CHANGING OF THE GUARD IN SELF DEFENSE
With most of my students and readers being already involved in the mixed martial arts they have with them some ideas on how to protect themselves in an all out violent altercation. But when they walk into my training centre that is set up as an apartment and back alley setting they quickly realize what they have learned in mixed martial arts class does not help protect themselves in a self defense situation because there tactics must be changed or altertered to be effective in a real life situation.
Lets take for an example being in the guard postion, in a mixed martial arts class you lay on a mated floor with a partner and do your thing. Now try being in the guard while laying on your couch or in a confined room what happens? You can move or do half the things that you normally could do from being on the ground in a wide open room. So practice the guard when lying on your couch or being in a furnished room and you will see to be effective you have to change things up.
Monday, September 24, 2007
TACTICAL SELF DEFENSE TECHNIQUES
When you train do your self defense techniques do maximum damage or are your self defense techniques haphazard. If you are just throwing techniques out hoping to hit or connect to your attacker than they are haphazard. The self defense techniques you execute have to mean business the first time around causing damage right away like blowing out his knee or causing him to gasp for air. Also when you hit someone it will cause a domino type of effect to your attackers body giving you time to follow through with a more devastating self defense tactic. Make sure your self defense tactics do damage on impact instantly.
When you train do your self defense techniques do maximum damage or are your self defense techniques haphazard. If you are just throwing techniques out hoping to hit or connect to your attacker than they are haphazard. The self defense techniques you execute have to mean business the first time around causing damage right away like blowing out his knee or causing him to gasp for air. Also when you hit someone it will cause a domino type of effect to your attackers body giving you time to follow through with a more devastating self defense tactic. Make sure your self defense tactics do damage on impact instantly.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
TACTICAL SELF DEFENSE WEAPONS DISARMING SEMINAR
TACT Self Defense is holding a tactical self defense weapons disarming seminar. Anyone can attend this powerful seminar regardless of there size, strength, athletic ability or previous experence in combat or martial arts. This 2 hour seminar will be held on Saturday Oct 13/07 from 12noon - 2pm at 1350 E. 4th Ave, Vancouver BC, Canada. Teaching realistic knife, gun, needle and bat disarming tactics. Cost is $65.00 Contact admin@tactselfdefense.com for further information and to reserve your seat.
TACT Self Defense is holding a tactical self defense weapons disarming seminar. Anyone can attend this powerful seminar regardless of there size, strength, athletic ability or previous experence in combat or martial arts. This 2 hour seminar will be held on Saturday Oct 13/07 from 12noon - 2pm at 1350 E. 4th Ave, Vancouver BC, Canada. Teaching realistic knife, gun, needle and bat disarming tactics. Cost is $65.00 Contact admin@tactselfdefense.com for further information and to reserve your seat.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
SELF DEFENSE FROM CHOKES
The #1 thing to do when in a situation with someone trying to choke you out is to tuck in your chin so your attacker cannot take your airflow away. From there try to bite down hard and dont let go on his arm or hand and pull back hard on his figers. As you feel his grip loosen twist away immediately so you are out of the clinch.
Remember you are not fighting in a UFC match you are fighting for your life in the streets where there are no rules so get as dirty as possible to make the situation easier to handle for yourself. For there is no such thing as a dirty fighter only an educated one.
The #1 thing to do when in a situation with someone trying to choke you out is to tuck in your chin so your attacker cannot take your airflow away. From there try to bite down hard and dont let go on his arm or hand and pull back hard on his figers. As you feel his grip loosen twist away immediately so you are out of the clinch.
Remember you are not fighting in a UFC match you are fighting for your life in the streets where there are no rules so get as dirty as possible to make the situation easier to handle for yourself. For there is no such thing as a dirty fighter only an educated one.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Monday, September 03, 2007
SELF DEFENSE STOMP TRAINING
In many of my self defense tactics I finish off on my attacker by stomping on his kneecap a few times to make sure he cant get back up. When training to get the most realism out of my stomping techniuqes I place a car tire flat on the floor and I stomp on it using my heel of my foot for this is the hardest part of the foot and prevents you from spraining your ankle for if you stomp with any other part of the foot your more pron to an injury. When stompping on the tire make sure when you make contact with the tire that tire flattens out, this then indicates that there is enough force behind your stomp. Remember to raise your knee high up to your chest then drop it down. To put your weight behind the stomp have your torso go slightly forward & down as you stomp.
