But LEOS Usually Work in Teams to Subdue Suspects

They prefer to not fight suspects one on one. So this doesn't really mean much. BJJ might be useful for submission techniques when working in teams, but that's about it.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Why It Should Be an Integral Part of Police Training https://t.co/pG8LsgOPPv

— Skillset Magazine (@Skillsetmag) March 4, 2021

Western Martial Arts

1/2. Illustrations from Hans Talhoffer's 1443 "Fechtbuch" (Book of Fencing).

What impresses the reader are the skill sets. Clearly shows self-defense moves and even what might today be considered judo techniques.

These things are older than people imagine. pic.twitter.com/KihwGIIyzp

— QuintusCurtius (@QuintusCurtius) December 22, 2020

Mocking Systema

Justified?

How to keep up your training during the tiring holiday season...#SheepdogResponse #HardToKill #Bullshido pic.twitter.com/CzE5qix4ia

— Sheepdog Response (@SDResponse) December 1, 2020

Jim West on The Team House

Jim West discusses his rough upbringing as a kid in Richmond, VA before joining Special Forces and getting into martial arts. We also talk about concepts he has refined like "fight confusion" and "initial timing speed."https://t.co/wKRHJXZkb6

— Jack Murphy (@JackMurphyRGR) May 31, 2020

Hrm!

Want something different than flying swordsmen with magical powers? Looking for serious historical fiction with realistic Chinese martial arts? My novel Dragons and Boxers has both! Fight scenes like this: #kungfu #wuxia @EarnshawBooks #taichihttps://t.co/5pa8kmpG5N

— Kyle Fiske - Author (@KyleFiskeauthor) May 16, 2020

The Matburn Podcast Ep. 10 Craig Jones

Samurai Movie Choreography

It has to look realistic without being realistic...

Will Taiqi Masters Line Up to Avenge His Honor?

Maybe the Communists tolerate traditional martial arts schools because they are ineffective at producing people who can actually fight?

As for the occult powers (all tied to "qi") that some taiqi practitioners claim to have, perhaps an exorcism is in order.

MMA vs. Tai Chi


Being results-oriented is good.

A couple of more challenges like this and it could be the death of the wuxia stories. (Western fantasy does not have this problem as their combat training is realistic.)

The Primary Benefit?

Eastern martial arts schools often tout that children will learn "discipline" by attending their classes. Perhaps this is true -- expecting a commitment to a training regiment and the following of the school rules, along with an enforcement of consequences for breaking those rules, with male "role models" in the school to provide guidance -- it is possible that a martial arts school can have this salutary effect.

But there is something to be said for males (in their teens and beyond) to have a controlled exposure to the reality of violence and taking a punch (to the face or elsewhere), as Vox Day points out. This will encourage self-understanding, necessary for "self-mastery" with regards to dealing with anger and the use of violence, when today many harbor dangerous fantasies about their capabilities in a fight. Might it be that the benefit of discipline is not really possible until this basic self-understanding has been achieved?

Western Martial Arts

A Comparison of Wing Chun Versions

Would it help one to piece together the evolution through the different lineages and the original/basic form? Would it support claims made about a distinction between traditional Wing Chun and modified Wing Chun in the Yip Man line?

Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions (Complete Martial Arts)
website

Wing Chun Illustrated
Wingchunpedia
Everything Wing Chun

Random

The Last Samurai

Post by NHK WORLD.

AoM adopts Krav Maga

Krav Maga Technique of the Month: Overhand Direct One-Handed Strike Defense

Had a brief conversation yesterday afternoon with a FB contact about JKD as well. He had been studying JKD but moved on to something more "street practical" - it sounded like another reality-based fighting system. I have not been paying attention to those lately; is interest in them still growing?

The First Rule...

MOSCOW'S REAL-LIFE FIGHT CLUB LOOKS INSANE By Julien Morel

Got to catch the movie some time, as it is a favorite among some figures of the androsphere. Meanwhile, there has been some internet chatter about Systema.

The History of Western Boxing

What happened during the middle ages? Medievalists.net: An ancient art, a long absence

Medieval Martial Arts

The New Scot would love this too.

Fiore dei Liberi’s Armizare: The Chivalric Martial Arts System of Il Fior di Battaglia

Bartitsu seminar

In NYC this June. I don't think Pete Takeshi would be be able to go, even if he wanted to. More on the instructor. (See also this previous post.)

Saw this on FB:
Benchmade 581 Barrage -- uncrate.

Eskrima/Escrima

The Filipino martial art, known in the US primarily for its use of various weapons included sticks and edged weapons. Twitch has a review of a recent documentary: ESKRIMADORS Review.

Edit. A Trailer For Filipino Martial Arts Documentary ESKRIMADORS

More on Eskrima:


Part 2

Dan Inosanto video
Links:
Latosa Escrima
Escrima Concepts
Tactical Combat Escrima
Stanford Eskrima

Dan Inosanto doing BJJ:

Karate in Okinawa

Kicking it with karate's grandmasters
In an age when karate has been diluted into a quest for self-perfection, to learn the fighting techniques useful for real life one needs to visit Okinawa, the Japanese martial art's true birthplace. While since World War II the sport's popularity has become global, only there can a grandmaster still send a 129-kilogram judo student flying simply by twitching his hips. - David Isenberg

This is what strikes me most about the original Karate Kid, in comparison with the new Karate Kid starring Jackie Chan and Will Smith's son -- the original had more realistic fighting (with the possible exception of the winning kick at the end). The new movie, featuring a lot of wushu, will not. (Trailer: Apple or Youtube.) Certainly Mr. Miyagi took a practical, no-nonsense approach, and this was deliberate on the part of the filmmakers. (I remember an interview with Pat Morita in which he made this point?)

From the article:

How does this modern form of karate differ from the way it was originally taught in Okinawa? Vince Morris, founder of kissaki-kai karate, and author of the Rules of Combat, wrote:

The main problem today is that few students ever learn in the same manner as those who studied under the direction of the old masters. It was much more an individual rather than a group process, and each student was constantly under the eyes of the master who would continually assess and correct the efforts of the student.

In order for the student to become fully apprised of the "rules of combat" they were continually matched with a partner in training drills (Tegumi [an early form of Okinawan wrestling]) which emphasized bumping, slapping, pulling, striking, throwing and all the other ancillaries to technique that are essential background knowledge.

In most modern dojo this is not usual. Therefore, unless the student gets practice elsewhere huge and important parts of martial arts "grammar" and ancillary concepts are just not available to them. Therefore, although in sports situations the student may well be effective, in the real street situations they are often out of the depth and can get into serious - sometimes disastrous - trouble.

In fact, while training in Okinawa is generally physically and mentally taxing, it is also non-repetitive, and personal. Okinawan teachers do not generally like military type "drilling" and prefer a low teacher-student ratio.

Generally speaking, the Okinawans abhor the practice of senior students beating up junior students which is the norm in Japanese high schools and colleges, and which is referred to as "sparring". Okinawans do not understand Western concepts of karate sparring. For them karate training is aimed at learning how to incapacitate or render unconscious an opponent with one, maybe two blows, so an easy escape can be made.

Related:
Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do
All Okinawa Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan Karate & Kobudo Federation
All Okinawa Karate & Kobudo
Karate Shorinkan
Okinawa Karate News
Okinawan Karate Club of San Francisco
Okinawan Karate & Kobudo
Isshin-Ryu Traditional Okinawa Karate-Do
International Goju Ryu Karate Federation