Cop killer and improvised weapons

Yes we can credit another disastrous failure to the criminal justice system for releasing another ex-con. Unfortunately he killed four cops in Lakewood, Washington. What a tragedy.

As I read the article about it on Fox news, something at the end caught my attention in the long list of crimes committed by this ex-con; improvised weapons. It mentioned two separate cases in Arkansas courtrooms where he tried to use improvised weapons. The first one was a metal hinge that he hid in his sock and the second one was a padlock that he brought into the courtroom.

The article said he intended to use the hinge so apparently he wasn't successful with that. He wasn't successful with the padlock either. He threw it at a bailiff, but he didn't aim good because the padlock hit the ex-con's mother.

This piece of the article caught my attention because I just finished an improvised weapon article for the December issue of Police Magazine. In the article we used a flashlight, a coffee mug and a clipboard as improvised weapons.

When one of my police detective friends heard I was writing the article he called and suggested that we use the weapons to hit watermelons to get a comparable result of what might happen to a human.

I liked the idea so we used the items to hit watermelons and we took photos and also a video of it.

Click here to see the video of what happened: http://www.hikuta.com/Article-videos.html

Be strong,

Kubler Al

P.S. I'm glad this ex-con wasn't successful with improvised weapons.

To see how effective improvised weapons can be, go watch my new video at http://www.hikuta.com/Article-videos.html.

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Unpredictable world

The shooting at Fort Hood was a sad tragedy and also a reminder of how unpredictable our world can be. You'll never know when someone might point a gun at you.

Last week I gave a link to part of a video technique, however this week I decided to let you WATCH the WHOLE TECHNIQUE. Its almost 10 MINUTES long and it shows you how to MOVE FASTER when violence happens to you.

You can WATCH the whole technique at http://www.hikuta.com/ExtremePreview.html

It's my desire to help you be more prepared and aware of what's around you.

Be strong,

Kubler Al

P.S. When you follow the link above you'll find the video preview, a link to 'Extreme Combat' the DVD which contains the technique and you'll also find information if you'd like to help those affected by the Fort Hood tragedy.

Go to the preview page at http://www.hikuta.com/ExtremePreview.html






Kubler Al
Director of Training,
Cutting Edge Combat
Self Defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404
Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
1-TOO-ARMED-50 (1-866-276-3350)
www.hikuta.com

Push him back

When someone threatens you and moves forward to grab you, there is a simple move that you can do to escape.

Hold up both of your palms toward him and firmly say 'leave me alone'.
Having your hands up like this will prepare you to push him away if necessary.

Then if he moves in to grab you, place one of your open palms out where its almost touching his chest diagonally across from you.

So in other words if you are using your right hand you'll place it on his chest on his right side.

Then explosively crunch your stomach to bring your upper body weight forward.
As soon as you begin the crunch, step toward him with your right foot.
(I'm having you use the foot that is on the same side of your body as the hand that you'll be using to push him away.)

Your foot should land with stomp, as it touches the ground.

At the same time that you stomp your foot, quickly bring your right elbow forward to slam across his chest.

Your elbow will have a levering effect as you apply force starting from your palm which will be the first to touch his chest and then followed by your forearm and elbow. (Your forearm should be parallel to the ground.)

This move will help you to push him away even if he's bigger than you.
Then you should immediately go someplace safer.


Be strong!

Kubler Al

P.S. Oh, by the way Al, a variation of this technique is on our Big Kuta seminar DVD's.
You can find them at http://www.hikuta.com/DVD_BigKuta.html

Wrist grab technique

A van suddenly stops right next to you and two men jump out.

One of them grabs you on the wrist and starts pulling you into the van.

Would you be able to escape?

If you're not absolutely sure, then consider this solution to help you escape.

Immediately step toward the person who is grabbing you.

If your right wrist is being grabbed, step forward with your right foot. (Vice-versa for the left)

As you are stepping towards him, quickly point your elbow at him.

The energy in your step and elbow movement should be forceful, which should cause the person to let go of your wrist.

You should also command with a loud voice, "Leave me alone", which should help any witnesses to recognize you as the victim and not the suspect.

Some people can't seem to tell the difference.

As soon as you break free, move away from them and watch where you are going.

Have a great day!

