Dear James:
D.W. is exactly right about training for unarmed defense – at close range, the immediate empty hand response trumps even the 1.2 second draw.
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A quick and dirty way to evaluate any school – do they teach eye gouging if your life is on the line? I know it’s a horrible thing to have to talk about – but if your life is on the line you go for the assailant’s most vulnerable target if you are get the chance…
If this is not discussed, they are not serious about saving your life in a do or die situation. Regards, – OSOM
Jim,
It seems the article “Fight and Survive–Warrior and Scholar” did everything but explicitly endorse Krav Maga. I have only started following your blog recently, but one of the first things I did was start taking Krav Maga classes. There is nothing quite like it for getting into shape and more importantly for training your body to react in stressful situations. It is real-world self defense. I would highly recommend joining a [Krav Maga] gym, or at least buying some DVDs. More info can be found at KravMaga.com, and there is a good set of Krav Maga DVDs
Regards, – Peter P.