Flow In Groundfighting

You fellow Dojo Rats out there know that I'm a nut for flow drills. Give-and-take, a little rough, but at a pace where skills become drilled into our "reptile brain". I am also adverse to over-reliance on groundfighting, especially in a hostile or group environment, but we have to prepare for the possibility as many fights end up on the ground.
With that said, here's a great example of "flow" in groundfighting. Nice pace, nobody attempts a submission, lots to experiance and learn in a generally injury-free session.
In the heat of the "Bus Station Jujitsu" video, I thought we'd look at a little grappling.

Karate-ka Protest In Jakarta

Indonesian karate athletes stage rally in front of Malaysian Embassy

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Hundreds of Indonesian karate athletes staged a demonstration in front of the Malaysian embassy here on Wednesday, demanding a transparent legal process over a recent physical assault by four Malaysian police against Indonesian karate referee Donald Luther Kolopita in Kuala Lumpur.

The demonstrators were members of the Indonesian Karate Federation (FORKI), Inkai (Indonesian karate-do Institute), Inkado (Institude of Karate-do) and Wadokai Institute.

Some protesters carried a banner demanding Malaysia to apologize for the brutality conducted by its security personnel.

Secretary General of Inkai Hermawan Sulistyo, who is also known as a political observer, in the rally said the Malaysian Government must apologize officially to the Indonesian Government.

A number of Indonesian youths also joined the rally. A similar rally was also held in front of the Malaysian Consulate, in Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

In Friday night`s incident in Kuala Lumpur, karate referee Donald Luther Kalapita was physically assaulted by four Malaysian police officers without cause and later he had to be taken to a hospital for the injuries he had suffered.

Kolopita, an Indonesian referee who was in the neighboring country for a karate competition, said he was beaten up and kicked in a police car even while he was handcuffed. "I was helpless as I was hit and kicked in the pit of my stomach, chest and abdomen," he said upon his arrival at Soekarno Hatta airport on Monday.

On Tuesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said nobody could force Malaysia to apologize for the incident in which the Malaysian police brutalized the Indonesian referee.

"About why they don`t apologize to Indonesia, you (journalists) can, of course, not force the Malaysian government or police to offer an apology in a case like this. Because, in my view, the readiness to apologize (for a wrong one has done) is really part of one`s personality," the President said after receiving Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato Syed Hamid Albar, Malaysian Police Chief Tan Sri Musa Hasan and Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin.

In protest against the brutality, Indonesia withdrew from the scheduled karate event.

The President said the Indonesian government appreciated the Malaysian government`s responsibility and commitment to legally process the case in the sense that sanctions would be imposed on whoever was guilty of wrongdoing.

"I certainly appreciate (Malaysia`s) commitment because, after all, it is a quite serious case, an inappropriate and excessive thing has happened. Therefore, I want the law and justice upheld. This is what I conveyed to the Malaysian foreign minister and police chief," he told the press after the meeting.

Jujitsu In Action

I'm trying this on a different video display, so we'll see how it works. Here is some Brazilian Jujitsu in action. The security guard at the Denver Greyhound station gets some guy on the run and chokes him out.
Two things about this:
1. The guy uses very effective techniques for the situation, he submits the guy and his back-up handcuffs him. Perfect use for this type of jujitsu.
2. it appears to me that the suspect actually goes out, unconscious. There are some serious liability issues here, if that's what happened. The only revival technique he attempts is slapping him on the back. There have been many cases where cops have done this to people, some of who never revived. I'm curious what others have to say.
--All in all, a skillful demonstration of Brazilian Jujitsu...

UPDATE: See Bob's post at Striking Thoughts, He has more detailed info on the Blood Choke.
--I still think a company may be open to liability issues anytime someone is Knocked out, even if it does less harm than beating the crap out of them...

UPDATE #2: Here's what Rick from "Kicks Boxes" had to say:
"I saw the video. It looks like the security guard put the choke on pretty deep.

To be honest, I've never had to revive someone from a choke. (In our class we're not to proud to "tap out" long before it goes that far.)

However, my guess is that the usual Energetic Revival wouldn't work very well in bringing someone back from a blood choke.

The "knockout" of a blood choke comes from the physically stopping bloodflow to the brain, while an Energetic Knockout comes from disrupting a person's chi energy.

I believe the best method for resuscitation from a choke can be found in Wally Jay's Small Circle JuJitsu book. On page 54 he demonstrates sitting an unconcious victim up with your knee between his/her shoulderblades and then pulling up from beneath the breast as you push forward with your knee. You then push back down as you straighten your leg.

I believe that this would help to restore circulation.

However, I think the security guard is in a rough spot here. If he starts doing an elaborate revival, he's likely to attract even more attention to the fact that the guy was "out." (I'm not sure that his use of force was warranted in this situation and I imagine that it wouldn't be in his best interest to make the knockout look any more obvious .)

He was probably just anxious to get that guy (semi-concious or not) away from the crowd.

Thanks for asking.

Respectfully,

Rick"

(D.R.): I learned the same "knee in the back, lifting to expand the chest" revival from Leon Jay, but that was more for when breathing had actually stopped. I'm not sure about the "Blood Choke" revival.

