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Michael Ilaoa
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Date Posted: 02:18:58 06/12/02 Wed
In reply to:
JAK
's message, "Gun Humor" on 14:54:03 06/11/02 Tue
Kind words from a kind man!
Going back to the issue that Joel and Shuan discovered in their experiences with combative training in society today....I encounter the same types issues with my situation. It seems that society frowns on the idea of "lethal training". However, I find it quite amusing how their view quickly changes as the situation finds merit. In one experience in which a drunken fellow swinging a bat quickly constituted merit for me to take any actions deemed necessary to control the situation is a great example of this phenomenon.
If we step back a couple of years, when did martial arts take a turn towards a lethal aspect? Correct me if I am wrong, but haven't martial arts always been lethal to some extent? I remember having a conversation with Jim regarding the legalistic of using our acquired skills in a real life situation. Traditional arts run the same types of combative flows as the arts we currently are participating in. For example, Karate...from a shoulder grab, strike both of the elbows (Causing destruction to the limb), punch the throat (Causing the larynx to be crushed), etc... Jim made a good point of saying that pulling a knife to a knife and striking the hand usually makes a pretty clear point to the attacker and also is less destructive than running through the entire combat sequence.
Currently, I train with friends on Sunday afternoons. We encounter many of the same criticism as many of you. Things are actually looks towards the better however. People stop looking at the art as a lethal training program to more or less an alteration of the so-called martial arts that they see in the movies. (Hum…do we owe Jet Li and Jackie Chan appreciation for implementing various weapons in their films?? Ha!!) I remember when I first started my training with Comtech... "The art is like a jewel in your pocket, the less that know the better." Realistically, it is hard to conceal what you know with the different types of situations that arise and the different people that you meet. For example, many people look towards Jim and our group as "Silently Scary" or “The craxy guys that play with knives”. Anyone that has met us knows that it is the total opposite. I guess we are the exception to the old rule that perception begets reality. I have found through my experiences in going to school and the different people that I have met, that open communication is the best way to subdue the opinions that people tend to make with our line of work. Nonetheless, you will always encounter those that do not choose to understand the need for a hidden combative mentality. When a situation arises in which their life or the lives of their loved ones is at risk, and only then, will they understand why we have taken the choice to prepare our bodies and minds for the "unthinkable".
Best,
Mike
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