Please take a look at Articles on self-defense/conflict/violence for introductions to the references found in the bibliography page.

Please take a look at my bibliography if you do not see a proper reference to a post.

Please take a look at my Notable Quotes

Hey, Attention on Deck!

Hey, NOTHING here is PERSONAL, get over it - Teach Me and I will Learn!


When you begin to feel like you are a tough guy, a warrior, a master of the martial arts or that you have lived a tough life, just take a moment and get some perspective with the following:


I've stopped knives that were coming to disembowel me

I've clawed for my gun while bullets ripped past me

I've dodged as someone tried to put an ax in my skull

I've fought screaming steel and left rubber on the road to avoid death

I've clawed broken glass out of my body after their opening attack failed

I've spit blood and body parts and broke strangle holds before gouging eyes

I've charged into fires, fought through blizzards and run from tornados

I've survived being hunted by gangs, killers and contract killers

The streets were my home, I hunted in the night and was hunted in turn


Please don't brag to me that you're a survivor because someone hit you. And don't tell me how 'tough' you are because of your training. As much as I've been through I know people who have survived much, much worse. - Marc MacYoung

WARNING, CAVEAT AND NOTE

The postings on this blog are my interpretation of readings, studies and experiences therefore errors and omissions are mine and mine alone. The content surrounding the extracts of books, see bibliography on this blog site, are also mine and mine alone therefore errors and omissions are also mine and mine alone and therefore why I highly recommended one read, study, research and fact find the material for clarity. My effort here is self-clarity toward a fuller understanding of the subject matter. See the bibliography for information on the books. Please make note that this article/post is my personal analysis of the subject and the information used was chosen or picked by me. It is not an analysis piece because it lacks complete and comprehensive research, it was not adequately and completely investigated and it is not balanced, i.e., it is my personal view without the views of others including subject experts, etc. Look at this as “Infotainment rather then expert research.” This is an opinion/editorial article/post meant to persuade the reader to think, decide and accept or reject my premise. It is an attempt to cause change or reinforce attitudes, beliefs and values as they apply to martial arts and/or self-defense. It is merely a commentary on the subject in the particular article presented.


Note: I will endevor to provide a bibliography and italicize any direct quotes from the materials I use for this blog. If there are mistakes, errors, and/or omissions, I take full responsibility for them as they are mine and mine alone. If you find any mistakes, errors, and/or omissions please comment and let me know along with the correct information and/or sources.



“What you are reading right now is a blog. It’s written and posted by me, because I want to. I get no financial remuneration for writing it. I don’t have to meet anyone’s criteria in order to post it. Not only I don’t have an employer or publisher, but I’m not even constrained by having to please an audience. If people won’t like it, they won’t read it, but I won’t lose anything by it. Provided I don’t break any laws (libel, incitement to violence, etc.), I can post whatever I want. This means that I can write openly and honestly, however controversial my opinions may be. It also means that I could write total bullshit; there is no quality control. I could be biased. I could be insane. I could be trolling. … not all sources are equivalent, and all sources have their pros and cons. These needs to be taken into account when evaluating information, and all information should be evaluated.” - God’s Bastard, Sourcing Sources (this applies to this and other blogs by me as well; if you follow the idea's, advice or information you are on your own, don't come crying to me, it is all on you do do the work to make sure it works for you!)



“You should prepare yourself to dedicate at least five or six years to your training and practice to understand the philosophy and physiokinetics of martial arts and karate so that you can understand the true spirit of everything and dedicate your mind, body and spirit to the discipline of the art.” - cejames (note: you are on your own, make sure you get expert hands-on guidance in all things martial and self-defense)



“All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.” - Montaigne


I am not a leading authority on any one discipline that I write about and teach, it is my hope and wish that with all the subjects I have studied it provides me an advantage point that I offer in as clear and cohesive writings as possible in introducing the matters in my materials. I hope to serve as one who inspires direction in the practitioner so they can go on to discover greater teachers and professionals that will build on this fundamental foundation. Find the authorities and synthesize a wholehearted and holistic concept, perception and belief that will not drive your practices but rather inspire them to evolve, grow and prosper. My efforts are born of those who are more experienced and knowledgable than I. I hope you find that path! See the bibliography I provide for an initial list of experts, professionals and masters of the subjects.

Why Karate Self-Defense Don't Work

Blog Article/Post Caveat (Read First Please: Click the Link)

Many of the self-defense programs of karate involve a technique-based model where one does a certain attack and the other does a certain reactive response. This is a solid beginner’s model to teach certain principles and I often tell folks that what is being taught is not directly related to what it takes to make things work in self-protection, i.e., self-defense of a real predatory type of attack, etc. 

What is wrong with it, what often feels and hurts and produces pain tells the mind that it is working, it is effective and it must get the job done if I am ever attacked and because of this a lot of not so effective and useful skills are taught and encoded into one’s mind. 

The missing link is adrenal stress-based scenario’s that trigger the chemical dump into the body. If that is missing and the mind is calm and the body is open then even the simplest of pain inducing methods will feel, seem and tell the mind… “IT WORKS!” This is why when the rubber meets the road in an attack a lot of folks will soon find that what they felt worked … doesn’t and that is a real shame. 

Many, many, many techniques not tested in the fire of violence will feel, be seen and be assumed and perceived as a good method or technique but when the effects of the stresses of the proverbial combat situation hits a lot of that will simply bounce off like rubber bullets hitting armor. You won’t even notice. 

As example, as an experienced martial artist doing “ville-patrol” in Kin Village outside of Camp Hansen one weekend in mid to late 1979 had to deal with a drunk and violent Marine on liberty. There is this one technique taught that was supposed to debilitate even an inebriated Marine to a controllable state and when I applied it, nothing and it took me and two other Marines on duty to hold the guy down till the MP’s arrived and cuffed the Marine. 

During practice, having a bunch of fun while we were at it, we applied the technique on each practitioner as them on us and it dropped us like a sack of potatoes. Two things, because our sensei said it worked; his first demo showed it working and since all of us were in a suggestible state of compliance and influence we all began to practice and apply said technique. Remove the power of suggestion; remove the influence power of a sensei; add in the alcohol of one participant and the adrenal stress induced mind of self in a real and dangerous situation then those chemicals caused all sorts of affects and effects on both parties resulting in total and complete failure of the technique causing us to fall back on the tried and true… gang up on the guy, hold him safely in a submission state and wait for the calvary. 

This example also speaks to using sport competition as a means and proof of its applicability in real self-defense protection models and methodologies. Yes, adrenal stress conditions are there in sport competitions. It helps a huge amount by introducing and exposing one to adrenal stress conditioned effects on both parties and because it is sport it does NOT induce the same reactions and effects predatory violence does in the streets. It helps a lot to take you closer but due to rules and other safety mandates of sport there are simply way too many variables of self-defense not addressed in the sport concepts.

There is this huge step that must be taken even with a ton of sport adrenal stress oriented experiences because it tends to fall back on that self-defense technique taught that is NOT used in sports meaning you should revisit the first part of this article again. 

There are tons of benefits to be gotten both in SD courses and Sports AND you can imagine and may already know that there is this huge divide that you must consciously take to apply appropriate, strongly express the term APPROPRIATE, legal and socially accepted methods and forces to protect and defend in a self-defense defense… a defense both in the street to stop the damage and the defense you and your expert attorney apply in the legal street-like system or environment that is as or more dangerous than an predatory attacker on the street. 

For reference and sources and professionals go here: Bibliography (Click the link)

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