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Originally Posted by Gillette  I disagree, Chuck. If the guy is significantly bigger than I am (very likely) I don't want to trade well executed blows with him. I want him down fast. And I want him to stay there so I have adequate time to get away. If I merely flip him he can get back up and attack me again.
If someone is holding a gun to my head (one of the things Krav Maga deals with) I'm not going to feel the least bit sorry I broke his wrist, elbow or knee. I'm not concerned with anyone judging me if I maim the guy. I'm worried about my possible rape or death.
This isn't for points, this isn't for self esteem, this is for self preservation.
It isn't too extreme to be effective. It is effective because it is extreme. |
Don't subscribe to the notion that you should be fighting for life if it's in jeopardy. The idea isn't to totally maim your attacker so he never does it again, it's to stop him to make him realize how much more you can/could do.
That's what Karate taught me. and what you're describing to me sounds like the philosophy of the baddies in The Karate Kid. You know, "Strike hard, Strike first, no mercy!"