tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post8862138751140921563..comments2023-10-29T08:53:56.940-04:00Comments on TDA Training: Multiple Opponents videosAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626368113292368276noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-3315758039937098862008-03-07T19:47:00.000-05:002008-03-07T19:47:00.000-05:00It's very nice to see Traditional martial artists ...It's very nice to see Traditional martial artists training a drill like this. It shows that you can still be traditional and use modern training methods.<BR/><BR/>I like Nathan's observations. The most important thing about trying to critique this sort of drill is to look for the positives. <BR/><BR/>As the YouTube comments show, anyone can be a critic, but a true martial artist can also identify the good aspects of this training.<BR/><BR/>IMO the best part of this clip was the training area... lots of mats -even covering the walls. Safety is very important when dealing with multiple attacker drills.<BR/><BR/>A suggestion to help improve their training would be for the 'attackers' to behave as though they were actually hit even though they are wearing body armor.<BR/><BR/>When you wear protection, you don't feel any pain when someone punches or kicks you. This can cause you to react unnaturally to a technique. Instead, I believe that the attackers should 'pretend' that the defender's strikes actually landed and move accordingly. <BR/><BR/>For example, when a defender applies an eye gauge to the face-shield, the attacker could raise his hands to his face as though he'd actually been clawed in the eyes. (Kind of like when we were kids playfighting in our backyards.)<BR/><BR/>This will allow the defenders to gain a sense for possible follow-up techniques.<BR/><BR/>All in all, a good demonstration of self defense training.<BR/><BR/>Respectfully,<BR/><BR/>RickKicksboxes Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027815949219385253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-30538600710730441952008-03-04T23:09:00.000-05:002008-03-04T23:09:00.000-05:00Fun video... but I think unrealistic other than ex...Fun video... but I think unrealistic other than exposing someone to the feel of fighting lots of guys. I fought what started out to be eight guys at the bar I worked at when I was 21. I was a brown belt and had lots of point fighting experience. <BR/><BR/>The guys came into the bar and pushed past me (I weighed 165 at the time) with a couple of under aged kids. I tried to card them and they laughed at me. I was the only male at the bar at the time so I called them outside. <BR/><BR/>I was young and naive and thought when the six guys that followed (all over 6 foot - 200 pounds) that they could not come back in, they would leave... buy no... They jumped me and I had to half flip out of their grip and lost my shirt. <BR/><BR/>I quickly (since I was small compared to them) said - Ok - one at a time - fight like a Man! (And that worked for some reason!) And the first three of the biggest guys came at me, one at a time and attacked... <BR/><BR/>Well I had seen plenty of this sparring and simply stepped back and let them miss and then counter punched to their face and knock them out (one at a time).<BR/><BR/>After that I was truly in a mass attack with about 3 to 4 at any one time... I kept moving and running in half circles in middle of the street and to keep them basically in a line.<BR/><BR/>Whenever I had one coming at me I would either use initial movement and smack them or play the defensive game and counter (after letting them miss with my half step back)....<BR/><BR/>I would not let them surround me because unlike this video - you cannot recover from that easily (most likely you will lose). I would attack whenever I got one of them alone in front of me but it was very frustrating because I could not stomp them after I struck (the other had time to respond if I stopped for too long).<BR/><BR/>The cops finally got their (after 10 minutes) and I had was fighting the last three... but they were not attacking too much because I kept making them pay when they got too close. <BR/><BR/>This could have easily gone wrong for me if any of them had a concealed weapon but I lucked out. <BR/><BR/>By the way the two cops signed up for karate lessons after they witnessed I was able to hold my own with those construction workers.<BR/><BR/>My instructor always told to mess up the first guy so much that the other guys would not want to continue but I could not really do that when the real thing happened but I am confident that I could have taken out the last three if the fight had lasted.<BR/><BR/>I agree that it does not do much good to critique this video as I'm sure that are not saying it is real... just one more tool to train their students.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>John W. Zimmer<BR/>http://MySelfDefenseBlog.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-888804788607267592008-02-28T20:18:00.000-05:002008-02-28T20:18:00.000-05:00The critics of this drill on the Youtube page simp...The critics of this drill on the Youtube page simply haven't tried to spar three people at once. It was standard in our promotion tests in the past.<BR/>The only way for people to learn is to take small to medium steps like this, especially women who have perhaps never been attacked for real in their life.<BR/>There is so much blather on those youTube pages from armchair UFC critics writing from their mother's basement in between video games.<BR/>Every really good woman's self defense course I have seen has a bad guy suit up and attack like this. It gives people a great deal of confidence just to know they can survive an encounter of this type.<BR/>D.R.Dojo Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-67570322536129533642008-02-28T15:41:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:41:00.000-05:00Great points. The surprise aspect can't be overest...Great points. The surprise aspect can't be overestimated, especially for the smaller men and women who could pull it off.<BR/>Thanks for the comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626368113292368276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-39586377054320498182008-02-28T12:17:00.000-05:002008-02-28T12:17:00.000-05:00Ah, the importance of LINING UP THE OPPONENTS!Some...Ah, the importance of LINING UP THE OPPONENTS!<BR/>Some of the girls did better than the guys!<BR/>Good drill, I have a few concerns about the wide open arms and unusual stances as they prepare to be attacked.<BR/>D.R.Dojo Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-80431708622163865632008-02-27T10:44:00.000-05:002008-02-27T10:44:00.000-05:00Thanks John,I do appreciate folks putting their in...Thanks John,<BR/><BR/>I do appreciate folks putting their information out there, and dislike the gratuitious slams in comments that don't take that context into account - something they themselves would probably expect.<BR/><BR/>Dang, though, on the tunes. I knew I missed something!! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments - NathanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626368113292368276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109323.post-13525230919075343732008-02-27T08:01:00.000-05:002008-02-27T08:01:00.000-05:00I would love that drill. I liked your commentary. ...<B>I would love that drill.</B> I liked your commentary. It's hard to view any drill on YouTube and have any sense of it's context and how it fits into an overall training program. Your comments were dead-on there. You did overlook one point that really made this drill: Great Tunes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com