Successfully Fighting Multiple Opponents On Facebook, (again!) this great example of one man overcoming several in a real life incident was found (thanks Steve). Although the actual incident seems to be a little dodgy, the bloke attacked may very well…
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Freeze, Fight, Flight and Martial Arts Training #2
by Jon Law • • 13 Comments
The first freeze-fight-flight post described the physiological events triggered when threat or danger is perceived by humans. This post continues with the theme that the response is an essential part of evolutionary survival. We can think of the stress response…
Self defence assault, self defence murder or just self defence?
by Jon Law • • 11 Comments
You pop home for a bite to eat and notice the patio window is smashed and there are burglars still ransacking the place. Not a good situation. But in essence this is what faced an apprentice builder, Omari Roberts, just…
Assault/defence update
by Jon Law • • 4 Comments
A recent post concerned the imprisonment of the two Hussein brothers who beat a burglar in response to him being part of a gang that imprisoned Munir Hussain’s family and threatened them with death. Last week Munir was released on…
Fighting Multiple Attackers – More Video’s
by JonLaw • • 2 Comments
This post builds on the recent multiple attackers series of posts with further real life and training video’s. Not all of these examples are as good as those in th original series, although lessons can be taken from these, both…
Self-defence or assault……?
by Jon Law • • 18 Comments
A subject of relevance for all regardless of any martial arts participation. A recent story on Radio Five Live detailed how two blokes chased another, beat him with a cricket bat and a metal pole, rendering permanent brain damage; the…
Freeze, Fight, Flight and Martial Arts Training
by Jon Law • • 17 Comments
This is the first of two posts that describe the wonders of the human response to stress. Many people in martial arts refer to the stress response (or freeze, fight or flight) in a pretty negative manner. ‘Adrenaline dump’ is…
Brutal Knife Attacker Shot in Self-Defence
by JonLaw • • 3 Comments
Knife Crime Info Somebody put this brutal video (see below) on Facebook. It’s a pretty vicious knife attack perpetrated by a clearly psychotic criminal, who attacks everyone in a shop. This incident does not seem to be financially motivated, there’s…
Padwork And Movement Drills Against Multiple Attackers
by Jon Law • • 6 Comments
One very safe method for getting a handle on fighting multiple opponents is windsucking. This is a drill they use over at DKK, something that Gavin Mullholland came up with I believe. In simple terms it involves one person striking the…
Fighting Multiple Opponents – Some Training Components
by Jon Law • • 21 Comments
As I have little expertise at fighting multiple opponents when devising training drills for fighting multiple attackers I draw from footage of real life situations. Akin to the Morris Method approach of ‘watch the fight‘ this can provide some rich…