It was about 5 o'clock in the morning as we all marched out ontothe flight line at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.
This day was like many others. We marched out and lined up on theconcrete with the Jet Fighters in the background.
As we waited for the drill instructors to show up we were alldismissed from formation.
That's when I spotted another airman that was on his last day."Aha!" I thought. This is my chance to take him down.
We had a tradition in the air force that we'd all gang up andtackle anyone who was leaving.
(This included a good hose down with the nearest high pressurewater hose when I was at the bases in warmer climates. That wasn'ta part of this particular day. It was about 15 degrees and there wasice on the ground.)
At this point in time the only self-defense training I had was afew years of karate but I felt like I was capable of handlingmyself pretty good.
So I made my move. I dashed toward him in my effort to take himdown. Wow, was I in for a surprise! He dropped down and scooped meup on his shoulders just like a wrestler or grappler might do.
There I was dangling up on his shoulders, feeling foolish andembarrassed. I had seen people get caught with this particular movebefore but never thought I'd be in it.
Oh well, it was too late now. There I was a spectacle on displayfor everyone to see.
Fortunately, the display didn't last long, because four otherairman came charging at the guy who had me on his shoulder.
They knocked him down like four bowling balls exploding one pin offof a bowling lane.
He went flying and so did I. All six of us were scattered on theconcrete, catching our breath from the unforgivably hard landing.
The rest of the day, I replayed that event over and over again inmy head. Wishing I had handled it differently. But alas, I couldn'tbecause I wasn't prepared for that type of a move back then.
What about you? Have you done something to be prepared for when awrestler or a grappler grabs you and has you dangling or worse yet,plants your face into the concrete?
Don't be like I was years ago. Get prepared. Life is too short tohave regrets.
Go for it!
Al Abidin
P.S. So many were unable to click this link last time so here it isagain, http://www.hikuta.com/Extreme_dvd.html.
Al Abidin
Director,
Cutting Edge Combat
Self Defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404 Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
(866) 276-3350
http://www.hikuta.com
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Do this to survive Road Rage
They were in the car in front of me and I should have turned off on a side street.
As the light turned green, the car in front of me slowly made the left turn and I followed, because I was turning left also, however as soon as they made it through the intersection their car slowed down even further.
So I started to pass, thinking the car in front of me was going to stop. Then lo and behold they sped up and a guy with a shaved head leaned out the left rear window and started cursing at me.
Now I should have rolled up my window turn of on a side street, after all my kids were with me.
However a part of me just wanted this person to get out of my way and if not I wanted to get out of my car to give him an attitude adjustment.
Unfortunately, the car in front of me was going the same direction I was heading, so finally, reason, self-control and the grace of God got the best of me and I finally acted instead of reacting, turning off on a side street.
I pulled over to cool down and to explain to my kids what was happening and set a better example; I carefully returned to the street I had last seen the cursing, skin head.
Sure enough their car was long gone and I continued on my way.
There are times in life when someone will try to provoke you to get into a fight, but remember this; you are all the stronger for restraining yourself. He who has self-control is better than he who captures a city.
So when someone tries to provoke you, keep your cool, walk away (if you can, but be alert,) especially if you feel your pulse beating faster. This is an indicator that you won’t be able to continue talking much longer (which can make you turn physical). In other words, you could lose self-control.
Don’t allow anyone to put you in a state where you could lose your self-control. It’s not worth the trouble. You don’t want a verbal argument to turn into a fist fight.
Sure later on you may wish you had said more or done more, however you’ll forget it in a day or two, which is much better than having a lifetime of regret over a physical action, (that was not necessary) that could land you in court or jail or both.
That being said, there are times when you’ll have to stand up to someone (a bully or attacker) who is either about to harm you or someone else, and in these cases, be sure not to hesitate.
Take explosive action with the intent to knock down the potential attacker, and then quickly get away and report the incident.
Be sure not to stick around and never offer to help the attacker back up, because he’ll barely be up on his feet before he’ll suddenly be bashing your head into something as he prepares to stomp you into the ground.
A great thing you can do to be better prepared is to learn some type of self-defense, however if you’re like me you tried several different styles and most, if not all of which didn’t seem realistic unless you had 10 to 20 years to invest and even then it probably wouldn’t have worked against weapons or multiple attackers.
In 1994 all that changed for me. I was introduced to something that doubled my confidence. This something helped me to be more relaxed and alert at the same time, and ever since then I’ve felt much safer.
