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What is the 21 foot Rule & why should I care??

21 Foot Rule The 21 foot rule states that the average person with a knife or sword can get to and cut a person in about the same time that the average person can draw and fire a handgun. In the time it takes the average officer to recognize a threat, draw his sidearm and fire 2 rounds at center mass, an average subject charging at the officer with a knife or other cutting or stabbing weapon can cover a distance of 21 feet.
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As a certified L.E. & Security Instructor We have always taught about the 21 ft rule and it has been around for more than 20 years now, even tho it has been around a lot of officers still are unaware of this important component of training. In an article by Force Science Institute a deputy sheriff from Texas, suggested that its time for a fresh look at the underlying principles of edged-weapon defense, to see if they are upheld by fresh research. He observed that the knife culture is growing, not shrinking, with many people, including the homeless, carrying significant blades on the street. He noted that compared to scientific findings, anecdotal evidence is not good enough when an officer is in court defending against a wrongful death claim because he felt he had to shoot some[body] with a knife at 0-dark:30 a.m. After testing the Rule against FSRCs landmark findings on action-reaction times and conferring with selected members of its National and Technical Advisory Boards, the Center has reached these conclusions, according to Executive Director Dr. Bill Lewinski: 1. Because of a prevalent misinterpretation, the 21-Foot Rule has been dangerously corrupted. 2. When properly understood, the 21-Foot Rule is still valid in certain limited circumstances. 3. For many officers and situations, a 21-foot reactionary gap is not sufficient. 4. The weapon that officers often think they can depend on to defeat knife attacks cant be relied upon to protect them in many cases. 5. Training in edged-weapon defense should by no means be abandoned.

1. MISINTERPRETATION Unfortunately, some officers and apparently some trainers as well have streamlined the 21-Foot Rule in a way that gravely distorts its meaning and exposes them to highly undesirable legal consequences, Lewinski says. Namely, they have come to believe that the Rule means that a subject brandishing an edged weapon when positioned at any distance less than 21 feet from an officer can justifiably be shot.

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Top 9 Reasons To Use Kettlebells

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Kettlebell training amplifies your power output. This may be my favorite reason to train with kettlebells! Since classic kettlebell lifts such as the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk cannot be performed slowly, they develop a special quality known as power-endurance, or your ability to produce movements over an extended period of time. This differs from strengthendurance. Strength- endurance is your ability to produce force over an extended period of time. Power-endurance adds another time component; power-endurance is your ability to sustain fast muscular contractions over an extended period of time. While both strengthendurance and power-endurance are essential qualities to possess, power-endurance is usually what determines who the winner is in sport. Power-endurance training is also an excellent way to training for fat loss and conditioning. Kettlebell training teaches your body how to contend with a constantly changing center of gravity. By design, the kettlebells center of gravity lays 6- 8 inches outside of your grip; this replicates the forces that youll encounter in sport and activities in daily living. This feature of the kettlebell will help improve this aspect of sports performance. Kettlebell training builds powerful forearms and a strong grip . Kettlebells possess a thicker handle than their barbell and dumbbell counterparts taxing your grip and developing greater forearm strength. As our society continues to move away from manual labor our grip strength continues to decrease as well. Kettlebell training will help reverse this trend. The design of the kettlebell also adds another unique component to your grip training. Since the kettlebells center of gravity is usually in motion your grip training becomes a combination of dynamic and static muscular contractions in an attempt to control that fluctuating center of mass. Kettlebell training improves your cardio respiratory fitness. Since many kettlebell exercises take place with your arms in an overhead position the muscles responsible for assisting the breathing process are engaged in muscular activity, not allowing them to assist in the respiratory process. This forces the muscles most responsible for breathing to play an even larger role in cardio-vascular fitness. Kettlebell training eliminates the need for a large training facility. The fitness industry is undergoing a change in thought and designSmall is the new big Smaller, more focused fitness and sport training facilities increase in number daily and are much more profitable than larger, less personal studios. This makes kettlebell training ideal for small facilities. Kettlebells possess a very small footprint, meaning that they take up very little floor space. Kettlebells dont require expensive racks; they can be stored in the corner or underneath other equipment. Kettlebell training allows you to reduce overall training time, so you can devote your attention to other issues such as strategy, skill, rest and recovery. We all know how time-crunched everyone is today. A quick yet effective workout is the order of the day and kettlebell training delivers. Kettlebell training bridges the gap between strength training and cardio; sport and real life do not respect the difference. Kettlebell training allows you to never miss your workout . Again, we all know how busy people are today. Kettlebells allow you to train anywhere, the local park, beach, outside or inside. Til next time... Live and Learn, Try and Burn, Do and Succeed, Walk It Before You Talk ItOoh -Rah!! Mike Semper Fi Morales of www.Fit2Fight.com over & out!

