THE MOMENT WHERE FIGHT TO DEATH IS YOUR ONLY MEANS OF SURVIVAL

Okay, this is not a martial art blog but a military one, but anything goes here as long as it is military related. Yeah I repeat martial art is related to the military, you should know that in courses Special Forces take and even the regular force.

However martial art is not just for men of war, it’s for everybody who values it. It’s been practiced all over the world. Many schools in China, India and mostly America the best market for the art and then few in my country here Nigeria. Increasing Terrorist attack and insecurity is causing people to take martial art classes. There are many martial artist masters but am not fortunate to be a master, many YouTube videos have provided martial art master to portray their technique more effective than their counterparts, without me digressing too much, Terrorist attack and mass shooting is getting more alarming even to the most unlikely countries where no one believe could happen .Self-defense and security consciousness is needed for every individual to prepare for the worst. In this article I want to treat an aspect that has to do with what to do in a close encounter with the attacker and as for the title above:  

What is the right moment where fight to death is the only means of survival or an advantage. Answer: when all odds are against you.

1.       PRETENDING TO BE DEAD: This art of defense is good, cunning and popular. effective if well played, funny enough some martial artist implore people to pretend to be dead amidst other dead bodies in a mass shooting or kidnapping spree but how good is that. In the Al-Noor terrorist attack in New Zealand attack, if you were able to watch the live video before the social media start deleting them, you will realize this technique doesn’t work in this scenario, the attacker (Breton Tarrant) was a mad man so over determined that he went into the AL Noor mosque twice to shoot all the dead bodies he once killed; such a heartless man. Anyone who applied the law of pretending to die is indirectly making the pretense a reality because Tarrant will sure come back after a round of shooting to shoot the dead bodies. The only art possible there is fighting to death; unfortunately the attack came as a surprise because no one in the mosque or nobody in Zealand expects a terrorist attack including me. The attack was too fast for any hero to think and rise, everyone was crippled with fear.

 However nobody is in any position to criticize any of the victims for not devising a means to fight back simply because being you are not there to witness the horrific event that can make you mess up your trousers.

Kudos to that guy at Linwood Mosque, he threw something at the attacker, he deserve a medal honor.

The only solution depends on the situation, if the scenario provide for pretense especially if the goal of the mass shooter is to kill as many as possible which is not to come and check whether any survived.so the chance of pretense is good here, but as I said earlier, am not a master, access your situation first.

2.       FIGHTING BACK OR SUICIDAL ATTACK: okay how about fighting back, if I say it depends on your martial art skills, that will be bad because fear can make a martial art lesson disappear in seconds, if I say it depends on your martial art or combat experience, then I may be right, however let consider those with no martial art training. What should they do.

Remembering the 9/11 attack in the USA, one of the planes (flight 93) hijacked heading towards a particular target didn’t go well as expected by the hijackers, why? The passengers knew in through their phones that that morning, Flights 11 and 175 had already crashed into the World Trade Center and Flight 77 was within 9 minutes of striking the Pentagon therefore flight 93 passengers revolted against the hijackers, although they couldn’t save themselves but they were able to give the hijackers a tough time controlling the plane effectively to its target. Out of panic of being run over by the revolting passengers, the hijackers crash-landed the plane into a field in  stone creek Pennsylvania. The act of the passengers made them became heroes.

Another example, in the Ancient Yoruba Kingdom in Nigeria, Warriors and Kings whenever they become betrayed and sold-out by somebody close to them, although dying, stabbed, poisoned, shot they make sure they finish up the traitor and then give up.

That’s the warrior mentality you should have in critical situation, and you may feel like what if I die, also think of what if you win. However this just an advice ascertain the situation and don’t forget the S.E.R.E survival Evasion Resistance and Escape. I remain Afolabi Micheal.

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Top martial art you should learn if you want to join the military.

There are countless reasons why one may decide to train in martial arts. That said, one of the top and most common reasons is so that they can learn moves that can protect them from harm – or even potentially save their life one day. Most especially those that want to join the military. Its gonna be easy for you if you have any martial art skills in handy.

If you are interested in taking up a martial arts discipline for its self-defense techniques, it’s crucial to understand that they are not cut from the same cloth. In other words, some martial arts disciplines are definitely more effective than others in fending off violent physical attacks.

 As a bonus, we’ve included short anecdotes of those who have experienced and/or witnessed the effectiveness of martial arts practice in real life situations. We hope that their insights will help you to decide on which discipline you ought to pursue. Read on!