I also achieved the confidence that I could easily protect myself and those I care about.
Okay, what was it that I discovered back in 1994? Well, what I discovered was a shocking method that was used by highly-trained covert operatives.
Just like the others before, I couldn’t get enough of this method. That’s why I’m so thankful that I had the blessing of being trained by the last living expert in this method which is called Kuta, also known as Hikuta.
What amazed me about Kuta was that is was so easy to learn. I was amazed because all the different styles of self-defense I had experienced growing up were so complex and required a decade or more just to be good, but even then, they only learned to defend against one attacker.
This is alarming because my research indicates that most violent attacks are committed by more than one.
Unfortunately, too many people have found out the hard way that the skills they possessed weren’t effective against more than one attacker.
I understand loyalty to one’s preferred method, but why live an illusion?
I’d rather train to fight 10 men and end up fighting 2 or 3, than train to fight 1 person and end up fighting 10.
Sincerely,
Al Abidin
P.S. Give it a try by going to http://www.hikuta.com/DVD_BigKuta.html
As the light turned green, the car in front of me slowly made the left turn and I followed, because I was turning left also, however as soon as they made it through the intersection their car slowed down even further.
So I started to pass, thinking the car in front of me was going to stop. Then lo and behold they sped up and a guy with a shaved head leaned out the left rear window and started cursing at me.
Now I should have rolled up my window turn of on a side street, after all my kids were with me.
However a part of me just wanted this person to get out of my way and if not I wanted to get out of my car to give him an attitude adjustment.
Unfortunately, the car in front of me was going the same direction I was heading, so finally, reason, self-control and the grace of God got the best of me and I finally acted instead of reacting, turning off on a side street.
I pulled over to cool down and to explain to my kids what was happening and set a better example; I carefully returned to the street I had last seen the cursing, skin head.
Sure enough their car was long gone and I continued on my way.
There are times in life when someone will try to provoke you to get into a fight, but remember this; you are all the stronger for restraining yourself. He who has self-control is better than he who captures a city.
So when someone tries to provoke you, keep your cool, walk away (if you can, but be alert,) especially if you feel your pulse beating faster. This is an indicator that you won’t be able to continue talking much longer (which can make you turn physical). In other words, you could lose self-control.
Don’t allow anyone to put you in a state where you could lose your self-control. It’s not worth the trouble. You don’t want a verbal argument to turn into a fist fight.
Sure later on you may wish you had said more or done more, however you’ll forget it in a day or two, which is much better than having a lifetime of regret over a physical action, (that was not necessary) that could land you in court or jail or both.
That being said, there are times when you’ll have to stand up to someone (a bully or attacker) who is either about to harm you or someone else, and in these cases, be sure not to hesitate.
Take explosive action with the intent to knock down the potential attacker, and then quickly get away and report the incident.
Be sure not to stick around and never offer to help the attacker back up, because he’ll barely be up on his feet before he’ll suddenly be bashing your head into something as he prepares to stomp you into the ground.
A great thing you can do to be better prepared is to learn some type of self-defense, however if you’re like me you tried several different styles and most, if not all of which didn’t seem realistic unless you had 10 to 20 years to invest and even then it probably wouldn’t have worked against weapons or multiple attackers.
In 1994 all that changed for me. I was introduced to something that doubled my confidence. This something helped me to be more relaxed and alert at the same time, and ever since then I’ve felt much safer.
I also achieved the confidence that I could easily protect myself and those I care about.
Okay, what was it that I discovered back in 1994? Well, what I discovered was a shocking method that was used by highly-trained covert operatives.
Just like the others before, I couldn’t get enough of this method. That’s why I’m so thankful that I had the blessing of being trained by the last living expert in this method which is called Kuta, also known as Hikuta.
What amazed me about Kuta was that is was so easy to learn. I was amazed because all the different styles of self-defense I had experienced growing up were so complex and required a decade or more just to be good, but even then, they only learned to defend against one attacker.
This is alarming because my research indicates that most violent attacks are committed by more than one.
Unfortunately, too many people have found out the hard way that the skills they possessed weren’t effective against more than one attacker.
I understand loyalty to one’s preferred method, but why live an illusion?
I’d rather train to fight 10 men and end up fighting 2 or 3, than train to fight 1 person and end up fighting 10.
Sincerely,
Al Abidin
P.S. Give it a try by going to http://www.hikuta.com/DVD_BigKuta.html
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