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Respect Your Sensei :

We of The Martial Arts above all do, or should understand the meaning of ~ Respect. In The Websters Dictionary it means To be considered worthy of high regard or ~ pay attention to. I find this Interesting, why ? Soke Bill Willard Have you looked around lately as to what is happening all over Inside D.G.C.F.S. the world, in every Country, A fake instructor 1 State and City ? We see it on Combat Fitnes 2 Coming Events 3 TV, hear it on the radio or read Airsoft Products 4 guns save lifes 5 it in the papers and on social Technique 7 media. Lets start with some In the news 8 In the Streets I Survive 9 examples: beatings, rapes, Security news 11 Best pistol to buy 14 shootings, and we know it goes Cont. from page 1 16 on, but lets stick with just these Condition brown 17 for now. Im sure you may have your ideas as to why this is happening as much as it is. In fact actually they are such regular occurrences, many just shrug their shoulders, and go about their day to day business being numbed by its consistency. I believe respect begins in the home, period. The home environment is our very first classroom, and our parents and family members are our teachers as well as students themselves. What I mean is we all are students, as we learn as we go, in everything we do. What happens if we have a teacher ( parent) who may be unqualified due to the fact that they did not have proper schooling either ? How did you learn to be a parent ? We learn by example, we learn by watching, and listening to what goes on around us every moment of every day. If you have a parent who may be a bit rough around the edges or worse, then as they say ~ The apple does not fall far from the tree So here we are with possibilities of character building going in the wrong direction. I will also mention as Sensei the responsibility factors of parents, are the very same ! We as parents, and Sensei are given the responsibilities to mold, build, improve. And even at times create something far more than what is presented, by one who walks through our door. We know it is easier to take someone who has been schooled at home properly according to general knowledge and we take it from there ! Respect is earned, it is not a given.

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Respect is also learned but only as it is lived. If one does not live it, they do not have it, and may know nothing of it except for a more twisted Idea of its meaning, like the gang mentality. I respect kindness, I respect ones inner strength, I respect honesty, and I respect all facets of one who has integrity, and good character. We are all products of our home environment, some great, some good , and some not so good. I do not blame the child, but I will blame the parent, but I also will not let the child slide from the position of accountability. Responsibility means exactly this ~ IN YOUR CHARGE ~ Choice !!! I have been teaching for over 40 yrs and I see people can change. As Sensei we need to be fully aware, and understand the issues at hand. We need to be able to deal with them, but we must also walk int the shadow we cast. We need to be a constant good example in the way of Bushido that we teach. Be who we say we are, and what we are supposed to be. Respect is earned, not a given no matter what rank you hold. A belt only holds up Your pants, but it is the character and content of the Sensei that will earn that respect ~ Respect your Sensei Soke Bill Willard ~ Tatakai Kumo Bujutsu ~ Odori Kumo Combat Martial Arts

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WHEN MARTIAL ARTS GOES BAD Ninth-Dan TKD Expert Shot in Attempted Robbery Police are searching for the gunman who they say is responsible for shooting two people in a robbery attempt at a North Miami karate shop. One look at Tae Kwan Do master Young Soo Dos webpage and you can see hes deeply committedto martial arts. He is a ninth degree black belt and besides teaching children and adults, he also taught self-defense to the DEA and FBI. His website also says he has earned more than 500 civic awards. However, Do a North Miami community leader is struggling to survive after being shot three times in the chest and stomach.Earlier today we found two individuals who were shot in this parking lot Mr.Traylor behind this business, said Neil Cuevas of the North Miami Police Department. While students were inside, Do and another man were shot in the parking lot Inside D.G.C.F.S. behind Doos Tae-kwon-do school Saturday around noon. The other man was A fake instructor 1 shot in the leg and is expected to recover, the other victim were foundshot next to Combat Fitnes 2 Dos Lexus, and the other mans yellow van. So far, police have no leads, but they Coming Events 3 Airsoft Products 4 do have a description ofthe potential suspect.We are currently looking for a black guns save lifes 5 male, age unknown that was wearing a white tank top, jeanshorts and a Technique 7 In the news 8 mustache, said Neal. According to witnesses the subject then fled through and In the Streets I Survive 9 adjacent alleyway to awaiting Mercedes Benz The subject is described as a black Security news 11 male in his 20s with a thin build and a mustache. Best pistol to buy 14 Cont. from page 1 16 Man faces court over martial arts instructors death Condition brown 17 Jarade Steven Hinder, 22, was originally charged with assault occasioning bodily harm after a fight with tae kwon doinstructor John Hubble outside a Kalgoorlie pub last month. However, detectives upgraded the charge to man slaughter when Mr Hubble died last week after sustaining head injuries during the fight. Hinder appeared in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court yesterday where his case was adjourned for three weeks. Karate Instructor Stabbed to Death by Boyfriend Thomas C. Wood is charged with the murder of Sierra Giorgi a karate instructor. After dating for a short while, Giorgiwanted to end the relationship as she was afraid and suspicious of Wood. She even told her friends about her concernsabout Wood in case something happened to her. After going out to dinner with a co-worker after work, she was later foundstabbed to death in her car which was parked right outside the studio. Wood has been convicted before on stabbing a 67year old man in 1990. M.M.A. Fighter Lee Murray Stabbed & Died. Lightning Lee Murray spoke publicly for the first time exclusively to MMAWeekly.com about the September 28th altercation outside of a London nightclub that resulted in multiple injuries to Murray and left him fighting for his life .MMAWeekly: Lee, first of all, its nice to talk to you. Thats something that I think a lot of people didnt think would ever happen with everything going on with you. Talk about your situation and what happened to you in the streets of London. Lee Murray: I was at a nightclub. I was with a few of my friends...went to a casino and gambled and went to the club. Dida bit of partying. Come out of the club and there was a big fight that broke out outside the club between a group of guys and some guy that was with a friend of mine. One of my friends got involved in the fight. I tried to help him because about six or seven guys was on one of my friends. Thats when I got stabbed. I got stabbed in the head first. I thought it was a punch. When I felt the blood coming down my face, I just wiped the blood and just continued to fight. Next, I looked down at my chest and blood was literally shooting out of my chest. I looked down, and I knew I had been stabbed in the heart by the way the flow of the blood was coming out of my chest. It was literally flying out of my chest like a yard in-front of me.

