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Sep. 27, 2012 9:12am Sharona Schwartz

Known more famously for posting nosecone videos of airstrikes on terrorist hideouts and hidden weapons caches, the spokesman’s office of the Israeli Defense Forces is branching out into other genres. Its latest video, “Learn How to Defend Yourself: IDF Style,” stars one of its, shall we say, camera-friendly female combat instructors demonstrating martial arts techniques for avoiding abduction.

Twenty-year-old Krav Maga instructor Sgt. Rachel Shir demonstrates on-camera what she teaches IDF soldiers to avoid being kidnapped.

The IDF explains:

Krav Maga is a self-defense system that was invented by the Israel Defense Forces in order to ensure that both combat and non-combat soldiers know how to stay safe in every situation. All IDF soldiers are taught how to defend themselves from abductions, stabbing attempts and much more.

In New YouTube Video, Israeli Self Defense Instructor Sgt. Rachel Shir Shows How to Avoid Abduction IDF Style

Rachel’s would-be attackers approach her in a dark place, calling out “Hey, honey!”

As two actors approach her on a dark, isolated street, Rachel explains:

When walking alone at night, be aware of your surroundings, stay focused and be ready for any attack to occur.

If attacked when you’re out at night by yourself, use everything in your hand to defend yourself.

When your attacker is stunned, strike him in the groin to neutralize him as quickly as possible.

Attacker grabs Rachel from behind

She elbows…

She kicks…

She punches

All this naturally prompted some cheeky comments on YouTube including:

“She can abduct me anytime.”

“We don’t turn the other cheek. We kick back in the balls.”

“The UN will vote that she used disproportionate force! :-)”

There is a universal draft in Israel for both men and women. The latter serve a mandatory two years in the IDF. Like in the U.S., the recruitment of women to combat positions followed debate among military leaders due to concern over the potential abductions of female soldiers. Abductions are a very real threat to Israeli soldiers, the most recent case being Gilad Shalit who was snatched from Israel and held in Gaza for more than five years.

The issue of women in combat was highlighted last week when a female sniper serving in the IDF named only as “Corporal S.” was commended after she shot dead a terrorist carrying explosives who engaged her battalion along Israel’s border with Egypt. In the gunfight, her male colleague Cpl. Netanel Yahalomi was killed. “One of the terrorists exploded right in front of us,” she told the Israeli news site Ynet.

Female combat sniper identified only as "Corporal S." by Israeli news site Ynet

After the battle, the IDF criticized the Israeli media for focusing on another woman in the co-ed battalion who allegedly took cover behind bushes fearing she would become a kidnapping target for the terrorists. The IDF stated that she was never ordered to storm the terrorists.

This is the second video the IDF has released on self-defense. In the first, Rachel explains what to do if faced with various scenarios including getting your hair pulled, if grabbed from behind, and when attacked from the front.

Watch the latest IDF video here:

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badge02812
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:39am
These amazing women are true rock stars !!

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- Alydia
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 12:19pm
  WOW…I have utmost respect for these women!
  
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- RANGER1965
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:05pm
  I’ve been interested in Krav Maga for several years. It’s a real world art that does not shy away from using anything to including lethal force to get out of a situation safely.
  
  In my opinion it’s one of the few arts that really does offer a woman or a smaller man a chance against a determined opponent.
  
  A 140 pound woman throwing punches and kicks or even worse trying to wrestle a determined man who weighs 220 is a non starter. Trained or not, most woman are gonna lose, and lose badly.
  
  Krav Maga teaches you to avoid these situations entirely, and when you can’t… run like hell! It’s teaches continuous situtional awareness, and finely tuned paranoia.
  
  …And when you cannot avoid the situation, and you absolutely cannot run, then you fight your opponent like a mad dog using any tool you have, never giving up, and showing ZERO! mercy, and the second you’re free, you run like hell. (That seems to be the gist of the Krav Maga philosophy)
  
  I was sold that this was a good martial art, when I was looking through a Krav Maga book and saw a woman demonstrating how to stab a ball point pen through her attackers eye while he tried to hold her, and another panel showing a woman biting the nose off a potential rapist on top of her.
  
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- Kenszen
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:40pm
  @Ranger1965 Tim Larkin of http://www.targetfocustraining.com/ would disagree with your assessment of going against someone who has more body mass than you. Poke around his website and read his bio. For anyone reading this, Larkin’s training can prepare you to defend yourself. But I totally agree with you, Ranger, in that being aware of one’s environment and avoiding such situations in the first place is the best strategy. It sounds like Krav Maga has a lot in common with Larkin’s methods and philosophy. Thanks for your post on Krav Maga. It sounds intriguing.
  
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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:58pm
  Just more “chosen people” propaganda.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:14pm
  @sillyfreshness
  
  if by “chosen people propaganda” you mean “people oppressed by numerous nations for thousands of years so they have learned to take a stand against all enemies”, then yes you are right.
  
