We live in one of the most peaceful societies ever to grace planet earth. More than any period of time before us, the world is at peace...
However, anyone can tell you that it's still dangerous out there.
We may not have any world wars going on, or barbarian hordes invading our lands, but life is still dangerous.
Too many people in this world go through life with their heads in La La land. No sense of danger, or dangerous people. I encourage everyone to take some time to research real violent behavior and work on their alertness. This is probably the most essential piece of any martial system... It's just not taught much...
The first video I have is from a New York Subway:
The head grabbing, hair grabbing, high wrestling is very common in a street fight. Notice the "3 Step Rule"? Did you see what happened with the wig? Did you see what happened with the footwear?
This is a perfect example of a very common street fight.
The second link comes from Tristan. It is more of a news story, but their is a news clip in the link.
Ask yourself: Why a baseball bat?
Simple. Baseball bats are perfectly legal for dirtbags to carry! I know of no law that prohibits felons, probation clients, or such dirtbags from carrying a bat! Most laws prohibit them from carrying knives, and all prohibit them from having guns, but bats are totally legal. Note: I don't know the ins and outs of every law (especially Colorado) but this is my understanding.
The final thing I wanted to mention is the value of other Martial Arts.
Wing Chun is a Martial Art that falls into the more classical "Kung Fu" realm. As a system, it is newer than most Kung Fu, but is still fairly old. Wing Chun has been dismissed by many martial artist (mostly in MMA) as complete junk. That's why I chose to showcase it here.
I am going to put a link to the "Fight Quest" episode on Wing Chun. I know that this isn't a complete documentary or anything, and showmanship is heavy with Tee Vee shows, but this video explains the real value of some of their stuff.
Constant forward pressure. Stable footwork. Offense is the best defense. Strikes the intercept, and intercepts that strike.
These are all thing's that I think we could all learn from Wing Chun.
Educate yourself in other arts. Take what works, discard what doesn't!
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