The Omnipresent Street Assumptions

In a street fight, one should only make three assumptions:

  1. The threat faced has trained to fight, so expect the unexpected.
  1. The threat faced is likely armed, even if a weapon cannot be seen.
  1. The threat likely has friends, so always think multiples, and never become target locked.

Here’s a video that clearly demonstrates these above three assumptions, BUT before you click on the below noted link, please be warned that it contains very graphic footage of an armed robbery where the victim sustains severe knife wounds, and later dies. Although a tragic video, it does offer several learning points:

http://dv.ouou.com/swf/ouou.swf?id=38d7f33d4c29c

  • From the time that the victim took the first hit, until he fell on the ground unconscious; 2 minutes and 50 seconds.

  • Total number of hits that I could count; approx 13, most of which were straight multiple compounding thrusts into the torso.

Although a tragic video, it does have some things to offer:

1) Once again, multiple (armed) threats….need I say more !!!!!!!

2) Even when cut (even as severely as this guy was), one can still fight back

3) As another trainer has stated, most fights take place within the space of a phone booth. Are you training scenarios where one may be cornered with limited space to move like the victim in this video found himself in?

4) Something tells me that this guy did not want to hand over whatever these predators wanted, and in the end, he likely died for property. Property can be replaced your life can’t……something to think about !!!!!!!!

5) Multiple hits are what kill in an edged weapon encounter……whatever one can do to control the delivery systems (thus minimizing hits taken) and immediately counter attacking, would be more desirable than just counterattacking in an knife encounter. See my article on this topic located at:

http://www.personalprotectionsystems.ca/EDGED%20WEAPON%20TACTICS%20AND%20COUNTER%20TACTICS.doc

6) Blood organ torso shots with a knife are not immediate stops. Although the victim does go down, it took over 2 minutes. This is one reason why I prefer looking for biomechanical cuts with a knife that will limit ones ability to move or counter-attack (Back of neck, hamstrings, pelvic triangle, achilles)

Darren

January 18, 2009 at 6:43 pm | Uncategorized | No comment

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