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- Elena2010
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:37pm
  @Silly — you jealous? God has plans for you, too. Relax and follow His lead and don’t worry abt someone else’s job.
  
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- stillbombshelterbob
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 7:09pm
  It strikes me that there only two kinds of women in Israel: little old 95 year-old ex-pat Romanians, and absolute hotties dresses in military uniforms w/ neeet gats and a whoop-ass skill sets….I LOVE IT !!!!!!!
  
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- sta
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:32pm
  My daughters took a Krav Maga self-defense course when they were 9 and 11.
  I feel safer walking with them.
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:39pm
  .
  Or,
  Just shoot the bastards.
  
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Wildcat1997
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:34am
I’ve been training Krav Maga for about 2 years and it’s awesome. It’s very simple and doesn’t rely on very complicated series of moves for defenses. I love that it’s not made to get you engaged in a long fight, but to quickly and decisively disable your attacker so you can make it home safe. With the right techniques, the size difference between you and the attacker really doesn’t matter. They use the philosophy of defending and simultaneous counter-attacks. Most gyms will give you 2-3 lessons for free because they know you’ll be hooked.

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- dcgirl
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 12:22pm
  I took Krav Maga training for a little over a year, until a knee injury forced me to quit the formal classes. If your opponent is not ready for you, as a woman, to be able to defend yourself, then you will have an advantage. Granted if you are 110 pounds and your attacker is 300 pounds it will be more difficult to fight them, but the goal is to end the attack quickly and even 300 pound men can be brought to their knees by a slap to the groin or a jab to the eye. Krav Maga also teaches you how to deal with an attacker that has a weapon.
  
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Gup20
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:32am
Half of the moves in Krav Maga (the IDF martial art) involve blows to the groin.

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- dcgirl
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:52am
  And an open hand (palm) strike hurts worse than a fisted one.
  
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- Elena2010
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:36pm
  Yep — get him where it hurts the most — in the family jewels!
  
  At PISC, we called it “yut-yut” training. We taught the WM’s self-defense if they were ever caught behind the lines. Now, there are no lines.
  
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TruthMonkey
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:21am
Howtruthhurts
You missunderstood. She is still in school not yet a marine. She wants to defend her country so I think you may want to read again or maybe apologize to her. And if you are not trained I can assure you that if you were to mess with her you may find yourself in deep ****.

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- SAMADI-SOUL-CRUSHER
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:31am
  The problem with guys that don’t think a BJJ trained woman can take them down and own them .
  Is they don’t know . What they don’t know . Until they are on the ground getting choked out!
  
  Your daughter should also be learning stand up as the ground doesn’t work well against more than one attacker.
  
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- TruthMonkey
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:31am
  BTW she has been training with grown men since she was 16 because there were no other females to train with. When she fights other females it’s almost a joke because she has learned to deal with a much larger and stronger opponent. So you may want to wait before claiming BS.
  I promise you that if you were not up to the task you would have your arm snaped or be choked out.
  I would not talk about my kid in a dishonest way. The SEmper FI was in support of her desires.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:35am
  1) I don’t need to apologize to anyone and so I won’t.
  
  2) I’m 6′ 3″ 230lbs of lean meat. I’m also a very skilled fighter. Neither you nor your daughter (that you seem afraid of) stand a chance against me.
  
  3) This is what is wrong with this nation. We use to be a nation of strong, prideful men. Now we’re a nation of feminized men intimidated by little women. No wonder the more masculine China and Russia are gaining on us or already kicking our tales. This is why we have a president that bows to other leaders. We are a nation of mice not men.
  
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- TruthMonkey
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:42am
  Samadi
  
  Thanks for your words. You are correct.
  My point is not to uderestimate the power and fight that a woman can bring. Also of how proud I am of my daughter not just because she can date and I dont have to worry but also becuase she is a real patriot and has a very strong desire to defend this country. I have to admit that I do like seeing her take apart a guy that thinks he is on a cheese walk. The look on thier eyes after rolling with her and having to tap out is priceless.
  
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- TruthMonkey
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:45am
  Howthetruthhurts
  You really need to some mental help. Oh and you are also an obvious MSP.
  You can look in the yellow pages for a doc.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:52am
  MSP = a man with confidence. You are just so indoctrinated by the lefties’ school system that you from upon a confident man. You are a coward. This nation has become a nation of cowardly men. That is why we have a president that bows to other leaders. We are cowards and we deserve a cowardly leader.
  