KARATE

Developed in Ryukyu Islands (now known as Okinawa), Karate was brought to mainland Japan in the 20th century. After World War II, Okinawa became one of the most important US military bases and became popular among American soldiers. This martial arts discipline has since been widely practiced around the globe. Recently, it was also announced to be included in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics summer games.

Translated as ‘empty hand’ in English, Karate is a predominantly striking art that makes use of punching, kicking, knee & elbow strikes as well as open hand techniques such as palm-heel strikes and spear hands. It emphasizes using the practitioner’s hands and legs as main forms of defense, making it one of the most effective to use for self-defense. 

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Michael Miller of Millers Dojo and a 5th Degree Black Belt Karateka shares his story:

“For five years I worked as a bouncer at a sports bar on weekends. One night, I grabbed a guy who started a fight by putting my right arm around his neck into a rear naked choke position. It broke his balance by putting my left hand in the small of his back and applied some pressure. By breaking his balance I was able to escort him to the door and get him outside. Just after I let him go I saw someone in the corner of my eye throw a haymaker punch at me so I ducked under it, grabbed the guy, slammed him up against the building and put my forearm in his throat. Since I had stopped his attack, I let him go. He was no longer a threat. Just as I did, he grabbed me by my upper arms and tried to swing me around and throw me to the ground. I ended up hitting him with six different rapid hand strikes – in both shoulders, both biceps, and both forearms which got him to let go of me, and I finished with a rear leg front kick to his groin which ended the attack.”

Michael also adds that should you decide to train in Karate, the most important aspect of your self-defense practice is to get as good as you can at the basics. Seek to master Karate’s fundamentals (stances, blocks, kicks, punches, hand strikes, etc.). Train them hard and often.

KEYSI FIGHTING METHOD

The ‘youngest’ of all martial arts disciplines on this list, Keysi Fighting Method (KFM) was created by Justo Dieguez and Andy Norman. If you are impressed with Batman’s fighting style in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dark Night’ trilogies, you have these two fighters to thank.

Basing the techniques on moves used on Dieguez’s personal street brawl experiences back in Spain, it focuses on moves that can effectively fend off multiple attackers. On an interview with BodyBuilding.com, Justo explained “KFM is a pure blood born street fighting method that was conceived on the street and born in the fight.”

Similar to Muay Thai, it emphasizes on using the body as a weapon. With the understanding that many street attacks occur in close-quarters, what makes this style unique is that it consists of no kicks. Rather, it is designed to attack with sharp elbow strikes, head butts and hammer fists which often can be more lethal than kicks or punches in real life situations.

Keysi Fighting Method demo clip from ‘Batman Begins’. Video credit: ChaosEntRETURNS YouTube Account

“If a person wants to hurt you they are likely to do so with a crowd or with others. This is basic ‘pack mentality ‘and it is a successful ploy to use. So KFM does what no other martial art has done. It places this at the center of its training, "Ok. We are surrounded by a group now let’s see how we can survive". This mentality produces a great set of tools and training drills.

One thing that I do feel that is underestimated in the KFM training and hard to put into words is that there training cultivates 'fighting spirit'. They call this the predator/ prey mentality and their drills develop this attitude to get you  press the 'switch' in your mind that stops you thinking that you will become a victim and turns you into a ball of energy that is ready to fight.” – Andrew Holland of selfdefenceexpert.com

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU (BJJ)

Created by the Gracie family, BJJ first came into ‘fame’ due to the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competition where Royce Gracie was able to successfully defeated his opponents by only using BJJ techniques. Fast forward to today, BJJ is still the most popular martial arts discipline amongst Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters. 

This martial arts discipline focuses on teaching its practitioners to effectively defend themselves against a larger sized opponent using leverage and proper technique. Hence, it is as lethal when practiced by females as it is for males.

By combining modified moves found in Judo and Japanese JuJutsu, the key to this martial arts style is to gain control and positioning over the adversary so that its devastating chokes, holds, locks and joint manipulations can be applied. 

“I had been studying Judo all throughout high school. During my senior year, I went to a concert at a large outdoor amphitheater.  There was a guy next to me who kept slamming into me because he was trying to get a mosh pit going. The third time it happened, I gently grabbed his shoulder to get his attention.