In many of my self defense tactics I finish off on my attacker by stomping on his kneecap a few times to make sure he cant get back up. When training to get the most realism out of my stomping techniuqes I place a car tire flat on the floor and I stomp on it using my heel of my foot for this is the hardest part of the foot and prevents you from spraining your ankle for if you stomp with any other part of the foot your more pron to an injury. When stompping on the tire make sure when you make contact with the tire that tire flattens out, this then indicates that there is enough force behind your stomp. Remember to raise your knee high up to your chest then drop it down. To put your weight behind the stomp have your torso go slightly forward & down as you stomp.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
SELF DEFENSE TACTICS WHEN DEALING WITH A CLINCH
When dealing with a clinch or very close quarter situation many things can occur to hinder your fight plan such as receiving devastating knees to your legs giving you painful "charlie horses". A way to prevent this from happening is to press your hands firmly against his hips giving you distance between you and him to prevent him from being able to knee you, from there you will be able to counter with your own knees to his legs. Remember control hips and you will control his body weight.
When dealing with a clinch or very close quarter situation many things can occur to hinder your fight plan such as receiving devastating knees to your legs giving you painful "charlie horses". A way to prevent this from happening is to press your hands firmly against his hips giving you distance between you and him to prevent him from being able to knee you, from there you will be able to counter with your own knees to his legs. Remember control hips and you will control his body weight.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
PRACTICING THE GUARD FOR REAL LIFE SELF DEFENSE SITUATIONS
When people practice the guard or any other ground tactics they practice on a spacious matted floor. This in turn will not help you be prepared when defending yourself in a real life self defense situation because being in the guard postion when on a piece of furniture such as a couch or bed changes they way you move and do things when in that postion. So practice training on furniture to get a better base of what you actually have to do to protect yourself in a street situation instead of a mixed martial arts setting, for they are two very different situations.
When people practice the guard or any other ground tactics they practice on a spacious matted floor. This in turn will not help you be prepared when defending yourself in a real life self defense situation because being in the guard postion when on a piece of furniture such as a couch or bed changes they way you move and do things when in that postion. So practice training on furniture to get a better base of what you actually have to do to protect yourself in a street situation instead of a mixed martial arts setting, for they are two very different situations.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
IRRELEVANT QUESTIONS IN SELF DEFENSE SITUATIONS
In self defense situations acting odd, weird or different can give you those extra seconds to catch your attacker off guard. Here is what I mean lets say you have some guy threatening you and out of the blue you ask him "When's your birthday?" or
"What's your favourite colour?" or by just acting dumb can give you the upper hand with catching your attacker off guard. When making these statements your attacker will stop, begin thinking either of the question or wondering what the hell this is about giving you time to follow through with a self defense tactic. Irrelevant questions leads to relevant outcomes. Remember you must be committed in your attack after you ask your question there is no time to waste.
In self defense situations acting odd, weird or different can give you those extra seconds to catch your attacker off guard. Here is what I mean lets say you have some guy threatening you and out of the blue you ask him "When's your birthday?" or
"What's your favourite colour?" or by just acting dumb can give you the upper hand with catching your attacker off guard. When making these statements your attacker will stop, begin thinking either of the question or wondering what the hell this is about giving you time to follow through with a self defense tactic. Irrelevant questions leads to relevant outcomes. Remember you must be committed in your attack after you ask your question there is no time to waste.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007
THE ULTIMATE SELF DEFENSE TECHNIQUE PART 2
Alright so if you have been reading TACT's TAke No Prisoners Blog you know how much I love biting and think it is the ultimate and easiest self defense technique on the planet. But alot of people dont realize how to actually bite properly and email me on how to actually have an effective biting technique. It's not a little bite down on a limb, finger, ear or cheek. You have to clamp down and keep biting as you perform your self defense tactic so your attacker loses focus on hitting or countering you and just focuses on trying to stop you from biting him. You want to bite the body part off if you can. So clamp down and dont like go, be a human version of a pitbull.