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- TruthMonkey
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:52am
  Howtruthhurts
  
  Do you feel better now?? You really do have an issue. You might want to lay off the roids.
  Or maybe you just have a problem with strong women. Either way you need to take it down a notch and listen a little better. At no time did you have any reason to act like such an azz. Did your mom not love you or what?
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:55am
  I have 5 sisters and a wife. I would give my life for any of them and I would NEVER lay a violent hand on ANY woman. That’s the difference between me and the modern American man. I have the pride and strength to defend women while you and the other “modern” men coward behind them. Remember it it our “modern” man Obama that likes to bow to other nations. An old-school man would never have.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:57am
  @TruthMonkey
  
  You are such a pansy! Are you this pissed off because something didn’t praise you and your daughter. You are exactly the type of modern American man I’m speaking about. You are so emotional and feminine. Man up. Defend your daughter instead of her defending you.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:02am
  Been training MMA for 10 years. Both BJJ and KM are great things to learn! As a fighter you need to be well rounded, just knowing BJJ or KM is not good enough. BJJ is the most effective grappling art on the planet and since 80% of fights end up on the ground it would be good to know.
  
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- TruthMonkey
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:06am
  Howtruthhurts
  
  Wait till you have a kid and then you will understand my defense. I agree with alot of what you just said but you need calm down. A good fighter does not get angry or the fight is over. Don’t know about you but my daughter fights with no emotion and no facial expression. Oh and if you are not military then you do kind of owe an apology and if you are than you should be more supportive of an inspiring patriot.
  
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- TruthMonkey
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:10am
  Black
  Thanks and I agree. I did not say she could defeat the world but just making a point
  
  Howtruth
  Done with you because only an idiot argues with an idiot. Oh and its not pansey boy its pu**y
  
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- apbt55
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:47am
  Yeah I agree with much of howtruthhurts, our nation is effmeinate, but there is nothing wrong with being proud of a childs accomplishments. congrats.
  
  my daughters would come to watch me train since they were babies and inherently picked up a lot, but I would never tell them to directly engage a larger man, that is what concealed carry is for.
  
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- TruthMonkey
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 12:06pm
  APBT
  
  Thanks. I acctually had her take BJJ to discurage her. However over time I grew to respect her desire and her fight.
  I would never try to put her in danger but she fell in love with fighting these big guys. She is not your normal young lady she wears bruses like a metal of honor. She is liked respected by these guys with BMF tatoos on their necks etc because she does not back down and is a fighter with no fear.
  
  As far as CW you are right. I have gotten to the age that its much easire to shoot then fight.
  
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- Alina.D
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 12:15pm
  HOWTRUTHHURTS, I actually agree with you. Men have forgotten what it means to be a man,forgot to have the rightful pride and dignity of a man.. Maybe they are intimidated by this feminist movement. Which I HATE. I am a woman, and I think women are a big cause for the decay of society because they want to be men, instead of women..
  
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- Elena2010
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:42pm
  Strong men don’t need to prove how strong they are. They are confident enough to be gentle.
  
  It is a weak man who beats up on women and children.
  
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- FREEDOMoverFEAR
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:44pm
  Elena
  
  I absolutely loathe women beaters. But, I’ve known a couple and trust me they enjoyed stomping men a lot more than they enjoyed hitting their old ladies.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:23pm
  @Elena2010 & @FREEDOMoverFEAR
  
  Woah woah woah!! I’m for confident, strong men. Men who aren’t easily intimidated. Especially by some fake super-hero chick video. However, I NEVER ONCE promoted, excused, or justified men-hitting-women. I am 100% against such. That message was intertwined into mine by men on this site who have been trained by the left to associate a strong, confident fearless man with women-beaters. There is NO correlation.
  
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- Lt_Scrounge
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:49pm
  My dad always said that it doesn’t take much of man to beat a woman or a smaller man. He also said if they’re stupid enough to start a fight feel free to do what it takes to finish. I had a cousin who was a highly decorated Marine in Vietnam with a habit of getting into bar brawls (and winning them) once he got home. His advice was the faster you finish a fight, the less likely you are to get hurt. The trick to winning any fight is mental attitude. Be willing to maim, or kill the other person if necessary for your survival and don’t hesitate to do so. I believe it was Clint Smith who said “If you’re in a fair fight, your tactics suck.” I am a firm believer in discrete carry. Nothing discourages an attacker like the business end of a large caliber firearm.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 1:08am
  @HOWTRUTHHURTS
  You sound to me like a chest-beater who hides behind a username on the internet. All talk.
  I don’t need to list my weight or height, because i am not a boaster, as most REAL men aren’t.
  REAL men don’t like to fight unless they have no other choice. They are gentle with their loved ones, respect their elders, use manners, and are respected by others, because respect is earned, and not just by fighting. It is earned by doing the right thing and by doing right by your family and friends.
  Sorry, but you DO sound insecure, especially when you post your height and weight and say other people ” would not stand a chance against you.” You sound silly, for a REAL man. REAL men do not act that way. You are amusing.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 7:11am
  @Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  
  Oh my Lord! Are you serious??!! You must be joking!! More feminine, emotional crap? Leave the emotional stuff to women please. They don’t sound stupid when they show it.
  