Al Abidin

http://www.hikuta.com/index.html

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17 killed near El Paso

Last week, near El Paso, Texas, gunmen lined people up in a rehab clinic killing 17 of the 20 persons that they shot.

With our world becoming increasingly violent, whenever someone shows up with a gun you must assume they are going to use the gun.

Taking hostages these days often ends with the hostages being killed.

If someone shows up with a gun, try to get away immediately.

Look for all possible escape routes and rapidly increase your distance from the gunmen.

If you are quickly moving away from the gunmen, it will be very difficult for him or her to shoot you.

Now, you might say, well, I don't want to get shot, well, neither do I.

However its better to walk into a hospital emergency room where they can remove a bullet or two and stop the bleeding, than to end up dead in the street with a dozen bullet holes all over your body, because you stayed near the gunmen like a sitting duck.

Do you want him shooting at you from 5 feet away or would you rather be rapidly moving away where he'd have a very difficult time hitting you?

Even if he did shoot you, the technology in hosipital emergency rooms, (at least in the USA) has advanced to the point that people can survive being shot in the head, the eye and even the heart.

However, you choose to respond, you should decide now that you will take action to survive, even if that simply means running away from the gunman.


All the best!

Kubler Al

http://www.hikuta.com/Order.html





Kubler Al
Director of Training,
Cutting Edge Combat
Kuta: Self-defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404
Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
1-TOO-ARMED-50 (866-276-3350)
http://www.hikuta.com

What is a Hikuta fist?

Check out the comments on one of my previous posts:

https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17291383&postID=537998900760052498&page=1

Be strong,

Kubler Al

Hikuta Fist blog still receiving comments

The blog I posted in December 2007 is still receiving comments.

Go read and make some of your own.

http://hikuta.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-is-hikuta-fist.html

Do you know how to take a punch?

Do you know how to take a punch?



A boxer asked me this question recently, so a couple of days ago I had someone punch me in the face...

Oh, yeah, and we put it on video.

It's here and also on my home page.

Go check it out at http://www.hikuta.com/index.html

Enjoy,

Kubler Al




Kubler Al
Director of Training,
Cutting Edge Combat
Kuta: Self-defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404
Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
1-TOO-ARMED-50 (866-276-3350)
http://www.hikuta.com/

How to Beat a Street Fighter - Part 2

What do I do if a street fighter is trying to kick me?

That's a question I received recently by email.

...I thought this was such a great question that I decided I should tell you my answer.
Here's how to neutralize virtually all kicks.

Move.

What? Too simple?

Well, I like to keep things simple.

We forget the complex stuff when a fight really happens, so why bother with it.

Okay. Let's get back to neutralizing the kick.

If you move in any direction your body will not be in the place where the kicker needs you to be to have power in his kick. Too bad for him.

Now if you move back or to the sides, his kick will probably miss or be very weak.

However, the encounter will not be over.

A better way is to move toward the kicker as your hand comes up with a powerful open hand strike, high on the attacker's chest.

You should aim at the area between the chin and the sternum.

Your open hand strike should slow down, stop or possibly even knock the kicker onto the ground, thus ending the attack with just one move.

You could also slam your forearm into his chest with similar results.

As for his kick, he'll probably bump his knee into your leg and never even be able to deliver his kick. Again, too bad for him.

Well, I hope you don't need to use this information, but here it is just in case.

Be Strong!

Kubler Al


P.S. Oh, by the way, to help you be effective with this technique, use the startle move shown in my video.
If you don't have the video...
Go here to get it http://www.hikuta.com/Extreme_dvd.html




Kubler Al
Director of Training,
Cutting Edge Combat
Kuta: Self-defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404
Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
1-TOO-ARMED-50 (866-276-3350)
http://www.hikuta.com/

How to beat a street fighter - Part 1

Here's what you can do if a street fighter is swinging at you, trying to punch your face.

Quickly move towards the attacker, to use one of your forearms to smash his mid-chest area. (This assumes that he is suddenly right in front of you and that you must defend yourself)

Keep your other hand up near your face, ready to defend.

Stomp with the foot that you use to step toward the attacker at the same time or slightly before you hit him with your forearm. This will increase your power.

If this doesn’t knock him flat on his back then start using your hands and forearms to explosively batter his face. (People don’t like to get hit in the face.)

Your movement should be like a temper tantrum, an adult size temper tantrum; quick and explosive.

