Mr. Kelly, I understand the direction you want to go. It's my fault for wanting to pull the discussion towards issues not particularly focused on the topic. I'll cease the line here. The solution I then propose is animal-testing. [Awaiting daggers from animal-rights groups.] Physiologically, there a...

I want to make one thing clear. I mostly fault the schools/instructors for any failure, even when the technique is bad. Styles are just varying movements and positions. Schools decide the curriculum and approach. Instructors teach. The last two are responsible for deciding upon what to teach and how...

I can't speak for others, but I have mixed feels about martial arts. The material has changed from what was taught to actual actual combatants. Change has to be expected, but it hasn't been, overall, a change for the better. Further, everything must be constantly tested and evaluated, much as any ot...

I appreciate everyone's comments concerning the appropiate application of force, but I don't think that the 'big' issue is the 'lethality' of unarmed attacks. [including pressure point/vital area attacks] Ultimately, whether the 'subdual' approach uses an arm-bar or nerve-cluster strike, the correct...

Bill, Not being intimately familiar with any of those cases, I wonder if blood tests of the 'victims' were conducted. This would be a separate thread on its own in the "Public Issues Involving Law Enforcement" forum. There certainly is a question of reasonable force, but can we really pars...

LeeDarrow: "If I can stop an annoying person from shoving me around by a simple kyusho application, such as a finger point to a nerve cluster (as opposed to uraken to the temple, forinstance), I have not overreacted and, hence, limit my liability to some extent. Not to mention that I have expen...

...So there you are, just standing there when the baddest hombre you can think of decides to take a piece of you. He might be armed. He might have friends nearby. Escape is uncertain. You might be able to make one strike before he does. What do you do? a) attempt to subdue utilizing a Dim Mak pressu...