  I’m trash talking about fighting and you start analyzing my emotions!! Serious? No wonder this country is in such a mess. We are a nation of no men. In the past, when men were rallied to be strong, protectors, providers, and defenders American men yelled “We will stand!!”, “We will protect and provide!!”. Now all I get is “My uterus hurts” and “I think I need a new tampon”. Give me a break.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 12:12pm
  Muscle-headed moron.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 1:17pm
  Emotional, sensitive, estrogen-high sissy.
  
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Exidor
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:19am
My kind of woman……

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HowTruthHurts
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:12am
From the article “As two actors approach her on a dark, isolated street…”

Keyword is “actors”. Forgive me for instigating or seeming negative, but this is admittedly fake. In a fake video I could take down 1000 men.

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- NSDQ
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:37am
  So in order to teach how to defend yourself they shouldve tried to rape her for real, WTH is wrong with you
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:45am
  @NSDQ
  
  Are you perverted??? I never even mentioned “rape”. That came from your mind. There was nothing sexual about that video at all !!! Are you a freak or something ???? !!!!!
  
  IT”S FREAKS LIKE YOU THAT WOMEN NEED TO KEEP AWAY FROM!!!!
  
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- FREEDOMoverFEAR
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:58am
  How truth hurts
  
  Lol you’re right most men now days are little pansies. Most people on this site are old women and men
  who have never been in a real fight. Ignore their nonsense they really believe this girl could defend herself against a 200 pound man.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:12pm
  @HOWTRUTH
  
  Well, judging by the video, it’s a safe assumption those fake attackers were probably thinking rape. Generally when two men stalk and attack a woman they aren’t looking to take her lipstick.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:09pm
  It doesn’t matter what is a safe assumption. My comment was simply that the video was fake and unrealistic. Then NSDQ starts fantasizing about rape and violence. That had NOTHING to do with my comment.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:29pm
  Of course it’s fake, that’s the point. He wasn’t fantasizing about rape, just making the assumption.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:26pm
  @black9897
  
  “So in order to teach how to defend yourself they shouldve tried to rape her for real, WTH is wrong with you”
  
  To jump to such a perverted assumption and then accuse me of doing so (which I never did, I never even mention rape or any other sexual/violent term) is deranged. He tried the old leftist strategy of throwing keywords out there to derail a message he didn’t agree with.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:46pm
  That’s not perverted. It was a very logical assumption looking at the video. Maybe he thought by what you said you were implying it had to be real in order for it to have credibility. Obviously promotion videos are staged.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 7:15am
  Read my post. NOTHING of what I said insinuated that the woman in the video should really be raped. NOTHING at all. My post clearly showed a lack of awe for an actress to take down two actors in a choreographed fight. That statement was clear. The idea of actually having the men attempt to rape her came from his imagination without my guidance at all. That is indeed perverted.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 10:45am
  Well, honestly the way you said it did imply somewhat that it should be real. But, since that’s not what you were saying it’s all cleared up.
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 12:19pm
  @BLACK9897
  Don’t worry about HOWTRUTHHURTS. I, personally, think he had been drinking and was feeling 10 foot tall and bullet-proof. IMO, he made a jackass of himself on this post.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 1:16pm
  @Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  
  Wow, you really are an emotional mess. You have that cowboy avatar as if you’re this manly, conservative, southerner. Yet you act like an emotional, left-wing, occupier. Now you want to hug other members because you think their feelings may be hurt. Are you taking estrogen shots?
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 1:30pm
  Oh, I’m not too concerned with it.
  
  Just in case anybody was interested here is 6′ 1 176lbs Royce Gracie fighting 6′ 1 215lbs Bobby Olgun. Royce Wins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ubeHb7M18&feature=related
  
  Rickson Gracie, 185lbs at 5’10 Beats Rei Zulu who is 6’4 and 220lbs…..twice!
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ektw9N7XzSg
  
  Rickson beats David Levicki. Although i don’t know his height and weight he is clearly Much larger than Rickson.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRYirlca1dU&feature=related
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 1:58pm
  Yes all that is true. Also there is Nate Robinson (5′ 9″) and Spud Webb (5′ 7″) who played in the NBA and could dunk. You know why this is all news worthy? Because they are not even close to the norm. A big dude pounding a little dude or a tall guy dunking is so obvious it isn’t news worthy. The exceptions prove the norm.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:03pm
  Almost forgot this one. Royce beats Kimo, 6′ 3 235lbs.
  
  http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=video.detail&gid=145591
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:05pm
  No, but it does prove what I was simply saying about there is much more to fighting then being stronger and larger.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 2:33pm
  In a highly trained, highly professional, highly regulated level (as is boxing: no elbows, not blows to the back of the head, etc…) yes technique counts. However all these athletes you and I named are not even close to the norm.
  