I went back to trying to watch the show when I caught him moving towards me quick in my peripheral vision. Right as he approached I took a step backward and blocked his ankle as he went past. He fell to the grass in a flailing heap. When he got up he was pissed and threw a wild punch. I blocked the punch with my left forearm as I stepped in with my left foot, grabbed his shirt at his left shoulder with my right hand then stepped around his right leg with my right leg and threw him to the ground using O Soto Gari.

I grabbed onto his right wrist with my left hand during the throw for two reasons:

First, I could pull up on his arm so he didn't hit the ground full force after the throw. I also had him on the ground with his wrist in my hand so I could control him with it so he couldn't come at me again. I applied pressure to his wrist to make him realize his situation and asked him to let me enjoy the show. He finally got the picture and agreed to leave me alone.”  – Unknown (Sourced from a Quora forum)

TAEKWONDO

Recognized as an official Olympic sport since 2000, Taekwondo is a Korean martial arts discipline that combined many different martial arts styles which existed in Korea as well as some martial arts practices from neighboring countries. Some examples include but not limited to T’ang-su, Tae Kwon, Judo, Karate and Kung Fu. 

Taekwondo is currently one of the world’s most practiced martial arts with over 25 million practitioners spread across 140 countries. Despite its popularity, due to its ‘flashy’ showmanship, Taekwondo is often criticized as less than practical when it comes to self-defense.

That said, many of its practitioners would quickly refute this criticism. One reason is that more so that many other martial arts, it emphasizes kicking – more specifically high kicking. This move can be useful in a physical fight. If the practitioner can train their legs to be stronger and as fast as their arms, the kick can enable them to neutralize the opponent quickly and effectively end the attack.

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“In self-defense, I think, one of the most effective technique is the middle front kick. Of course, this means kick in the groin. This is the easiest kicking technique. And with those great variations of practicing method of kicking in Taekwondo, make it even easier to release the attack even under assault.” – Ryujin Takayuki (Sourced from a Quora forum)

JUJUTSU

Though it’s currently ‘losing’ in terms of popularity to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), you’d be interested to know that BJJ along with other martial arts styles such as Judo and Aikido are actually derivatives of this ancient Japanese discipline.

Originally developed as one of the foundations of samurai fighting techniques, JuJutsu is a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent where the practitioner uses no weapon or a short weapon. As it’s futile to attack an adversary who is armored, it focuses on using the opponent’s energy  & momentum against him.

Most of JuJutsu’s techniques consist of throws and joint locks. The combination of these two moves makes it a lethal and effective discipline for self-defense. 

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“Traditional Japanese Jujutsu descended from the arts the Samurai used effectively in life or death battles. Other than the possible use of a gun, fights today are basically as they were hundreds of years ago.It’s still a good method of self-defense..I have been practicing Japanese Jujitsu long before it became popular in the public and it has been effective for me in several street confrontations.” – Doris (Sourced from a Yahoo! Answers forum)

MUAY THAI

This celebrated national combat sport of Thailand is a dauntingly ruthless martial arts discipline that work effectively when used as a self-defense system. Commonly found within MMA training, with precise moves using knees, elbows, shins, and hands to deliver bone-crushing strikes, it is all about using our own body parts as weapons.

Reportedly to be originated in the 14th century in Siem, Thailand, Muay Thai is referred to as "The Art of Eight Limbs" as it focuses on eight points of contact, as opposed to "two points" (fists) in boxing and "four points" (hands and feet) used in kickboxing.

In terms of self-defense, This discipline emphasizes on teaching its practitioners how to effectively injure/ attack an opponent to make room for a quick getaway. Muay Thai moves are not restricted to uses of fists and feet as it also includes elbow and knee strikes that can devastate an adversary when executed. 

“I use the Muay Thai stance whenever I’m in need of self-defense. To me, it has a TON of advantages. First off, you in more of a defensive posture, about 60/40 or 70/30 weight on your back leg. Also, your hands are open in a Muay Thai fighting stance.

This does two things: 1. open hands are FAR more brutal that closed fists, and it offers a wider range of techniques. 2. This stance, with hands open, gives the appearance, to an untrained attacker that you are scared or trying to back away. It’s great for the passive aggressive fighter.” – Unknown (Sourced from a Reddit forum).

WESTERN BOXING

Although those who are not too familiar with boxing would argue that boxing is not a martial arts discipline, its practitioners would beg to differ. There is much more to boxing than punching each other’s face until someone decides to give up.

