Violent Criminal Assault Self Defense

False Assumption Vs. Positive Assumption

Tactics Must Be Based Upon Positive Assumption

False Assumptions of violent attack and consequent protection are many and can be fatal.  On  first note, I would like to comment on five False Assumptions. One, is that when a criminal throws a sucker punch that  punch will be the only punch coming; two, that your first best effort will prevent him from continuing the assault; three, the position you are in is the best for the now changed situation; fourth, the timing between punches will allow one to insert all kinds of counters and fifth, hurting someone is enough to stop him.  First, in order of presentation, while I have witnessed single punch attacks, the majority of sucker punch setups have been attacks with a flurry of hand combinations. These attacks included but, were not limited to; a grab with continuous punching, continuous windmill like hammering, alternating hook punches and combinations of all the above.  I have also witnessed, the boxer’s one, two-three combination with no hesitation between the jab, cross and hook punches. Second, because of the assumption that one would be dealing with a singular loaded power hook, a quick, from the hip hook (gunslinger hook), a straight right, a lifting straight right or fake followed by one of the series just mentioned, the first repositioning has often placed one at disadvantage. The position one had moved, once the first defense failed had placed one at more disadvantage, no thought having been given to what’s his next move and where do I have to be to deal with his next best effort. This disadvantage occurs if a the particular strike was not the one anticipated,  one was slightly off on intercepting the attack or as we have stated, there was much more to the onslaught than a singular effort.  Third, in training, sometimes the emphasis is not placed upon the importance of striking to injure (injure not hurt) the attacker at the beginning.    In preparing for things that can help offset the above False Assumptions, one can train with Positive Assumptions.  In my opinion, the  first attack must have at least the following Positive Assumptions; attacks will have more to them than one punch, so Positive Assumption one, be ready for continuous attack, that he will come with a second effort, Positive Preparation two, counters to next effort are built into your first effort, that if there is a mistake you need a next move from a position of advantage, Positive Assumption three, where you move is important, allow for mass, momentum and his next best move.  because, strikes are not spaced (no time between strikes) but, blitz like, the defense must allow Positive Assumption four, to include responses to  this type of powerful onslaught and Positive Assumption five, one must injure him to stop him not just try to hurt him to stop him. What are your thoughts?

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One Response

  1. Ben vigil

    i agree with everything you said. my only concern at at the end of article, stating that positive assumption 5 must injure not just hurt. I don’t think the newer students understand the difference. I also don’t think anyone new or old student is getting enough drilling/practicing in mauling/gouging. Its is easy to say just poke in the eye or hook mouth, but if not practiced they will not have belief. I think these are very important tools to have if you want to apply assumption 5. Especially our women and less muscular male. Just a side note, a bite will hurt an opponent, a bite in a good spot will injure. So were do you say biting belongs.Does belong in mauling, maybe striking,manipulation. I think it belongs in all and cant be defined just by one.

    September 23, 2010 at 5:23 am

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