  Look, I speak from experience. I was TINY in high school. In the 10th grade I was 5′ 2″ and maybe 100lbs. When I graduated I was 6′ 0″ and still only about 170lbs. It wasn’t until I was 24 that I started packing on the mass. In any fight in school I was almost always the smaller guy by far. I lost most fights but I never backed out of a fight. Once I put on the mass it was a different world. I’m the same man, with the same fighting technique, but all of a sudden my punches could do some damage. All of a sudden I could spear dudes and put dudes on the ground. Yes technique is important but only in Disney movies does size and stature not matter.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 28, 2012 at 3:19pm
  MMA is also highly professional and highly trained.
  
  Oh I certainly agree that is an advantage, I would never say it doesn’t matter. I would just highly disagree with putting so much emphasis on it, as far as trained fighters go. I bet if you had been trained in high school and knew what you were doing it would have been a different story.
  
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SAMADI-SOUL-CRUSHER
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:11am
For most women its mind set not physical size or ability that holds them back!
I have trained with lots of women and its their ingrained idea of not hurting people that holds them back. They usually pickup technik quickly .
Bringing the warrior mentality out that you will destroy the opponent is hard for many women.

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TruthMonkey
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:08am
I have a 17yr old daughter who at 16 said she wanted to be a Marine. I told her last year if she could deal with full contact BJJ classes I would support her going into the Marines. She is about 125 lbs and kicking the crap out of 250 lbs men with submission etc. They call her the technician. She recently joined her school wrestling team (all boys) they only laughed at her one time and now are all scared to roll with her.
The only catch is that now I have to support her goal of joining the marines. SEMPER FI !!

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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:13am
  Sorry but that is BULL CRAP. These marines are just as trained as her and have her beat on weight and strength. There is no logic to her beating them. Your story is fake.
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:37am
  Howtruthhurts, from reading your posts it seems you have issues with women being able to fight. Is there something you need to go get help with before we read about you being charged with aggravated assault against a woman?
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:47am
  @00100111
  
  No I have something against the cowards American men have become. We are so feminized and politically correct we are intimidated by anything. This is why we have fallen as a great nation.
  
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- FREEDOMoverFEAR
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:01am
  You’re retarded if you really think your daughter can hold her own against a 200 pound man.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:33am
  @HOWTRUTH
  
  I don’t think that’s a fair statement. A properly trained woman COULD successfully defend herself against an untrained attacker. Maybe not two guys at once, but this is just a video promoting KM. As I mentioned above BJJ is the most effective grappling art on the planet and was specifically developed so that smaller weaker people could beat larger stronger people. If one were to isolate BJJ a woman could certainly beat a man. No matter what a woman that is well trained is better off than not being trained.
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:39am
  Oh, I forgot to add. Weight and Strength are simply advantages, that does not mean someone who is stronger and has more weight will automatically win. Quickness, speed. strength, accuracy, timing, power, intelligence, and form are something you need in becoming a good fighter. The more advantages you have the better chance of winning you have. If you are strong and can punch hard yet have horrible form and accuracy then it’s almost pointless to be strong since you probably wont’ hit your target. Your form and technique are the most important things to have because everything else is built around that.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:12pm
  @black9897
  
  That textbook answer is nice and all but real life is far more simple. That is why EVERY major fighting league (boxing, wrestling, mma) separates ffighters on weight. Because they know that a 250lb competent man will crush a 145lb competent man. If this were a Disney special, your logic would prevail. In real life the bigger stronger lion wins 99 out of 100 times.
  
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- George Patton
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:06pm
  I don’t think I have ever seen a better example of insecurity than in the posts from “howtruthhurts”
  
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- FREEDOMoverFEAR
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:18pm
  George Patton
  
  Why don’t you meet up with him in person and find out if he is insecure?
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:40pm
  They have weight classes to make it as fair as possible because it is a sport. Maybe on the street with untrained people the stronger person would win, but the Martial Arts was made so that someone who is smaller/weaker has the skills to defend themselves. Just look at the Gracie family and how they have beaten people much, much larger than them because they are masters at BJJ.
  
  I would just try to be more understanding that someone is skilled no matter how small or weak can win against someone who is stronger and bigger. One day you might come across someone who is small and he beats the brakes off of you.
  
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- George Patton
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:45pm
  Wow more posturing. Secure men do not go ape$%^t crazy criticizing a guy (truthmonkey) because he is proud of his daughter’s ability. The inability to acknowledge ability and talent in others is a symptom of insecurity. And when he posted his physical stats that was hilarious. Yes we all got it…you are a big tough man…that was the internet equivalent of standing in front of the mirror repeating self-affirmation chants about your manhood. Pathetic.
  
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- George Patton
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:53pm
  Also secure people do not feel the need to tell everyone on an INTERNET FORUM what a big tough man they are. They are not saying this for the benefit of people reading the forum. They are saying it for the benefit of their own fragile ego.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:32pm
  @George Patton & @black9897
  
  Are you guys serious? You guys are proving my point. I was making a true statement that size and mass in a fight matter. You guys start talking like Dr Phil. Spewing crap about self-confidence and insecurity. What kind of sissy feminine crap is that? Are there no more men in America? Do all men just want to group-hug and paint each others’ nails? Please, do men still stand-up to piss or do you guys squat now too?
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 4:43pm
  I never said that it didn’t matter, just that it didn’t’ determine who wins. I stated before those are simply advantages. I never said anything about you being insecure or group-huging. I was bringing up valid points to help you understand.
  