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MMAWeekly :You just thought you were getting punched? You didnt even realize you were stabbed until you saw the blood just pouring out of your body? Murray: Yes. I didnt feel anything. I didnt feel anything at all. When I saw the blood on my head, I thought someone had punched me in the head because there was about four or five of them on me, and one of them obviously had a big knife. When he stabbed me in the head the blood just came racing down my face. I wiped the blood out away from my face to get it out of my eye and just continued punching. It wasnt until I looked down at my chest that I see the blood squirting out of my chest that I knew I had been stabbed in the heart. I took my shirt off and put my shirt in the hole and tried to stop the bleeding. I just run off down the road and jumped into some car. I think there was two girls getting into the car leaving the club, and I just jumped in their car and said get me to a hospital quick. Ive been stabbed in the heart. I didnt know these girls, and these girls just drove off. These girls saved my life. I went to jump into a taxi first, and the taxi driver, he locked his doors and just raced off. He wouldnt let me get into his car. MMAWeekly: So you get with these two girls, you have no idea who they are. They take you to the hospital, and you actually died Correct? Murray: Yes. I died three times. What happened was when I jumped in the girls car, they didnt take me to the hospital because they didnt know where the hospital was because they were in central London. What they done, they rung up for an ambulance and the person on the end of the phone said youre going to have to get to somewhere where we can pick him up from. The girls said they worked in a casino in central London, Ill take him to the casino and just meet me there. The ambulance met at this casino. The police turn up, and the police were there. The ambulance turned up and they got me out of the car. I was out at this time. I lost so much blood that I was out. I couldnt remember being there. Then I remember waking up in the ambulance with masks on my face, and I tried to rip the masks off. I didnt know what was going on. I blacked back out again, and then I woke back up in the hospital on the operating table. One of my friends come charging through and they were shouting at him to get out because the danger of getting an infection. The next minute I was out again, and I woke up in intensive care about two days later. MMAWeekly: Unbelievable. So, you told me the longest you were dead was for four minutes. Murray: Yes. I think it was the last time I died. I died three times. The last time I died I was dead for about four minutes. The surgeon said to my family and stuff, he said look because hes been dead for longer than three minutes, I think, if here covers theres a good possibility that hes going to be brain damaged. MMAWeekly: Man. And here you are, seriously, weeks later talking to us. The recovery is unbelievable. I mean somebody is looking out for you man because you shouldnt even be talking to us right now .Murray: I know. They said to me, if it was the average person theyd be dead. They would have never survived it. Theysaid because youre an athlete and all the training you put your body through, thats what saved your life. MMAWeekly: Usually when you go through something like that you have a life changing, you know, mentally you start seeing the world in a different way. Have you changed your ways now because I know youve had hundreds of street fights? Murray: I think its made me stronger mentally. I think its made me stronger as a person. I think when I comeback, people were thinking he aint going to be able to fight again, and he aint going to be as strong as he was. I think Im going to come back stronger from this. I think its going to make me train harder. All this time Ive trained, I never put 100% in my training. If I had a fight coming up Id train eight to ten weeks before the fight, and after the fight Id go out partying for two months and I wouldnt train...I never put 100% into my training. I think now, once Im recovered and I can train properly, Im going to put 100% into my training. And I think Im going to comeback as a stronger fighter and a person. MMAWeekly: We knew you coming into this. You were kind of a legend on the streets being known as a street fighter. Does that keep you away now? I mean are you going to have anymore fights on the street? Murray: Ive done that a lot. Thats me. Thats how I was brought up. Its going to be hard for me to change that.

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MMAWeekly: Even after all of this? I mean you almost died. That still doesnt change you? Murray: The day is written for when Im going to die. My day is already written for when Im going to die, and thats the way I believe. Its not changing what I do in my life. I think my day is already written for when Im going to die and thats that. I dont think I can change the way I am. Thats me. If I wasnt like that I wouldnt be the fighter I am, and I wouldnt be who I am. MMAWeekly: Lee, what does your body physically look like right now? I mean what kind of scars do you have? Murray: I look like Frankenstein. I look like Ive been put back together. Ive got a scar all the way down my chest. Ive got another scar down from my abdominal muscles. Ive got like a big round hole, it looks like a gunshot hole, underneath my armpit. Ive got one on my nipple where I got my nipple cut off. I got stabbed outside the club the week before. MMAWeekly: Did you just say your nipple got cut off? Murray: Yeah. I got into a fight outside the same club the week before and got stabbed twice. MMAWeekly: Lee, what the heck are you doing man? We need your manager to step in, lock this guy up and not let himinto nightclubs. You got stabbed twice the week before? Murray: I got stabbed outside the same club the week before. When my mom heard that I went back to the same club, she went crazy. She went, you got stabbed outside the week before and you went back to the same club? She went, youre nuts! MMAWeekly: You are nuts Lee. Im telling you. Your mom thinks youre nuts. NOTE: dont disregard your 5 natural senses to rely on a so called 6th MARTIAL ARTS always use common sense, Run, Hide just try to get away always try to be ready and aware of your surroundings. Just cause we study martial arts does not make us SUPER man or women, we will bleed and die, we are just training for that incident should it occur nothing will guaranty your safety or your survival. BUT IF you TRAIN correctly for that type of incident your chance for survival increase and your chances of living!!! My belief is that one must train for what is most likely to happen to you on the street and how to deal with that attack respond, evade and escape a street Fight. Humbly Seeking Peace but Preparing for War Mr.Traylor