He will be at your mercy as you deliver your wrath.

Your goal should be to quickly end it and leave.

If you’ve trained your reflexes, it will be easy for you to end the fight.

If you haven’t trained your reflexes…

Discover how at http://www.hikuta.com/Extreme_dvd.html

Be strong,

Kubler Al

Dangerous drinking fountain

Walking up to a drinking fountain can be cool and refreshing or violent and deadly.

I'm not referring to the germs that you'll find on some public drinking fountains.

Have you ever watched how people use a drinking fountain?

Most of them just push the button and stick their face in the water.

Although you might see a few of them look around slightly side to side before they drink.
You may also notice them looking around while they drink as they try to stay alert.

These alert people remind me of an ancient warrior named Gideon.

When he brought his men to take a drink at a stream, he watched them carefully.

Those who lapped up the water like a dog, oblivious to their surroundings were sent home, but those who were alert, looking all around while they drank were deemed fit for battle.

So what do drinking fountains and Gideon have to do with you? Good question.

The point is to stay alert when using a public drinking fountain.

Also keep in mind that you can push yourself away from the drinking fountain to quickly move away or defend yourself more quickly if necessary.

If someone gets really close to you and they have a weapon you could spit the water at their face to make them blink right before punching their face. Then get away.

Although, considering the cleanliness of some public drinking fountains you should try to always have bottled water with you so you can bypass the fountain.

Have a great week!

Kubler Al

http://www.hikuta.com/Extreme_dvd.html

Its amazing what we can endure

Its amazing what we can endure.

Veteran police officer Peter Soulis was shot while checking on a suspect who was parked at a gas station at around midnight.

Then a gun battle began between the suspect and officer Soulis.
Soulis was shot several times, but the suspect was shot
22 times.

The suspect lived for 4 minutes afterward.
It's amazing what the human body can endure.

If you ever get shot, just realize that it's not over like they show you in Hollywood movies.
If you're alive after the first shot, chances are that you'll survive if you can get away or stop the threat.

I would learn some good self-defense to help you learn how to get away and also how to stop this type of threat.

I also recommend that you avoid gas stations late at night.

Be strong,

Kubler Al
http://www.hikuta.com

What a gal!

Recently two illegal aliens, Raphael Resindez, 23, and Enrico Garza, 26, broke through the front door of a home where 11 year old Patricia was home alone in Butte, Montana.

Patricia was upstairs in her room when the two men broke through the front door. She then ran to get her father's shotgun.

As Resindez came to the top of the stairs, Patricia defended herself by firing into the man's mid section. The wound was fatal and he never had a chance to use his 45 caliber handgun.

Thus the first threat to 11 year old Patricia's life was stopped.

Then Patricia noticed that Garza was about to come up the stairs and fired upon him as he then fled out the door and died out on the street. This second threat to Patricia's life was also stopped.

Thank God she was the clay shooting champion since she was 9 years old. It probably saved her life.

We never know when our life will be threatened but it sure helps to be prepared.

Be safe,

Kubler Al

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Kubler Al
Director of Training,
Cutting Edge Combat
Kuta: Self-defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
1-TOO-ARMED-50 (866-276-3350)
http://www.hikuta.com

President takes cover on Pennsylvania ave.

President Obama was walking down Pennsylvania ave., surrounded by secret service agents when suddenly he was escorted back into his limousine.

Someone saw a risk or a threat and the new president was taken to safety.
You probably don't have secret service protection, but whenever you see the signs of danger, you should take cover also.

It's not wise to just keep going and suffer the consequences.

This may require us to swallow our pride, but it's better to humbly arrive at home then to proudly arrive at the cemetery.

This reminds me of an old proverb...
A wise man sees danger and protects himself, but the fool continues on and suffers harm.

So remember seek cover whenever you see danger.

All the best,

Kubler Al

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Kubler Al
Director of Training,
Cutting Edge Combat
Kuta: Self-defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404
Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
1-TOO-ARMED-50 (866-276-3350)
http://www.hikuta.com

She flipped me off

She took both hands off the wheel of her Honda Pilot and held up both her middle fingers at me.

Then she took her right index finger and pointed it at me and acted like she was firing several shots at me with a gun.

Next she drove past me flipping me off with both fingers again.