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listeninginVT
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:08am
You go girl!

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Patriot
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:04am
Nice, and nice.

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:03am
Excellent analogy! Had to laugh even though it is truly not funny.

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kickagrandma
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:58am
WOW!

Sorta makes the left look like what they are: unformed pudding.

Exercises, here I come!

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:57am
Go out and walk around your town or city especially at night. How many women or girls do you see obliviously walking and talking on their cell phone, or worse yet, texting. Nothing like a tunnel vision focus on a 3X3 screen. That cell will really protect you by making that 911 call so close….not! Not if you are not paying attention to your surroundings. For those who laugh at those texters for tripping and falling into a mall fountain, just think of what a sexual assault can do to rest of one’s life….if they live that long.

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OniKaze
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:53am
As a martial artist, I have said it before, and will say it again.. It can be a fatal mistake to underestimate the fighting power of a woman whose been trained… Sure, physically they may be weaker, but it doesn’t take a great deal of strength to fight well (if you know what your doing…)

I have personally seen a 60 year-old Chinese woman TOTALLY wail on a 23 year-old 2nd degree black-belt man (and it wasn’t for the kid NOT trying…)…. At first you could see the guy was thinking he would take it easy on her (not sure if because of age, or gender) but she just smiled, and then BAM he was on the ground… Not once, but 3 times…

Now I know this is not a TYPICAL result, but since it can happen, you must approach EVERY situation as if the person you are fighting is just as well trained as you are..

Underestimating an opponent is a foolish beginners mistake….

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- TruthMonkey
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:07am
  You are so right. I have a 17yr old daughter who at 16 said she wanted to be a Marine. I told her last year if she could deal with full contact BJJ classes I would support her going into the Marines.
  
  She is only 125 lbs and kicking the crap out of 250 lbs men with submission etc. They call her the technician. She recently joined her school wrestling team (all boys) they only laughed at her one time and now are all scared to roll with her.
  
  The only catch is that now I have to support her goal of joining the marines. So SEMPER FI !!
  
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- Edohiguma
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:08am
  It’s not really just the training. It’s the mindset that needs to be ready, too. Instincts. A normal woman would do anything do defend her child. They tend to fight like angry grizzly mothers defending their cubs. That’s the kind of instinct that needs to be ready when a woman has to defend herself as well. The physical strength also turns out to be pretty irrelevant during an adrenaline rush.
  
  Women are more prone to be attacked simply because they are, yes, smaller and overall physically weaker. That is a simple fact. An attacker will think twice before attacking me (6’8″ male), but he won’t have such reservations attacking the woman I love (5’3″). Someone who’s physically imposing scares off people.
  
  It’s really the same as with carrying guns. When you know that guns are banned, then a criminal has a field day. If the criminal has to consider the fact that guns are not banned and anyone he runs into could be carrying, well, then he’ll think twice (if he has a brain.) Same here. If a woman is trained, even if it’s just basic hints like watching your surroundings, etc, then, if the criminal has to expect it, he will think twice.
  
  Though, the groin kick isn’t really that viable anymore. It’s too famous by now. A safe bet is always going for the eyes.
  
  Fact is: there is no disproportionate force when a woman defends herself against an attacker, because the attack happens to do her harm. Same for men btw. If someone wants to do you harm, waste him. Simp
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:16am
  @TruthMonkey
  
  I call bull crap. You keep posting the same, nonsensical story. The men she would be facing are just as trained as she and would have a natural strength advantage. There is no logic in her being so dominating. It is rare to find a man so dominating. Look at the UFC. 99% win some and loose some. It is an accomplishment to have a win percentage anywhere close to 60%. Your story is fake.
  
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- goahead.makemyday
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:57pm
  TRUTH
  Do you take any form of martial arts classes? By your answers I can tell you don’t, BJJ stands for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It doesn’t matter if they have similar training and they’re stronger. As long as she does the forms better than other guys they WILL end up on their backs. BJJ doesn’t focus on strength like Karate, but leverage, speed, and focus.
  
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- FREEDOMoverFEAR
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:40pm
  Let me throw some facts out there from my life.
  
  I’ve wrestled Collegiate, Grecko Roman, and Freestyle as well as boxed and trained in Kung Fu from grade school until my senior year and lately I’ve been training in BJJ when I get the chance. I was really small and had a huge mouth. I wrestled 105 my freshman year and 135 my senior year just to illustrate my size. I’m now 6’1″ and about 195 pounds. I’ve fought most my life being the smaller person in the fight. I never had to cut weight once for wrestling. Now that I’m big when I fight someone I tear them apart. I can tell you all from first hand knowledge that training makes a huge difference but so does size. If someone has 100 pounds on you, you better hope they have no training at all and you’re not only trained but in shape. I suggest women stay armed with a firearm or at least a pocket knife.
  