Movie Review: "Bounce"

Well, I just finished watching this, so I should write this review while it's fresh on my mind.
"Bounce" looked so good in this trailer, I went ahead and spent $12.99 to buy it on Amazon. Believe me, I'm not disappointed. "Bounce" is a collection of interviews and nightclub scenes with high-profile Bouncers in Manhattan and London, and is a fascinating study in human nature. The documentary ranges from the hopes and dreams of young and middle-aged toughs, who would otherwise probably be mob enforcers, to the musings of legendary British doorman Lenny "The Guv'ner" McLean. The men often appear to be caricatures of themselves, larger than life bravado that hides deep scars and some pathological character flaws. For instance, Jordan Moldonado revels in the raw violence, and is filmed encouraging his infant children to fight each other. As I said, pathological. Bouncer twins Frank and Mike Demaio finish each other's sentences and operate in a "hive" mentality. No doubt these guys are tough, but they are clumsey and have trouble tossing a football. In fact, the fight and gym scenes display no specialized fighting skills, just raw power, size and intimidation. Only one man, bouncer and women's make-up artist Homer Cook is a martial artist, and his demonstration of skill was marginal at best. Two stand-outs are the British men, Lenny McLean and Alan Crosley. McLean passed away shortly after his autobiography became a bestseller in England and his appearance in a Hollywood movie. McLean is the absolute picture of the proper British doorman, polite but ready to snap and kick ass. Crosley looks like he was in the Royal Marines, and quotes the Bible and Kipling while wielding a Bowie knife.
Perhaps the most endearing character is Terence "Black Prince" Buckley. Buckley still lives with his adoring Mom, has a fifteen-year-old son, and is the success story in the movie. Many scenes follow him as he prepares for an interview with security specialist Eric Mojica and hopes to land a job with his firm.
Bounce is a raunchy look at nightclub life and the guys that make the rules. For all their flaws, most of the guys are very likeable, and refer to themselves as "people persons". I really liked the show, and intend to pass it around to my fellow Dojo Rats, it's well worth the $12.99 I paid for it!

One Inch Punch Documentary

Here's an interesting documentary on the "one inch punch". Interestingly, this is the only punch where the bottom two knuckles in a vertical fist are used. I think the technique is basicly an extension of the "fa jin" in the internal arts.

Coming up next: my review of the documentary "Bounce" as detailed in a previous post. I'm watching it right now, and it's pretty amazing...

One For The Aikido Guys

Here's some Randori at Tim Cartmell's Shen Wu Dojo. Tim's system teaches the internal arts-- Bagua, Tai Chi Chuan and Hsing-Yi, as well as Brazilian Jujitsu. The pace at which they practice is excellent for learning and a generally injury-free training session.
Here is a fine example of flow work in stand-up grappling. After one or two attempted techniques, the opponent's hand is seized and Meynard begins to apply Sankyo. He reinforces it by barring across the tricep tendon (TW 11-12) and completes the takedown.

More On Animal Attacks

One of our fellow Dojo Rats commented on the Bear attack post:
Hand2Hand said...
Like I told another poster to this blog, not all self-defense situations involve humans or weapons. This article shows that.
I had to fight off a pit bull that attacked my new Rottweiler puppy last summer. If not for my training, I'd have been burying my dog.
It's just a shame that the laws about carrying weapons are so draconian in some parts of this country. Those laws don't deter criminals or wild animals - only law abiding citizens.
Thank God that man wasn't attacked by a bear in some state like Connecticut, New York or New Jersey. Otherwise, he'd be in a jail cell for carrying a weapon.
I guess lawmakers in those states would rather have honest citizens get killed than be able to defend themselves.

(D.R.) Well, I haven't wrestled an Aligator or swam with the Sharks, but I have had a few run-ins with animals.
I had to help an old girlfriend move back up from Delhi, California to Portland years ago. I had taken the Greyhound and hitch-hiked down. I found her house, packed her up and we were ready to come back. At the time, I was training for testing and tournament fights, so I took a long run through the Almond orchards one afternoon. As I ran by one farm, I kid you not, three big farm dogs came tearing up the road after me. At first I ran faster, but they kept coming and were closing in. All I could do was turn around and take a stance and let out a HUGE Ki-Ai, to show fighting spirit. The dogs skidded to a stop, and turned around yelping and ran back to their farm. Man, you should have seen me smile! I had the same experiance in a residential neighborhood years later, and the same thing happened.
Now, as far as big, big animals go, I have worked with cattle and horses without trouble. But one time, when I was younger I was building a cabin in the coast range of Oregon and a Bull Elk with two cow Elk came right up on me. My friend had a near goring by a Bull Elk a couple of years earlier, in rutting season they are known to chase people. I positioned myself near a tree, and I couldn't think of doing anything else but singing. So I started singing some song, which I can't even remember now. Well, music did soothe the savage beast and the three elk listened for a minute or so, then tromped off. Later I read that a guy in some Nordic country Ki-ai'ed so strongly, He made an attacking Moose feint. I guess singing worked ok for me. Now, here's a whole different type of animal attack:

Published: Sunday, August 19, 2007 | 1:04 AM ET
Canadian Press
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - An Australian woman was killed by a pet camel given to her as a 60th birthday present after the animal apparently tried to have sex, police said Sunday.
The woman, whose name was not released, was killed Saturday at her family's sheep and cattle ranch near Mitchell, 600 kilometres west of the Queensland state capital Brisbane, state police Detective Senior Constable Craig Gregory said.
The 10-month-old male camel - weighing about 150 kilograms - knocked the woman to the ground, lay on top of her, then exhibited what police suspect was mating behaviour, Gregory said.
"I'd say it's probably been playing, or it may be even a sexual sort of thing," Gregory said, adding the camel almost suffocated the family's pet goat by straddling it on several occasions.
Camel expert Chris Hill said he had no doubt the camel's behaviour was sexual.
Hill, who has offered camel rides to tourists for 20 years, said young camels are not aggressive, but can be dangerous if treated as pets without discipline.

Sorry Rats, I couldn't resist...