Brian@ITC

FACT: Not all martial arts are combat arts and are not suitable for self preservation.

FACT: Not everything “American made” is a good thing. American’s TRY to make things better than what has been around for hundreds of years and has been combat proven. In other words, “Don’t fix what’s not broken”!

FACT: Some fights will end up on the ground and you need to be prepared for that. But, to spend the majority of your time on the ground is foolish for survival purposes.

FACT: You are unlikely to be attacked by someone who is a skilled “martial artist”.

FACT: When you shoot someone it is unlikely they are going to fall down and die right there. What are YOU going to do when the attacker is still coming after you when you have shot them several times?

FACT: Train hard, train often, and train realistically. With that formula you can be prepared for most situations.

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KenpoTex

FACT: Not all martial arts are combat arts and are not suitable for self preservation.


That just needs to be repeated

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ruertar

Yes -- to sum up my original question: I am looking for a system that focuses more on the martial and less on the art.

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ruertar

I still haven't found anything interesting by the way.

I've sat in on a Jujitsu class near downtown Orlando. One of the first things they explained to me is the old, "90% of fights end up on the ground." Most of the class covered ground techniques. This is not what I'm looking for.

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AzQkr

FACT: When you shoot someone it is unlikely they are going to fall down and die right there. What are YOU going to do when the attacker is still coming after you when you have shot them several times?

Shoot them some more. I carry a highcap g17, g19 or S+W M+P.

Really, if they've been shot, they've had to created a potentially lethal situation with a knife, gun, club, etc for me to start with them to begin with.

If they are still coming with nothing in their hands [ they've dropped the weapon after being hit several times ]. I'm going to avoid them like the plague, they might have it, or some other communicable disease. I don't want them touching me.

Brownie

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semperfi.45

Call 888-238-7287 and inquire about a CDT training center near you. Compliance, direction, takedown is all about gaining pain compliance to control your target. CDT is more of a defensive tactic rooted in martial arts, it is very effective.

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c3ks

Yeah, the jits guys love to say that. But where do most fights start? As I said in a previous post, I have studied some jits along the way, but only enough to get on my feet or get away.

Jits is great for MMA ring fighting, but if you have no standup skills in a street fight, you are screwed.

That's too bad there aren't any decent martial arts or KM schools around your area. Have you looked into any boxing gyms? IMHO, boxing would be a much better starting point than jits.

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