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  • gilgamush0

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    kali as self defense doesn't make any practical sense when dealing with how knife attacks happen here in the us. its basically hogwash in that regard. don't get me wrong, from what iv'e seen its a good exercize, shares a lot of principles with wing chun and a lot of good small circle joint locks. the stick fighting bit of kali is pretty cool and looks far more practical than the fuk sao looking wrist grabby shit. that nonsense would buy you a collapsed lung, trying to intercept somebodies wrist as they lunge at you. lol, good fucking luck with that

    • if someone is charging you with a knife you run, now if someone is holding a knife to scare/rob you, you just need to wait for them to make the first movemoldero
    • then counter, thats it, its easy, focus more on defensive knife fightingmoldero
    • defensive knife fighting isnt blocking btw, its basically waiting for him to get into various offensive positions that leave him wide openmoldero
    • seriously man, look deeper into it, you'd dig itmoldero
    • and a book is only going to help you decide if you want to train or not, 1st you need technique, then you need to drill that technique deepmoldero
    • inside your muscle memory with drills, lots and lots and lots of drillsmoldero
    • meh, i get the appeal. i would rather spend time at the range working on the groupings. knives as weapons are a last resort and i have several other optionsgilgamush
    • i hear ya brother, stateside I was the same, but where I'm at now guns are a big no nomoldero
    • and 90% of the stories you here when someone gets robbed in Mexico its by some dumbass with a knife in the perfect scenario for a defensive techniquemoldero
    • really? thought they were pretty easy to get down there. the us sells shit tons of pistols to mex. at any rate, i would think you would be better of with a sworgilgamush
    • d cane or a concealed spear thingy. even something like a kanabo cane fusion. lets invent onegilgamush
    • close childhood freind has dual citizenship, goes down every couple years to see his family. hes a lawyer so im going to have to ask him about the legalities ofgilgamush
    • carrying around a studded clubgilgamush
    • guns are easy to get, but it will also get you 10 yearsmoldero
    • I have 6 katanas (not those cheap ones) but I cant exactly walk around with them, A knife is really the best deal down here if you know what your doingmoldero
    • well bless you and your knife fighting expertise i hope you never have to find out if it works. i for one don't prescribe to the knife dueling school of thoughtgilgamush
    • would rather get stabbed once on the way in and take the fight right outta my attacker via blunt trauma than rely on parries and countersgilgamush
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