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Attributes of the Combative Shooter

By Chris Fry on January 13, 2010 An attribute is defined as a quality, character, characteristic, or property belonging to a person, thing, or group. In this article Id like to discuss the essential attributes of the combative shooter, as I see them. Note I do not list accuracy or speed in my list of shooting attributes. While these are certainly desirable attributes for the combative shooter, they are not as important as mental conditioning, efficiency, consistency and practicality. Without these attributes, accuracy and speed may be attainable, but they wont be reproducible under the duress and stress of a physical attack. If what youre doing with your firearm is not reproducible when you need it, then it is not applicable to personal protection. Mental Conditioning Believe in yourself and your ability to become a combative shooter. 2. Belief System

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If you truly believe you will never have to defend yourself with a firearm, then you will never fully embrace and engage in the training required to become proficient. You may perform adequately at a training class or shooting event, but your skills will never reach the level required for you to perform on demand or under stress. In short, if you do not believe in the necessity of what youre doing, you will never push hard enough, make the required sacrifices, or pursue excellence. Belief in the goal, dedication to the task and maximum effort build confidence. Confidence in yourself and the skills you possess differentiates those who are willing to act from those who are actors. The combative shooter believes in what he is training and the necessity for those skills.

2. Decision The combative shooter has decided which path to follow. Occasionally shooting bulls-eyes at the range does not have a direct correlation to defending oneself with a firearm. Attending competitive shooting events requires skill, no doubt. Yet, inherent to all competitive events is an element of gaming that most who attend need to have if they want to win. The combative shooters goal is not to win a trophy, medal or title. It is to survive during a dynamic, life-threatening critical incident. Certainly, there are competitive shooters who are by no means easy prey, but they are the exception, not the rule. While target practice and competition help to build the combative shooters ability, understanding the difference between reality and square range drills shows them that competitive skills do not always carry over practically or tactically to combative shooting. The combative shooter has made a decision, has committed and continually works to develop a reproducible level of proficiency with personal protection as the ultimate goal.

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3. Action The combative shooter develops the necessary skills through dedication to the task at hand. As MMA fighter, coach and law enforcement officer Paul Sharp prescribes: Do your best to log 1000 hours of combative shooting training over your lifetime. Training one hour a week is only 52 hours a year, so 1000 hours is a considerable amount of time and requires dedication to your goal. Attending an eight-hour training class twice a year is not enough. Going to the range on Sundays and plinking cans is not enough. Will attendance at a weekend training class help push you toward that goal and impart skills? Sure, but remember that without practice, those skills are perishable. Quality instruction will help boost your confidence. Feeling confident about ones skills the day after an awesome training experience is a great feeling, and combative shooters strive to feel confident in their skills to protect not only themselves but also their family throughout their entire lives. Give it the time required to become and remain proficient and understand the necessity of the skill, otherwise you shouldnt rely upon it to be available when you need it. Rome was not built in a day. Efficiency Efficiency is the accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort. What separates those who can shoot from those who are professional shooters are economy of motion and efficiency. Shooting is both a mental and a physical endeavor. Wasted movement is wasted time and, during a time-is-life encounter, being efficient is critical if you want to win, i.e. survive. Being efficient means finding the best techniques, gun-handling procedures and methods that are effective and utilize the least amount of effort. Natural point of aim (NPA) is a good example. When shooting from any position, it is important we shoot from our NPA. To do anything less is to work against the muscles of our own bodies, which expends energy and induces fatigue. Neither are desired results during a life or death situation when time, energy and effort are precious and often fleeting commodities. Consistency Shooting is a complex set of events that require consistent practice to be mastered. If the gun-handling techniques chosen are not consistent, then efficiency, safety and ultimately survivability are all affected. Any precision- and time-oriented physical task requires consistency in order to perform the task repeatedly on demand. Take, for example, trigger manipulation. If the trigger of a firearm is not manipulated consistently in the same manner for each shot, then each shot may in fact strike the target in a different location. Or if the handgun is held in a different position each time an emergency reload is required, the mind and body will waste time searching. Focus will come off the threat and aid in the search for the gun to assist in the reload procedure. This wasted time and redirection of threat focus could mean the difference between life and death. For some combative shooters, such as members of law enforcement, military or security forces, proficiency with multiple weapon platforms is required. Combative shooting skills should share features and characteristics or possess consistent attributes from one firearm to the next. It should be the goal of every combative shooter to perform certain firearm manipulations the same way when using a pistol, carbine or shotgun. If a different technique is required to combatively handle each firearm, then our ability to make decisions during stressful situations and therefore to take action is slowed. If consistency and commonality exist, then decisions are accelerated, since the technique is the same for one firearm as it is for another. Examples include platform, loading/reloading procedures and malfunction clearance procedures. If a different shooting platform is utilized for each firearm, efficiency suffers. If a different loading position and procedure are used for the pistol than the carbine and shotgun, then that is inefficient. Commonality of skill sets across firearm platforms develops a more efficient combative shooter and limits the decisions that need to be made under stress.