In Boxing, you’ll learn to deliver a variety of punches from different ranges with precision as well as how to effectively block or evade an attack. Unlike many other combat disciplines, it also emphasizes body conditioning through sparring, preparing the body for combat.

Additionally, Boxing training helps to sharpen awareness. This enables boxers to be able to react quickly, make fast decisions and choose the right moves to execute during a fight. These are definitely skills that not only come in handy in the ring but also in the streets.

“I am an American boxer. Years ago, I was walking down the street one night in college and two guys walking toward me block my path and tell me to give my wallet. One is about 6'2", the other about 5'9" (I am 5'7"). I told them to leave me alone and tried to walk around the big one. He pushed me back. At this point, I backed up and moved laterally, putting the big one between me and the little one. (I only wanted to deal with one threat at a time and biggest came first) so without wasting any time I threw a tight right hook to his head, which put him on his knees. I threw a right shovel hook to his lowered head and knocked him unconscious. Now his smaller friend, in a panic, fell back on the ground. He started to hit me in the back of the head, which from his position just felt like raindrops. I postured up and locked my right arm against his left shoulder before dropping my left forearm directly on his jaw, also leaving him unconscious.” – Unknown (Sourced from a Reddit forum).

AIKIDO

Though this martial arts discipline is arguably less popular than many others on this list, Aikido is considered one of the most effective martial arts to use when one is looking to learn self-defense and survival moves.

A modern Japanese martial arts style created by Morihei Ueshiba, it does not focus on punching or kicking the adversary. Instead, it focuses on techniques that enable you to use your opponent’s energy and aggressiveness to gain control of them or ‘throw’ them away from you.

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“I have a story that comes from a self-defense class that I teach. We were doing a simple version of kote-gaeshi , with myself as the "goon", who would attack the women in the class, so that they get a feel for doing things for real. Well, one of the students had learned it a lot faster than I thought and applied it a lot harder and faster than you usually see in regular Aikido classes (where I study, we usually "ease up" at the end, to allow our partner a chance to fall cleanly). She, of course, didn't ease up, because I had never thought to tell her she should. I managed to get about halfway into a break fall when I hit the ground, which just so happened to position the shoulder of the arm being twisted directly under the rest of my body. My entire weight came down on it, very hard. It ended up that I couldn't use that arm effectively for 2 to 3 weeks afterward.

I can only assume something similar would occur in real life, if you were to execute the technique at full speed, with the clear intention of ending the fight right there.Had it been for real, I'm pretty sure I would've chosen that moment for a strategic retreat. If she let me go, that is!” – David Green (Sourced from Aikidofaq.com)

Have a nice day, readers.

The Importance of Physical Fitness in High-Stress Situations ;WHY DO THEY SURVIVE?

Every day, Hollywood bombards us with action movies depicting stories that often go like this: An ex-soldier or ex-CIA agent goes back home to enjoy his family, but someone from his past, such as a drug lord he busted undercover or a terrorist leader he killed with his sniper, may be on the verge of trailing him. The bombardment begins when he receives a call from an unknown number. BOOM! Wham! RPGs bring down his house. Shrapnel pierces his children's hearts, his grandpa is dead, his wife is already in flames, and he himself is severely injured. But it's not over yet - these bad guys come in to finish off any surviving family members. The ex-soldier is still alive, probably with his half-burnt wife, and then the bad guys come to finish them all. The next day, the news headlines read: "Ex-soldier's home attacked, with everybody dead except the ex-soldier, who is in critical condition." Then, to make the movie seem more interesting, the ex-soldier comes back with more action for revenge.

What am I saying in essence? Though this is just a movie, these things do happen in reality. Call me a liar, and I will tell you to go ask people who have worked as spies for the CIA, KGB, NID, and other intelligence agencies. Sometimes, successful operations they engage themselves in backfire, and their family lives have to be ransomed for it, as they will survive.

Here's the logic behind why they survive. Apart from the fact that whoever God says will survive an attack, no matter how many bullets you shoot at them, they will not die. However, I just want to talk about the surviving ex-soldier. To start, this ex-soldier is an example of a man who has gone through tough and horrific training, experienced live combat and gone on war tours, and visited enemy zones as a spy. He has faced extreme circumstances that almost cost him his life.

