Recent content by ttankzero

So I suppose I can summarize your feelings on this topic in that you feel that religion is that it is too powerful in that you can convince people to do your will by conversion through social/emotional ostracism, that you can convince people to follow your directive without the requirement of...

I'm replying in regards to the snowman thread, below Religion is only contains an aspect of the problem. There are examples of people using this aspect of religion to organize very horrible, wide-scaled assaults against humanity, which have nothing to do with religion Even if...

For all of you people who think grappling styles won't work better then striking for multiple opponents or weapons: If the people attacking you/stabbing take you to the ground with a STANDARD TACKLE, what are you going to do? And don't give me some nonsense about being immune to it. A...

So long as it's practical and legal for you to use these techniques, as well as you being in a position to draw the technique out before arousing suspicion. Granted, if you don't have the second caveat most types of training aren't going to help you much either.

Did you see the first couple seasons of UFC? Grappling will TOTALLY surprise and overwhelm a kickboxer who isn't ready for it. You just have to learn to feint and then shoot. Krav Maga is a little bit impractical to practice to a point where you can make it muscle memory. You can't...

In the situations you gave, no martial art would help you that much. I'd suggest learning a distraction and then working on your cardio. A good leg kick coupled by a 5 minute mile will get you out of most situations, and those two things are probably the easiest two to become proficient in...

I've trained with bullies. They usually quit after the first couple classes. They don't like losing or being humbled. The first thing you do to someone who beats on a student who is under their level is beat them embarassingly badly. Some get the idea that hey, there's always someone better than...

If you go to anywhere good, people won't hit you in the head hard unless your defenses are up to the challenge. There's a skill gradient that changes so that during normal training, so you generally won't have someone swinging hard at the face until you are proficient at protecting yourself. As...

The most disturbing thing about this thread is how many people only think so far as "Why is it illegal for a person to decide what they do with their body?" Laws making prostitution illegal don't exist for protecting a person against themselves: otherwise, self-mutilation would be illegal...