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Practicality Study personal protection shootings via the NRAs Armed Citizen reports and the FBIs Law Enforcement Officers Killed & Assaulted reports, read about historical shootings, and debrief individuals who have been involved in shootings. All of these aid in determining what skills are most practical and necessary for the combative shooter. Training in varied weather conditions, with varied target systems and training aids is also essential. Dont forget to practice weak-side shooting. You may need it. The majority of firearms training is conducted on square ranges with stationary paper targets. To be truly practical, the combative shooter must engage in some force-on-force testing of skills as a self-auditing and self-adjusting process. This testing solidifies the validity of and belief in the skills being trained. Without this practical validation process, most of what a shooter does on the range is anecdotal and sometimes speculative. The combative shooter prepares for realistic situations and trains in the most practical manner possible. Conclusions What makes a combative shooter different from any other person who shoots? The word combative illustrates the shooters mindset: thinking combatively represents a proactive mindset. Having a combative mindset does not mean youre looking for trouble or a fight. It means that a decision has been made that when trouble or potential harm is imminent, the combative shooter would rather act first versus thinking defensively and waiting to react to the aggressor. Will you be ready when the target isnt made of paper? The combative shooter maintains this mental preparation on and off the range. Training is not just shooting at targets, it is preparation for when the firearm may have to be utilized to stop (not kill) a potential attacker. Ultimately it doesnt matter what name you give it, what matters is that you think combatively. If you make a decision to train for personal protection, it is imperative that you believe in what youre training and know why youre training it. Strive to become efficient, consistent and practical when youre shooting, and youll be on the right path toward combative shooting proficiency for personal protection.

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Dr. Benton also emphasizes to new recruits and students alike that communication remains one of the most important skills for law enforcement officers. You cant take any action to prevent an act of domestic terrorism without first communicating that intelligence, he said. It is important for law enforcement officers to have strong writing and verbal communication skills. Jobs for young recruits are competitive, but Dr. Benton said the jobs are there. Many baby boomers will be retiring over the next decade and as they phase out, agencies will be hiring a tremendous amount of young people, he said. Those entering the field are finding that the demands of the profession require more than knowing the functionality of the criminal justice system, he said. The focus of many agencies is now on intelligence-led policing and helping officers focus on prolific offenders. It uses more of a business model, using your resources to get the best bang for your buck, so to say, said Dr. Benton. Since his department began using this intelligence-led policing approach about five years ago, the crime rate has gone down by 30-40 percent. Therefore, its important for officers to know how to utilize intelligence and be able to analyze data and information across a broad scope, he said. Education, regardless of the specific degree program, is the first step in being able to successfully adapt to the evolving law enforcement profession.

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The Limitations of most Martial Arts & Self-Defense Systems Adapt / evolve
First lets look at the terms I am speaking about Limitations The act of controlling the size or extent of something: the act of limiting something: something that controls how much of something is possible or allowed: something (such as a lack of ability, strength or open mindedness) that controls what a person is able to do or think. Second I am looking through this from a fighter perspective a combative minds set NO RULES. CHEAT FIRST, CHEAT IN THE MIDDLE, CHEAT LAST.
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A while back, I read a thread posted online, someone who wanted advice about which martial arts they should train in. You can imagine most of the responses were about how superior their style or system is compare to the others But there was one comment that I found to be particularly significant. Someone in the thread said, You should learn something that works on the street. Now I agree with that BUT There are hundreds of fighting systems out there. Some of them have techniques that stretch back to a time when people were actually killing each other with their bare hands. Some say The MMA is the answer Can this really be true that the only ones with any self-defense value are the ones that dominate the UFC? NO!!. While MMA is excellent combative sports systems which have a lot of the skills necessary for self-defense, it still has limitations. Remember it is sports. Lets look at the LIMITATIONS that Traditional Martial Arts, Boxing, Wing Chun, J.K.D. Ect..YOU FILL IN THE BLANK has. NOW IF your system or style doe s not teach even 1, it has limitations It could be do to the Instructor, the system, style, mind set or organization. 1) Lack of multiple opponent scenarios training 2) Lack of weapons defense training, Modern day 3) Lack of an emphasis on avoiding fights. I teach the 3 Ds Detect, Defuss, Defend or Destroy which also coincides with Pre, During and Post of a physical altercation. 4) Ground Combatives 5) Edge weapon combat 6) combative pistol and Long gun Shooting 7) Full contact fighting 8) deployment of your defensive weapon again modern day 9) what are the laws in your state that pertain to Self Defense 10) Does your system or style allow to adapt or evolve to meet the needs of the altercation and todays world. 11) does it teach weapons of opportunity or improvised weapons.