Okay, now you're wondering what I did to provoke this, right?

Well, traffic was moving at about 25 miles per hour and I looked over my left shoulder saw that it was clear, turned on my left turn signal and changed lanes.

Then a few seconds later I heard a horn honk three times.

I was sure that it wasn't the car that was now behind me because it was still four or five car lengths back.

However it turned out that it was the car behind me.

That's when the driver started using creative hand signals.

Then I thought, ‘Good thing I’m not a gang member. Otherwise her pretend shots might have been met with real ones.’

Okay, let's unpack how this driver goofed up and how you should respond when you meet someone like her.

1) She honked her horn even though it wasn't necessary to avoid an accident.

Be careful when honking your horn. You should only do so to avoid an accident.

2) She should never have held up her middle fingers. She could have crashed or ignited road rage or both.

If someone holds up their middle finger to you, act as though you don't notice it so that you won't respond in a manner that will escalate the situation.

Just keep going on past them.

3) When she acted like she was shooting at me with her finger, I realized that she had anger issues, but others may have taken it as a threat or a challenge and responded with real bullets to her pretend shooting.

If someone starts pretend shooting at you, just realize that you're dealing with someone who has anger issues and that a fight could erupt very easily if you were to engage them.

Do everything you can to avoid them. This may require you to set aside your ego and pride but I’d rather be humbly safe at home than proudly laying dead in the streets.

Even if you thought you could win, you will certainly end up in court where the other person will show up dressed real nice and looking like a reasonable person.

Then it will be his word against yours. Don’t take the chance.

It’s always better if you can avoid the fight.

If however, you can’t avoid the fight, it’s a good idea to know how to protect yourself, especially if the guy is twice your size.

We have a program that will help you do just that, defeat someone twice your size.

Go grab your copy now at http://www.hikuta.com/Extreme_dvd.html .

Have a great New Year!

Kubler Al

Four men attacked him

All five of them were on the ground fighting. It was four against one.

It didn't seem fair, but that one man was doing just fine. He was punching and kicking all four of them as they tried to hurt him.

Somehow they couldn't take advantage of the fact that they outnumbered him four to one.

This one man was my father-in-law.

He came home from work to find one of his daughters crying. One of his other daughters told him how one of their uncles had been harsh with the daughter who was now crying.

My father-in-law went and confronted the uncle. (The man was his brother-in-law).

The uncle responded sarcastically and a fist fight began.

The uncle had three brothers standing nearby and they all jumped into the fight.

By the time it was over, all four of the uncles were bruised up but my father-in-law didn't even have a scratch on him.

So how did one man beat up four other men? That's pretty rare! Usually one man can't defend against several.

Well, let me unpack the details of why he was able to do this amazing feat.

First of all, he had some self-defense knowledge.

Secondly, he decided to have courage to confront evil. (Yes, courage is a decision. The next time someone helpless is abused, verbally or physically, you'll have to decide if you want to have courage also.)

Thirdly, he didn't have to worry about who he punched or kicked. They were attacking so he punched and kicked everything that got near him.
The uncles actually ended up punching each other.

Fourthly, he kept moving, continuously punching faces and kicking bodies until they were unable or unwilling to attack anymore.

So when you're outnumbered take courage and start punching and kicking everything that gets near you.

Of course it does help if you have some self-defense training, specifically how to defend against a group.

I covered group attacks in detail in one of my seminars. It was called the Big Kuta Seminar and we have it on video for you.

Wait no longer. Go grab your copy now at http://www.hikuta.com/DVD_BigKuta.html.

I'd hate to read a story in the news about four men putting you into the hospital or worse.

Be strong,

Kubler Al

Two strangers after midnight

They walked right up next to her driver side window. Sally knew they were trying to decide if they should rob her.

She was on her way back from Las Vegas (lost wages) and she ran out of gas. It was three o’clock in the morning and she was stranded in the middle of the desert, more than twenty miles from a gas station.

Two men stopped their vehicle in front of her car and just sat talking to each other as one of them kept pointing back at her car.

After a few minutes they both walked over to her car.

As soon as they opened their car doors Sally put her cell phone up to her ear and she pretended she was talking to someone.

She also rolled down her driver side window less than an inch. She did this quickly, before they arrived because she knew that sometimes when you roll down an electric window on the driver’s side it goes all the way down and she didn’t want that to happen when the two men where standing beside her vehicle.