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Hugh Williams
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:52am
That is one hell of a woman!

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:47am
The IDF……back on the scene after a 2000 year sabbatical….and better than ever. They even have girl soldiers who are bad-azz too.

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tipofthespear42
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:41am
You go girl!!! Thank You for sharing that and GOD BLESS ISRAEL AND THE USA!! ” We The People” stand shoulder to shoulder with you…..ALWAYS!!!

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another pucker
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:40am
I have to say this video makes me smile. I get so annoyed of people who are not aware of surroundings at all times. Being aware of your surroundings helps to keep you safe plus it allows for more courtesy. I get fuming mad when a congregation of families take up the whole isle and are oblivious to the 10 other families who need to get through and the young lady wearing short shorts and plugs in her ears walking or jogging down the street. I use to run 5 miles every morning where 2 main highways intersected and a large portion was wooded behind a housing development I never wore a Walkman;) because I new I would not be able to hear the things I could not see. I always made eye contact with anyone I saw and looked at cars so they knew I knew they were there. I always play a what if game in my mind so that I’m always looking for places to go houses where people are home incase someone came up to me I could go banging on doors. I teach my boys to always be aware of what is around them eventually it will just become a part of who you are and you will just do it. My husband says I am the most observant person he knows, which says alot. You can never pay to much attention to your surroundings I think. It helps in almost all situations whether it causes you to move out of the way at the store or pull off the road because you see an out of control car coming from behind. This is part of the problem in this country we are so consumed with our selves we don’t notice anything else.

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- OniKaze
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:57am
  RIGHT ON…. Keep your head up and eyes open…. 1rst rule of a fight…
  
  You do your gender proud… More people need to be like you… Plus, always good to keep an eye on your surrounding… EVERY environment is FULL of improvised weapons and other things you can use to your advantage if you know what your looking for…
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:36am
That was helpful….where can i find Part 1?

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sta
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:31am
My girls took Krav Maga self-defense at 9 and 11.
I am confident that they can take care of themselves.

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- Wildcat1997
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:35am
  exactly, what they teach is so simple and can really help people of any age and size. They know enough to “disable” the attacker and get away.
  
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CK1911
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:30am
Nice, but we already know about bad ass Israeli woman soldiers-Ziva David

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goahead.makemyday
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:27am
When properly trained a woman can easily take down a guy that has 100+ pounds on her. Personally I have no issue with women in combat roles, I’ll admit when a woman can shoot better than me. I do believe that women in combat roles should have more training than guys, most guys do have a physical advantage. Did you know that Russia in WW2 and also in the N Ireland and S Ireland fighting most snipers were women?

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- hi
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:58am
  I just took my first gun class and I was more accurate than all of the men.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:18am
  No that is false. Look at the UFC. These men are trained, expert fighters and a simple 20lb difference can be hard to overcome. Remember, this video is staged. It’s fake for God’s sake.
- geomann
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 11:37am
  Howtruthhurts
  Who cares if it is fake? The idea is to show people that a focussed and aware woman can and will defend herself against a couple of undisciplined thugs who spend their time preying on people in the street. So can I, and maybe so can you. 90% of my male friends are physically inferior to my wife. I am proud of her self confidence, yet consider myself her defender. Does it make you feel useless that a woman might defend herself? Why don’t you stop telling women what they can’t do, and start telling men what they can?
  
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- OniKaze
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 12:11pm
  @HowTruthHurts
  
  Normally you would be correct, but there is a BIG difference between gym rats rolling around on the mat (which is the sorry style that is UFC Style fighting which although aggressive does not lend well to reality, since in reality people WILL ACTUALLY TRY TO KILL YOU… ) So in that regard, YES, it is hard to overcome a large weight dis-advantage…
  
  But as a Kung-fu instructor who has dabbled and fought against MANY different styles of fighting (including MMA styles) there is a MAJOR difference between a gym fight, and a REAL fight…
  
  UFC fighters don’t gouge eyes out, they don’t punch in the throat, they don’t grab and crush testicles, or rip ears off…. Which are ALL things a real martial artist will do in a REAL fight…
  
  In a REAL fight, gender doesn’t matter… Knowledge, Skill, and a will to KILL goes WAY farther than size or strength… If you don’t know that, then go pick a real life-or-death fight, and try to act like a UFC guy… Let us know how that works for you (once you get out of the hospital…).
  