This is a small list that I use for my system, they are sub category but I will not go into it at this time. Now a while back a Muay Thai Champion was in an altercation where he was shot and killed. He was ill prepared for that combative scenario. He never trained to deal with a firearm, Now that being said, could be that nothing he did could have saved his life. Sep 4, 2012 Alberta MMA fighter and instructor was fatally stabbed, again did not train for that. I could go on and on I could also show examples of T.M.A. ect wining and sub-doing an assailant but more offend than not they get the short end of the stick, Not because they are in capable but because they do not train for that scenario or that level of aggression. Look at some of the Masters and Combat Instructors say about adapting evolving in combat When the mind is tethered to a center, naturally it is not FREE; it can move only within the LIMITS of that center. Bruce Lee. You dont grow unless you go out of the confines of your own system/style...it is from the old we get security and the new that we get growth Dan Inosanto. The superior fighter has no emotional attachment to any particular range of combat. -BTCMS Maxim The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. ~William Blake

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In a Combative situation It is not necessary to change But then again Survival is not mandatory either, both as a system or style or individual, I would suggest Survive. Mr.Traylor Action and reaction, cause and effect, trial and error, adaptability this is the rhythm of combat, its alive. Out of our over-confidence, we fail then fear; out of our fear, we stay stagnant. If we adapt we have clearer vision, and fresh understand. And out of understanding, progress, that adaptability to what seats before you. Mr.Traylor In closing to adapt is essential in combat but to change for change sake could be WRONG. It depends on the reason for the adapting/change. Only If you feel that you or your system or style lacks, then adapt, change to fix that hole you feel it may have or the lack of material to cover that gap. I have yet to see any system or style not lack in any area of combat in cluding mine, be it the ranges of combat Kicking Boxing Trapping Grappling the weapons of combat Body weapon, edge weapon, blunt force weapon or firearm hand gun or long gun the application of those weapons, the ability to utilize the weapon that you procured in combat, You were able to take the gun from him but here comes his bud, Do you know IF the gun is loaded? Do you how to find out? Do you know Tap, Rack, Access? How about an edge weapon? You have it but he is still coming and his bud pulled out his edge weapon, Know how to use it or will you throw it down, and fight and hope he does not pick it back up or someone else that you were not aware of. Mr.Traylor

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Extra Security Needed At Fast-Food Eateries Like Burger King ONE YEAR LATER: Burger King Slayings Update An Order Of Extra Security Needed At Fast-Food Eateries 01/14/2008 More late-night hours, workforce turnover and locations near major roadways make fast-food restaurants easy targets for robberies. Its been true for years; and it is even more true today, because hours have been expanded, restaurants are not open about security measures and the industry hasnt done enough to protect its workers, according to one security expert. So many of these places are operating like its 1950, and its not 1950 anymore. Then they are surprised when someone gets shot, said J.R. Roberts, founder of Security Strategies, a Savannah, Ga.-based security training and consulting company. Its Mr.Traylor Owner & Founders of hard to tell if security at local fast-food restaurants has increased one year after Dark gift combat fighting System. two Burger King workers were killed in a brutal stabbing that police called a botched robbery. Franchise owners contacted by The Daily Journal declined to Inside D.G.C.F.S. talk about security, citing security a counter intuitive tactic, according to A fake instructor 1 Combat Fitnes 2 Roberts. Roberts said owners should tell the world that high security is in place Coming Events 3 so people dont even think about making a move. Im not suggesting patting Airsoft Products 4 down the customers before they get a Quarter Pounder, he said. But guns save lifes 5 Technique 7 businesses need to send the signal that this isnt a good place to knock off. In the news 8 Roberts said shopping malls everywhere have security personnel both outside In the Streets I Survive 9 Security news 11 and inside. Ask a mall shopper, Roberts said, about security personnel. How Best pistol to buy 14 does (security personnel) make you feel? Safer or less safe? Cont. from page 1 16 The BK response Condition brown 17 At the time of the double-murder at the Momence Burger King, there was no security camera. There is now. The business has also stopped using the door at the rear of the restaurant where the killer entered. In a written response from Burger King Corp. to The Daily Journals questions, the company stated all its restaurants have day-and-night security. But it would not address specific questions as to security upgrades. As a general policy, we do not comment on specific security measures to avoid from compromising these procedures, the statement read. The increase in crime at such fast-food places as Burger King matches the increased late-night hours. As convenient store owners have stepped up security with more cameras and drop boxes for cash deposits, people seeking easy money have turned to fast food for a quick, easy target. Many of these places are not screening their employees properly and they are not training them properly, he said. In fact, he said, many of these restaurants are designed to offer little resistance to crime. There is money for security According to Roberts, cost should not be a consideration when it comes to security. The industry is making money. As of 2004, the industry employed more than 12 million people in 878,000 establishments, Roberts said. The projected earnings for that year were $440 billion. Sales figure for 2007 would easily surpass $500 billion, he said. Lt. Kevin McGovern of the Kankakee Police Department said if people dont feel safe, they should call the police. People say they dont want to bother us. I always tell them that that is what we are here for. Police would rather get a call from you before you are a victim rather than after, he said.McGovern said there are things businesses can do for customer safety. Bushes should be cut low. Tree branches should be trimmed high. Exterior lighting should be uniform. Windows should be uncluttered. Pedestrian traffic onto the property should be limited. The last thing criminals want is a bunch of eyes on them. The greater the visibility, the less likely it is that a crime will happen. daily-journal.com

