The poll results are in and your voice has been heard. According to your votes, I'll shoot a 2 part series on elbow & knee striking combo drills, and I'll also begin to shoot basic multiple opponent tactics drills. The multiple opponents concepts goes pretty deep with a wide number of factors to consider - but we can at least get it started, right?
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Folks, this is my blog, and by know you know that I could care less about training for sport or MMA. But this is also your blog. So, I encourage you to reply to posts, or send me a message with your own thoughts and ideas about muay thai, street fighting, self defense, and yes, spicy food.
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Showing posts with label self defense training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self defense training. Show all posts
Monday, November 15, 2010
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Another MMA Fighter Shot and Killed This Year
Hey guys just wanted to give you all the heads up, sadly another MMA fighter was killed this year.
His name was Justin Eilers, he was shot and died shortly after on Friday morning, the day after Christmas.
In an apparent domestic disturbance at an acquaintance's home in Canyon County, Idaho.
The cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the chest, the bullet punctured his lung before exiting his body.
Justin Eilers was 30 years old.
The shooter James Robert Malec, 48, was arrested and charged with second degree murder in relation to the shooting.
Justin was a heavyweight fighter who fought for the UFC Heavyweight Championship against Andrea Arloski at UFC 53 in June 2005.
He also fought for Elite XC in 2008 for a title shot against Antonio Silva.
What I wanted to point out was his killer wasn't a big heavyweight MMA Fighter or a tough thug, but a 48 year old man who wasn't a fighter but someone who became deadly due to the use of a firearm.
This tragic death could have been avoided but unfortunately wasn't, what started out as an argument ended deadly.
For all you MMA Fighters or Martial Artists out there you need to be careful what you do outside the gym, that secret stand up combo or new jiu jitsu move won't work against a committed individual willing to kill you with a weapon.
When real violence enters your life you may not be able to make it tap out or be able to knock it out!
What you really need to know doesn't involve strength or sweat, a punch or a kick.
What you need to learn is awareness and deescalation skills and tactics to deal with this type of situation, no amount of kicks or punches will help when the bullets start flying.
Also if you're not training in how to deal with weapons of any kind then you're training is incomplete and needs to be reevaluated.
So take off the gloves and get up off the ground and start learning how to protect yourself from this type of violence, at the very least you'll have some options that may save your life and those of your love ones.
Take care and be safe.
Daniel Sambrano
"Keep It Simple and Savage"
www.SuperHeroSystems.com
His name was Justin Eilers, he was shot and died shortly after on Friday morning, the day after Christmas.
In an apparent domestic disturbance at an acquaintance's home in Canyon County, Idaho.
The cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the chest, the bullet punctured his lung before exiting his body.
Justin Eilers was 30 years old.
The shooter James Robert Malec, 48, was arrested and charged with second degree murder in relation to the shooting.
Justin was a heavyweight fighter who fought for the UFC Heavyweight Championship against Andrea Arloski at UFC 53 in June 2005.
He also fought for Elite XC in 2008 for a title shot against Antonio Silva.
What I wanted to point out was his killer wasn't a big heavyweight MMA Fighter or a tough thug, but a 48 year old man who wasn't a fighter but someone who became deadly due to the use of a firearm.
This tragic death could have been avoided but unfortunately wasn't, what started out as an argument ended deadly.
For all you MMA Fighters or Martial Artists out there you need to be careful what you do outside the gym, that secret stand up combo or new jiu jitsu move won't work against a committed individual willing to kill you with a weapon.
When real violence enters your life you may not be able to make it tap out or be able to knock it out!
What you really need to know doesn't involve strength or sweat, a punch or a kick.
What you need to learn is awareness and deescalation skills and tactics to deal with this type of situation, no amount of kicks or punches will help when the bullets start flying.
Also if you're not training in how to deal with weapons of any kind then you're training is incomplete and needs to be reevaluated.
So take off the gloves and get up off the ground and start learning how to protect yourself from this type of violence, at the very least you'll have some options that may save your life and those of your love ones.
Take care and be safe.
Daniel Sambrano
"Keep It Simple and Savage"
www.SuperHeroSystems.com
Friday, September 12, 2008
Dressing for success in realistic training / scenario combat training
by Don Baker
A hot trend in the world of self defense is to re-create attack scenarios in order to make the training experience as authentic as possible. Great idea, its important to do that from time to time. However, I've found that one aspect in scenario training is almost always overlooked: your clothes.
We train in order to protect ourselves and our loved ones in the off chance that a predatory individual tries to rob, abduct, murder us. But odds are high that you won't be wearing muay thai shorts or a gi when/if an attack occurs. Most likely you'll be in a parking garage after work, or in a night club and it's vital that you re comfortable fighting in office and/or semi-formal attire (even jeans). I require that all of my students train in street clothing at least one week a month.
Just go to Goodwill and buy slacks, dress pants, even a blazer if its not too pricey, and keep those old wingtips you have in the back of your closet. Take one week a month out of your regular regimen to train in street clothes, it will benefit your skill set and your overall confidence in your abilities.
A hot trend in the world of self defense is to re-create attack scenarios in order to make the training experience as authentic as possible. Great idea, its important to do that from time to time. However, I've found that one aspect in scenario training is almost always overlooked: your clothes.
We train in order to protect ourselves and our loved ones in the off chance that a predatory individual tries to rob, abduct, murder us. But odds are high that you won't be wearing muay thai shorts or a gi when/if an attack occurs. Most likely you'll be in a parking garage after work, or in a night club and it's vital that you re comfortable fighting in office and/or semi-formal attire (even jeans). I require that all of my students train in street clothing at least one week a month.
Just go to Goodwill and buy slacks, dress pants, even a blazer if its not too pricey, and keep those old wingtips you have in the back of your closet. Take one week a month out of your regular regimen to train in street clothes, it will benefit your skill set and your overall confidence in your abilities.
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