  Your comment isn’t really stupid, just ignorant… Although it IS rare for a woman to have the required “Killer Instinct” to be a deadly fighter, some have it, so you MUST assume they all do, less you end up on the wrong side of someone who does…
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:24pm
  @ONIKAZE
  
  I agree with some of what you’re saying but to say UFC is a sorry style of fighting is silly. UFC is the closet to a real fight you can get. Obviously you can’t train to actually eye gouge. I mean I’ve been doing MMA for 10 years and also do amateur fights (just like UFC but not professionally) and that stuff is no joke.
  
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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 1:59pm
  @OniKaze
  
  Actually, Kung-Fu rarely wins against simple Greco style wrestling. Again, I refer to the UFC and all other major MMA leagues. In fact, I can’t think of a single MMA champ who specialize in Kung-Fu. The fact is, in real life it comes down to punches, kicks, and grapples. All of which require form and STRENGTH. The Hollywood take-downs, and hip-tosses are all in the movies. In real life it comes down to brawn 9 out of 10 times.
  
  Technique only gets you so far. That is why EVERY majoy fighting league (boxing, wrestling, MMA) separates by weight. I don’t care how great of a form you have, if you are 5′ 1″ 125lbs boxing a 6′ 2″ 240lb man, your punches will have little effect. Mass matters.
  
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- goahead.makemyday
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:47pm
  Have you guys seen a professional Martial Artist that uses Aikido in a fight? I’m sorry not MMA I mean real international martial arts. I’m not disregarding MMA yes they are really tough, but there is a reason why there are Kung Fu movies. That’s becasue there are people who can do it in real life.
  
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- goahead.makemyday
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:51pm
  @TRUTH
  You said boxing. If I have to fight a guy that weighs 50+ more lbs than I do I won’t box with him I’d use every dirty trick I could to make sure I survive.
  
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- OniKaze
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:29pm
  @goahead.makemyday
  
  Your right… In a fight (unlike MMA) there are no rules, and EVERY “dirty trick” is a valid move (as long as it punishes your opponent…)
  
  That is MMA’s big downfall, I tell ALL of my students who say they wanna do MMA, that they are learning from the wrong person.. I don’t teach sports… MMA is a sport as there are rules….. Martial Arts (especially Kung-fu which teaches open minded fighting so its adaptable) is a WAY OF LIFE which has no rules… And when I speak of Martial arts, I speak about it from a prospective of a guy who was trained by people from over-seas that were REAL martial artists (not American trained Gym rats..).. My Masters didn’t speak that whole “its for self-defense” non-sense… Running, is self-defense…
  
  Most American martial artists are weak, and its because in America we coddle people, and give them rank promotions when they don’t deserve it… I refused to let one of my students get past the beginner level for two years, because I could tell he wasn’t fighting like he meant it… In a American dojo, your students would leave for that… Which is why I teach privately and on a one-on-one basis.. It works better that way…
  
  All martial arts deserve respect.. But none stand supreme alone… And a REAL martial artist will typically not roll on the ground with an MMA guy, most of the time (not all of the time) they’ll cripple you before it gets that far…
  
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- black9897
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:53pm
  MMA is the best training out there. I’m talking about MMA for self-defense and not for sport. I train MMA for both, and even training for sport is a great idea. There is nothing wrong with it, but if you ONLY train to fight in the ring and do not learn any street techniques OR how to apply what you know to a real life situation then I would agree, not a good idea.
  
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- FREEDOMoverFEAR
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 3:54pm
  OniKaze
  
  You sound like my Shifu I
  
  I agree with you 100 percent about American martial arts. I’ve known women who were horrible trained have a black belt. I studied Kung Fu from 8 to 16 and I was only a purple belt but I was proud of it. I have a female friend who obtained her black belt in about 2 years. LOL paid for.
  
  The biggest thing about a street fight is if you don’t know it’s going to occur your opponent gets to basically attack you with out you being prepared. So the ******* that throws the first punch has a huge advantage especially because there’s no gloves. Teeth come out and Jaws get broken.
  
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- Lt_Scrounge
  Posted on September 27, 2012 at 5:15pm
  There are far too many “martial arts schools” in this country who are nothing but black belt factories. One used to do demonstrations in a mall in Pennsylvania and I was disgusted with what I saw. They had these 8 yr old black belts that couldn’t do a snap kick or front punch properly. Their technique was so horrible that even with their full strength, they wouldn’t have much force. They were losing over 1/2 of their potential force through poor technique AND THESE KIDS WERE AWARDED BLACK BELTS! Not only were these parents ripped off, the kids have this sense of being able to defend themselves even when they can’t.
  
  I know a woman who has one of those paid for black belts and was raped anyway. She started taking Ninjitsu and says that it won’t happen again. She says that she learned how to defend herself better in a few months of Ninjitsu classes than in 4 years of the other martial art that she studied.
  
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DBlo
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:26am
This is a good thing! Men and women should all be prepared to defend themselves.

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sndrman
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:26am
very very cool,self defense,well time to ban it or outlaw it…………..

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FeliciaJewel
Posted on September 27, 2012 at 9:18am
That was great!

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