brings his right arm up to cover his head (which I was expecting). I immediately grab his wrist with my right hand and his inside elbow with my left hand and force his arm down towards the ground, then start to slide my left arm through to lock up an Americana. However, he feels it coming before I can get the arm fully locked into place and he starts to muscle his arm out straight.
From here I have several options:
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flow into other locks (wrapping straight arm lock, kimura variations if he gets his hand completely turned over)
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post both hands on his wrist and throw some diagonal downward elbows to the right side of his head/face
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bite him in his right side (the nipple area is very sensitive, but even just on his serratus anterior area will work) which will cause him to instinctively bring his right elbow into his side to attempt to protect himself, which will allow me to fully secure the Americana and finish the lock
Of course there are other options as well, but I mentioned these to illustrate one grappling option, one striking option, and one biting option to set up a grappling option. None of the above options is unequivocally “better” than the others (which is better will depend on the situation), but all of the above can be effective.