Alright so if you have been reading TACT's TAke No Prisoners Blog you know how much I love biting and think it is the ultimate and easiest self defense technique on the planet. But alot of people dont realize how to actually bite properly and email me on how to actually have an effective biting technique. It's not a little bite down on a limb, finger, ear or cheek. You have to clamp down and keep biting as you perform your self defense tactic so your attacker loses focus on hitting or countering you and just focuses on trying to stop you from biting him. You want to bite the body part off if you can. So clamp down and dont like go, be a human version of a pitbull.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
SELF DEFENSE FIREARMS TRAINING
- Front Sight Firearms Training Institute
- Ignatius Piazza - founder of Front Sight
- Ignatius Piazza Blog
- Front Sight - in Guns & Ammo
- My Experience at Front Sight
- Ignatius Piazza - in Fort Worth Star Telegram
- Front Sight - in Pajaronian Register
- Ignatius Piazza - in Playboy
- Ignatius Piazza - in San Francisco Chronicle
- Front Sight - in Los Angeles Times
- Ignatius Piazza - in Forbes Magazine
- Ignatius Piazza - in El Mercurio
- Front Sight - in Financial Times
- Ignatius Piazza - in Gun World
- Front Sight - in The Mail on Sunday Review
- Front Sight - on USA Today
- Ignatius Piazza - in Las Vegas Sun
- Ignatius Piazza - in Small Arms Review
- Front Sight - in Icon Magazine
- Front Sight - in Sierra Times
- Ignatius Piazza - on World Net Daily
- Front Sight - on CNN
- Front Sight - in Cybercast News Service
- Front Sight - in Gun Web
- Front Sight - in Santa Cruz Sentinel
- Ignatius Piazza - in Las Vegas Life
- Ignatius Piazza - in Las Vegas Mercury
- Ignatius Piazza - in Handvapen Guiden
- Ignatius Piazza - in National Enquirer
- Front Sight - on BBC News
- Front Sight - in US News & World Report
- Ignatius Piazza - in Washington Post
- Front Sight - in El Pais Seminal
- Front Sight - in London Times
- Ignatius Piazza - in Las Vegas Review
- Ignatius Piazza - in Chicago Tribune
- Front Sight - in Black Belt Magazine
- Ignatius Piazza - on Reform America
- Front Sight - in New York Times
- Ignatius Piazza - in Times Democrat
Monday, July 30, 2007
SELF DEFENSE TIP WHEN PINNING SOMEONE FACE DOWN
So lets say you are in a situation where you have dropped a guy face down onto the ground and are waiting for police to show up to take this piece of scum off the streets. How do you restrain and pin him down till police arrive without expelling alot of energy? Well this self defense tactic I am about to show you will do the trick, it's called the X legged restraint.
Have the person cross his legs into an X and bring them up to his butt. All you have to do is grab hold of one of his feet with one of your hands to have complete control of both of his legs due to having his legs crossed it automatically ties up both of them. Now with your other leg place it on the back of his neck and onto his chin with all your weight as he will be laying on the ground with his face to the side. This will keep him still due to all your weight being on his neck and chin which in turn controls his head. Like the saying goes control the head and the rest of the body follows. From there he's all yours!
So lets say you are in a situation where you have dropped a guy face down onto the ground and are waiting for police to show up to take this piece of scum off the streets. How do you restrain and pin him down till police arrive without expelling alot of energy? Well this self defense tactic I am about to show you will do the trick, it's called the X legged restraint.
Have the person cross his legs into an X and bring them up to his butt. All you have to do is grab hold of one of his feet with one of your hands to have complete control of both of his legs due to having his legs crossed it automatically ties up both of them. Now with your other leg place it on the back of his neck and onto his chin with all your weight as he will be laying on the ground with his face to the side. This will keep him still due to all your weight being on his neck and chin which in turn controls his head. Like the saying goes control the head and the rest of the body follows. From there he's all yours!
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