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For example, an article on the 21-Foot Rule in a highly respected LE magazine states in its opening sentence that a suspect armed with an edged weapon and within twenty-one feet of a police officer presents a deadly threat. The common knowledge that deadly force against him is justified has long been accepted in police and court circles, the article continues. Statements like that, Lewinski says, have led officers to believe that no matter what position theyre in, even with their gun on target and their finger on the trigger, they are in extreme danger at 21 feet. They believe they dont have a chance of surviving unless they preempt the suspect by shooting. However widespread that contaminated interpretation may be, it is NOT accurate. A suspect with a knife within 21 feet of an officer is POTENTIALLY a deadly threat. He does warrant getting your gun out and ready. But he cannot be considered an actual threat justifying deadly force until he takes the first overt action in furtherance of intention like starting to rush or lunge toward the officer with intent to do harm. Even then there may be factors besides distance that influence a force decision. So long as a subject is stationary or moving around but not advancing or giving any indication hes about to charge, it clearly is not legally justified to use lethal force against him. Officers who do shoot in those circumstances may find themselves subject to disciplinary action, civil suits or even criminal charges.
2. VALIDITY In real-world encounters, many variables affect time, which is the key component of the 21-Foot Rule. What is the training skill and stress level of the officer? How fast and agile is he? How alert is he to preliminary cues to aggressive movement? How agile and fast is the suspect? Is he drunk and stumbling, or a young guy in a ninja outfit ready to rock and roll? How adept is the officer at drawing his holstered weapon? What kind of holster does he have? What s the terrain? If its outdoors, is the ground bumpy or pocked with holes? Is the suspect running on concrete, or on grass, or through snow and across ice? Is the officer uphill and the suspect downhill, or vice versa? If its indoors, is the officer at the foot of stairs and the suspect above him, or vice versa? Are there obstacles between them? And so on. These factors and others can impact the validity of the 21-Foot Rule because they affect an attacking suspect s speed in reaching the officer, and the officers speed in reacting to the threatening charge. The 21-Foot Rule was formulated by timing subjects beginning their headlong run from a dead stop on a flat surface offering good traction and officers standing stationary on the same plane, sidearm holstered and snapped in. The FSRC has extensively measured action and reaction times under these same conditions. Among other things, the Center has documented the time it takes officers to make 20 different actions that are common in deadly force encounters. Here are some of the relevant findings that the FSRC applied in reevaluating the 21-Foot Rule: Once he perceives a signal to do so, the AVERAGE officer requires 1.5 seconds to draw from a snapped Level II holster and fire one unsighted round at center mass. Add 1/4 of a second for firing a second round, and another 1/10 of a second for obtaining a flash sight picture for the average officer. The fastest officer tested required 1.31 seconds to draw from a Level II holster and get off his first unsighted round. The slowest officer tested required 2.25 seconds. For the average officer to draw and fire an unsighted round from a snapped Level III holster, which is becoming increasingly popular in LE because of its extra security features, takes 1.7 seconds. Meanwhile, the AVERAGE suspect with an edged weapon raised in the traditional ice-pick position can go from a dead stop to level, unobstructed surface offering good traction in 1.5-1.7 seconds. The fastest, most skillful, most powerful subject FSRC tested easily covered that distance in 1.27 seconds. Intense rage, high agitation and/or the influence of stimulants may even shorten that time, Lewinski observes. Even the slowest subject lumbered through this distance in just 2.5 seconds. Bottom line: Within a 21-foot perimeter, most officers dealing with most edged-weapon suspects are at a decided perhaps fatal disadvantage if the suspect launches a sudden charge intent on harming them. Certainly it is not safe to have your gun in your holster at this distance, Lewinski says, and firing in hopes of stopping an activated attack within this range may well be justified. If you shoot an edged-weapon offender before he is actually on you or at least within reaching

distance, you need to anticipate being challenged on your decision by people both in and out of law enforcement who do not understand the sobering facts of action and reaction times, says FSRC National Advisory Board member Bill Everett, an attorney, use-of-force trainer and former cop. Someone is bound to say, Hey, this guy was 10 feet away when he dropped and died. Whyd you have to shoot him when he was so far away from you?

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We do not own motion, we hone it MBB In a conversation with Guro Michael Blackgrave the founder of SEAMOK (Simple Effective Aggressive Methods of Kombate) the topic of what do you do with your training once you leave whether it is your weekly training or a seminar? This article is rather in depth and will be a series; this article is the first piece and the next article will explain the next pieces that tie all of the listed questions together. The conversation I had with Guro Blackgrave brought up a series of questions and what do you do: Do you go home and practice utilizing it? For example, gun training/seminars that utilize movement, tactics, and safety for yourself and/or family. Do you go home and survey your house and establish a plan? Do you practice when you go to bed at night as if you are asleep and hear a noise? Can you pull a knife while being attacked? Do you ever practice when not dressed as many do sleep naked or in the shower? Can you defend and use your skill from a vehicle?