Both men came and stood beside her window as she continued to pretend to have a conversation.
Finally one of the men said, ‘Are you okay?’

‘Just a minute.’ Said to the person she was pretending to talk to and then she turned to the men outside her car and said, ‘I’m fine. Help will arrive very soon.’

Then she resumed her pretend cell phone conversation.

The men stood next to her car door for about another minute or two and then turned and walked back to their own car.

They got back in their car and began talking and pointing at Sally.
They did this for about ten minutes.

They looked very suspicious. Sally was certain that they were trying to decide whether or not they should rob her.

Finally they drove off and a couple hours later a tow truck arrived with five gallons of gas for Sally’s car and she drove to the nearest gas station and then home.

This night could have ended very different for Sally; however she did a few things that helped her survive.

Here are some tips to remember if you ever get stranded and you’re approached by someone suspicious.

1) Call or pretend to be talking to someone on your cell phone.
Someone else could hear what was going on, at least from the perspective of the men who approached Sally.

2) If you are going to roll down your window to talk to someone, do it early enough so that if it went all the way down, you’d have enough time to roll it back up and make sure it was only open about one inch.

3) Tell the stranger you’re fine and that help will be arriving soon. This will make the stranger consider that any minute help would arrive, making it risky for them to try anything.

4) Avoid the 10 to 4 window. According to the F.B.I. most crimes happen between 10 pm and 4 am so try not to be out during these hours if possible.

5) Bring someone with you, especially if you’re taking a long road trip. There’s safety in numbers and the conversation will help keep you awake.

6) Try to fill your gas tank when you’re down to a quarter tank. That way you won’t risk running out of gas.

7) Have your windows tinted in the darkest tint allowed by law. That makes it hard for anyone to see whether or not you’re alone in your car.

8) And of course, take a street self-defense course that focuses on realistic moves that can save your life.

We have one of these courses and people are amazed at how easy it is to learn.
Go grab your copy at http://www.hikuta.com/Extreme_dvd.html right now.

For your safety,

Kubler Al

Are you a bench warmer?

She was screaming "Help me, please help me," as a man knocked her down to the ground and began punching her in the face.

There were many people who were watching this violent attack, but none of them helped or even called for help because they all thought someone else would do it.

You've probably heard stories similar to this one.

Some watched from inside a building, some watched from inside their vehicles and some even walked right past the attack, yet all of them failed to help in any way.

Each of them was shocked and unsure what to do.

They thought that someone else would help.

They live on the sidelines, as though life were a spectator sport to be watched but not engaged in.

They tend to have many regrets.

They feel that they never really lived life.

In a way they are right.

Unless you put your safety, your comfort or your life on the line for another, it's really hard to fully enjoy life.

You might ask, "But what can I do?"

Well, here are a couple of ways that you could help:

1) Get your phone and call for help. This is the least you can do.
If you can't see the numbers to dial it means your heart is beating too fast from witnessing the encounter.

To overcome this slowly take two or three deep breathes and your vision should improve or you could ask someone else to dial the number for you.

Even if you don't have a phone you could yell out 'I've called the police and they'll be here any minute.'

2) If you're in your car you could start the engine and drive towards the attacker with your high beam headlights on or you could honk your horn to attract attention.

You could throw a book or something heavy at the attacker as you drive past while honking your horn.

These actions to help save another person's life will place your life at risk, however there's nothing like the feeling of standing up for someone else.

This builds courage that can apply to anything else you do.

So are you on the sidelines in life, a bench-warmer, or are you engaging life in a full and meaningful way?

If not you'll need courage and here are two ways to gain it:

1) Start thinking creatively of many different ways that you could help someone.
Maybe the first time you'll help someone is by standing up for them when they are being bullied in a conversation.

2) You could also take an effective street self-defense course to build courage.
Unless the encounter involves a loved one or a friend, don't get involved physically, let the police handle it.

Go here to get self-defense that's easy to learn and very effective.
http://www.hikuta.com/Extreme_dvd.html

Be strong,

Kubler Al


Kubler Al
Director of Training,
Cutting Edge Combat
Kuta: Self-defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404
Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
1-TOO-ARMED-50 (866-276-3350)
http://www.hikuta.com