There is one thing I want you to know about his body system. His body has turned into a robot that follows the theory of "c'mon men, I survived the last two war tours, so this one too is not an exception." His adrenaline system is now very much adapted to troublesome situations, unlike his wife (pardon me), who stays at home with kids and deals with electronics that almost do all the house chores. Cars take her everywhere, and she has never trekked the way her husband did when he escaped from enemy countries and had to move from state to state mostly on foot. His wife's system is not the kind that can easily adapt to life-threatening situations or fit into troublesome situations. You can definitely see that there are huge differences between them.

The lesson I want you readers to learn is that you should train your body to be agile and smart. You should not be the lackey idiot sitting with the computer system spending your entire lifetime on the social network or gaming. Your ass should not be accustomed to sitting in the office and driving in cars. You should create avenues for exercise, martial arts, go to the gym and make sure you do all things to stay fit. Science tells us that during evolution, man grew from a bent creature into a straight walking creature, but right now, because of the advent of technology, man is returning back to that bent position through sitting all day long. Give your body tough times too and don't make it too familiar with pleasures and excessive comfort.

Therefore, it is essential to train your body to be agile and smart. Don't be the lackey idiot sitting in front of a computer screen or spending your entire lifetime gaming. Your body should not be accustomed to sitting in an office or driving in cars. You should create avenues for exercise, martial arts, and go to the gym to stay fit.

Science tells us that during evolution, humans grew from a bent creature into a straight walking creature. However, due to the advent of technology, humans are returning back to that bent position through sitting all day long. Give your body tough times too and don't make it too familiar with pleasures and excessive comfort.

Sometimes I do see fat, potbellied military or police officers, and I know these are the type of police officers that, when they can't chase thieves, they resort to shooting them dead. A common example of this is mostly in African countries. In the military academy, you will see fresh men thin and gaunt looking because of the rigorous training they undergo. But immediately after they graduate to become commissioned officers, they relax too much and order the non-commissioner soldiers to do the dirty job since they are now in charge of administration.

To conclude my blog post, whether you are military or civilian, you have to stay fit every time because too much pleasure kills. When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Train your body to adapt to situations, and you will be able to survive any unexpected attack or threat. Stay safe!

THE IMPLICATIONS OF SELF DEFENSE (WEAPON DISARM)

I honestly appreciate the instructional videos made by several martial artist presented to the general public via Youtube,instagram,facebook,and several other social network to help us fight against bad asses .


Most of this videos from the west,Japan,Tokyo,Brazil,Germany,China,Korea,Usa and many more produce and post great deal of instructional videos but here is the bitter fact. Apart from the fact that you might make a deadly mistake in the case of knocking out gun from the bad guy hand, there is another problem especially I will refer this to African countries where Black Magic is mostly practiced and let me make use of my country Nigeria as an example. Nigeria has experience great deal of armed robbery whereby this robbers use traditional charm to empower themselves and then making them invulnerable to police bullets.

We have the likes of the dreaded robber Oyenusi that mad ass was immortal during his boom days and gave the law enforcement agencies a tough time; He was formerly a zealous doctor but turned a bad-ass robber after eating a traditional concoction. This guys and his gang killed a lot of harm to police men as no bullets can harm them, it was also said then that he picked on a military base to rob military officials in which no one can stay on his way. His visit police stations to visit prisoners indirectly making police too pee in their trousers.

  At the end of the Day no champion forever and hardworking law enforcement personnel hunt him down the traditional way. OMG!!! You can imagine what will happen if someone successfully disarm a guy empowered with black magic and then the bad guy never choose to give up but closes on the person and then the person pulls the trigger but the bullets are just like firecrackers to a Tiger tank.

Guess what the bad guy will just grin and then say IS THAT ALL YOU GOT!!!! So you know what’s next for the shooter. Self-defense is not just about disarming the bad guy physically, sometimes what we need is that you need to access the situation first don’t underestimate your assailant as he might have magical protection or a backup. Sometimes we just need to wait on a helper maybe the law enforcement agency or a mad fighter among those picked on .


In Nigeria several people have been killed after disarming their attacker but did not know this guys are pure devilish assholes.Sometimes we may face a very suicidal scenario where even if you co-operate or not Death is a sure score to you .In that situation I think it will be worth fighting because it is a do or die affair, sometimes killing somebody might go against your religious belief or whatever .


The ball is in your court so its plainly up to you. So I am using this medium to beg you that YOU USE YOUR HEAD!!!and our self-defense video posters too should help us out if there is any self-defense stuff against Black magic.lol!!justjoking

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