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There were so many topics to cover, but the truth behind it, if you dont practice it outside of a classroom setting, how prepared are you? The following is a story that happened to me, but as the article progresses it will define how I was able to react quickly: I stayed at a hotel one time, old school actual keys and not cards. I fell asleep with my lights on; a noise brought me out of my sleep. The noise my door knob turned, but it was locked. I awoke, looked, grabbed, and rolled off into a tactical position waiting. Yes I wait, I prefer for them to pass me and not chase. I will explain further later. My dog, Sayoc was with me and he growled as the door began to shake as if they were trying to jerk it open. Then everything stopped. I slowly made my way to look out the window. They were gone, my first line of defense was being able to decipher a noise, threat or not. Sayoc was the second, intimidating with his deepness in a bark or growl.

Deciphering noises, it is a long or short depending on how you process and train outside of the classroom. How do we do this? I sat in silence during both busy times and quiet times, listening to all outside noises. This led me to know what is normal and what is not. Once one learns this, then we add in background noise, a TV or music. One focuses on little noises, I listened to my radio loudly and listened to my son entering or leaving, the noises of slamming car doors, kids running and playing, trees scrapping against the windows, etc From this point he/she will be able to hone in on the out of place noises. In reaction time from hearing to executing, once I was able to decipher noises I started practicing grabbing weapons from a sleeping position. My knives were positioned to come out of the sheath blade up as if an attacker would be on top. The other part was gun work. This was a daily training exercise for me. I worked it, I became faster and faster. As I worked this I also threw in if I was able to get up before they were in, I recess in dark corners as I know the layout of my own home. The attacker passing me in the dark gave me the edge and the advantage. They were not going to expect this. The majority run to the noise. For guys that can be there vantage point, but I like to lurk in the shadows for the element of surprise. Another incident that ties the above two topics/training together was the first time I had to grab and go. A friend was staying with me. She knew the house rules, no men unless I meet them. I am asleep; I hear a males voice that I do not know. I grab and go, clearing each corner as I go, keeping my gun close on these corners down three flights of stairs. (Thank you Instructor Gregory Slack of Gladiators Combat Club in Jackson, TN for working this with me) Once I was on the bottom floor. There this man stood hands up and scared. His first meeting with me was with a gun in his face. My friend quickly yelled out who he was. He never came by unannounced again. I train all aspects from a sleeping position (bed or couch) grabbing a gun, a knife, empty hands, whatever T.O.Y. S. I have around me at the moment, and clothed and not clothed. I want to be sure I am prepared in all aspects. The people who trained me gave me technique and skill I have to further that. I use pressure tactics such as timing myself from the length of time it takes me to hear, grab/respond, and go. Training in this way becomes a valuable tool for the practitioner; a split second can save your life. The examples here are just a few.

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Guro Blackgrave and I spoke in depth on this topic and it is interesting the things you hear. Well I shoot x amount of rounds at the local shooting place. This is great but can you in a deep sleep hear grab and go. It does not matter how much you can shoot, how good you are with a knife if you cannot do it in crucial moments. Some comments were I sleep naked at night so I have to get dressed. For a female it is a great shock technique to use if the attacker is male. It gives you a bit more time. For males not sure how that works out in the shock technique defense but anything is possible. I think an attacker would assume they have the upper hand. The next article will discuss and break down more of the questions above. The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemys cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him. ~ Miyamoto Musashi The Book of Five Rings Written by CristyFedorka

Bio:
As a child I have always been interested in Martial Arts. I loved watching Kung Fu Sundays on USA. Around 11 years old my pa rents allowed me to start training in American Karate, unfortunately I moved to my mothers and train ing stopped. I started training again around 27 years old when I enrolled my son into Tae Kwon Do. We trained under Master Fullington for 3 years. I then met Jason Segerson, who trained me in Ninjitsu. I left TKD and trained with another group they titled it Street Karate, briefly created by Law enforcement officers. I later married Jason so my sole training was Ninjitsu. After our divorce, I branched out to train with Instructor Gregory T Slack, a Swat Team member, at his place Gladiators Combat Club in Jackson, TN. He trained me in boxing, Muay Thai, and KravMaga both privates and class settings. While training with Instructor Slack, I also trained with Guro Adam Buchter in MandeMudaPenchakSilat, Herman Suwanda style and Inosanto Blend FMA. I lso trained in Memphis with Memphis Kali Silat under Guro Robin Schermerhorn in FMA, his style was a blend of Inosanto, Dog Brothers, La Coste and a few others. I moved to Florida and I practiced with Anthony Chan, FCS Kali and Wing Chun and Aaron Chappell who does PSP Silat. I have also attended with Anthony Chan some of the FCS Kali Instructor Camps. I am constantly keeping my passion in tact as I will be back to it .I am currently on break, I still practice. I had back surgery in 2009, but I still continued my training. However in 2012 I was rear-ended, I am currently rehabbing my back. In this I know most ask my belt or my level, I never tested. I do not believe in the ranking system, it is just a piece of paper or a colored belt. I have been training about 12 years now with a few breaks, but my son trains as well so we never really stopped. My instructors were okay with my thought process, because I do not need these items to prove to me my abilities. My true test will be when I am on the street and I if I survive.

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