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Stay Standing

  • By Paul Korchak
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  • 15 Jun, 2023
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Go to the Ground or Avoid it at All Costs?

Go to the Ground or Avoid it at All Costs?
Everyone should have a skill set that can prevent them from being taken to the ground, as well as have the ability to fight on the ground. But do we ever want to purposely go to the ground? The short answer is no.

So what are the most common reasons to keep the fight on your feet?
  1. The safest defense for most encounters is usually escaping the area.
  2. It is much more difficult to observe and defend against additional opponents entering the scene when you are on the ground.
  3. It can also be much more difficult to see a bladed weapon coming at you from a prone position.
  4. If our opponent stays standing or gets up before us, they have much more reach, power, and tactical options to use against us.
  5. We will need a greater skill set to overcome a stronger, skilled grappler in addition to our stand-up skills.
What then would be some reasons to take an opponent to the ground?
  1. We want to subdue someone without hurting them. Realistically however, this will require us to have authority, physical strength, skill, and the knowledge that there are no other opponents.
  2. We wish to use the ground as a third point of contact to control and disarm them.
  3. We are a smaller person who is solely preventing an opponent from picking us up and taking us to another location.
  4. It's not always possible to keep from going to the ground, as we may accidentally lose our balance in a struggle. Sometimes we are attacked when already on the ground as well. But in most situations, it is best to stay standing!
  5. We are already a strong grappler, and can see our opponent is not. Then you might choose to use skill set to diffuse the fight.

    Stay safe!
     
    Paul

    Summer Training Options!

    By Paul Korchak • May 15, 2023

    What are the differences in our trainings?

    Our Essentials Seminars are usually 2-2.5 hours and are designed to be a stand-alone training to teach the most important personal safety habits. Awareness, contact management of unknown threats, and basic counter violence skills are studied. Some seminars also include the proper use of pepper spray. Expect the class to be fast moving, alternating between talk, demonstration, and skill practice.

    Weekly Classes are designed to jump-in at anytime and work at your own pace. We have some students that have been training regularly for over 4 years and others that drop in and out. These classes are 80% physical, including personal safety habits, awareness, contact management, and boundary making skills. Each class is tailored to who registers, but we are putting special focus on weapon skills in May. In June we will focus on counter grappling skills (how not to end up on the ground), and in July and August will focus on fighting to get back to our feet.

    Custom Training Classes can be designed for your group. Here are some of the types of special training that we have taught lately:

    • Bully Defense for Grade School
    • Being Your Own Bodyguard for Middle or High School Students
    • Personal Safety for College Students
    • Self-Protection for Realtors and Apartment Managers
    • Active Shooter Safety Skills
    • Safety and Restraining Skills for Health Care Workers
    • Safety and Restraining Skills for Doormen
    • Counter-Abduction Techniques for Children
    • Workplace Safety
    • Travel Safety
    Let us know if we can set up a training for your specific needs!

    Stay safe!
     
    Paul

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