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Sydney Self Protection Solutions "Uncut Hits & Misses

Nov 13, 2008
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Mash-up mix of entertaining video clips from the past few months, hope you enjoy "SSPS Uncut Hits & Misses

Combative expert Kelly McCann

Nov 2, 2008
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I'm a massive fan of Combative's,

There whole concept & attitude for keeping things simple when executing techniques in the heat of battle & drilling those chosen 2 or 3 techniques.

Also the forward mindset of exploding thought the target are just a few off the top of my head i can think of.

Combative expert Kelly McCann is a military and security analyst who was a U.S. Marine special-missions officer responsible for counterterrorism and counter-narcotics.

For more self-defense videos and articles, go to www.blackbeltmag.com

Credit to Blackbelt mag for the clips below.

Brutal Self-Defense: Jugular Attack

Self-Defense: Lapel Grab / Chin Jab

Self-Defense: Time Lag in Combat

Realistic Training Knives

Oct 31, 2008
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I've had a few email enquires from a number of people wanting to know what type of knives we use for these knife attack drills.

Pardon the pun, but this is a double edge sword... or knife in my case LOL.

The problem is training safely in a realistic way where you don't rob your training partner of energy by doing a dodgy attack.

Yet still giving real energy going zero to sixty full force in a blink of an eye, so your partner can defend themselves with out being injured, butchered or killed!

IMHO the only multi-purpose knife that i have come across for this is the "Nok" knife or similar ones on the market are "combat training foam Knife" both are the same really.

This type of training knife is a very durable for this & if you get hit you feel it & you have to defend against it.

A couple of days ago i realised that i was low on stock & needed an extra 5 training knives for this Sundays session.

I placed an order with Peter Burke @ Universal Self-Defence Academy via email & had a follow up phone call from Peter making sure that order was correct. In under two days they arrived at my door step, now you really cant get better service than that can you?

The only modification i do to these knives is by sticking silver tape around them so they have that silver steel blade look, see below pic.

Realistic Training Knives

Modified Training Knives

26th October SSPS Class

Oct 28, 2008
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Quick review from last Sundays class.

Its now a 2 hour session, first hour Self Protection, second hour MMA.

All in all a great two hours of training.

We always start with the bread & butter warm up drill good'ol vertical grappling.

Hands requiring face drill/ vertical grappling.

Starting in a neutral wrestling position, both persons require face,

This turns a wrestling drill in to a practical grappling drill for learning how to Shred (gross motor feral fighting)

We change partners until we have gone around twice @ 1min rounds each.

Mirror Drill using focus pads.

Drill 1

Partner stands in a every day stance with their fence/ passive stance up & ready.

Pad man puts his pads on each hand, pad man when ready & feels like it tries to hit the defender how ever he likes.

In any random combos the pad man attacks hard in using the following; sucker punch, straight grab/ strike, being taken-down.

In this drill the defender gets used to & learning covering up & understanding the ways/ types & angles of each attack used on him.

If you don't cover up properly you get hit hard around with a focus pad.

Drill 2

Same as drill 1, the defender has to now stop the attacks if possible & or move forward & attack back,

Great drill practical reflex drill for defending & attacking back in one motion. (FYI we use Deane Lawlers Rsult cover & Rich D Senshido)

2 on 1 Passive Stance/ The Fence Scenario.

Drill 1

Defender stands in a every day stance with their fence/ passive stance up, in front of him are two individuals.

The bad guys in this scenario are in disagreement with you over a situation & your there problem (common every day type situation)

You have to now be assertive & diffuse this situation with out stepping/ moving back. Also being misunderstood as being aggressive, abrasive or attacking.

The idea behind this drill is developing self-confidence and assertiveness. Also in diffusing while not getting into tunnel vision & being fixated on one guy.

Drill 2

Defender stands in a every day stance with their fence/ passive stance up, in front of him are two individuals.

The bad guys in this scenario are in disagreement with you over a situation & your there problem (common every day type situation)

The good guy tries to diffuse this situation & realises that he cant, now when the bad guy wants he can now sucker punch the good guy.

The defender doesn't know who's about to attack him... only one attack, the scenarios is over once the defender gains control of the attacker.

Clip below of 2 on 1 Passive Stance/ The Fence Scenario.

2 on 1 Sucker Punch Scenario

The Verbal Fence

Oct 27, 2008
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BCA's Tony Somer's explains the application to the verbal fence and how to apply it correctly.

the fence

Mitra Castano F.B Interview 25.10.08

Oct 25, 2008
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Exclusive and only for Facebook group: Australian Personal Protection

Clive Girdham Interviews Canadian Female RBSD Instructor Mitra Castano.

Pop on over to Australian Personal Protection and watch the videos etc

A fantastic interview, enjoy.

Mitra Castano Interview Part 1

Mitra Part 2

Gavin De Becker - Gift of Fear

Oct 25, 2008
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Gavin De Becker, author of the best seller "Gift Of Fear" explains his work & his book in the interview below,

Very Interesting man & his book is well worth purchasing.

Follow links to see interview.

Gavin de Becker Interviewed by Charlie Rose - Part 1

Gavin de Becker Interviewed by Charlie Rose - Part 2

The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Gavin De Becker

Hands requiring face drill & pre-emptive striking drills.

Oct 22, 2008
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Footage taken from last Sundays lesson, a bit of vertical grappling/ hands requiring face drill & misc pre-emptive striking drills in the clip below.

Pre-empt striking

The Bulletproof Mind - Dave Grossman

Oct 21, 2008
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The Bulletproof Mind by Dave Grossman is a gold mine of powerful information & is well worth listening too.

"The Bulletproof Mind: Prevailing in Violent Encounters...and After is a 6 CD audio series recorded live at a special meeting of experts from law enforcement and the military who were gathered to discuss just one thing: killing. With our Nation's leading expert on the topic, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, you'll learn how the body responds to lethal combat and what happens to your blood flow, muscles, judgment, memory, vision, and hearing when someone is trying to harm you. You'll also learn how to keep going even if you're shot, and how to prepare your mind for survival instead of defeat...not merely information - it is live-saving armour you'll carry throughout your life."

Follow link to listen......

The Bullet Proof Mind: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Part 1 - 12

The Bullet Proof Mind: Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Part 13

The Bulletproof Mind - Dave Grossman

19th October SSPS Class

Oct 20, 2008
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A quick review of yesterdays session.

Practical & very functional warm up drill modified vertical grappling drill.

Hands requiring face drill/ vertical grappling.

Starting in a neutral wrestling position, both persons require face,

This turns a wrestling drill in to a practical grappling drill for learning how to Shred (gross motor feral fighting)

We change partners until we have gone around twice @ 1min rounds each.

Passive Stance/ The Fence.

Drill 1

Starting in a neutral every day stance the attacker pushes you aggressively hard in the chest & or slaps you hard around your face.

You get verbally abused & you adopt a passive stance/ Fence up, you try to diffuse the attacker & control the space, distance of the attacker etc.

Change roles & training partners.

Important thing is making your stance congruent to oneself, so it doesn't look dodgy! your partner will tell you if your passive stance/ Fence is congruent or looks dodgy!

Drill 2.

Again starting in a neutral every day stance the attacker pushes you aggressively hard in the chest & or slaps you hard around your face.

The bad guy now has a helmet on his head & gets verbally aggressive to the good guy, & you adopt a passive stance/ Fence up,

you try to diffuse him again but realise the attacker isnt listening to you & he's getting more & more aggro you need to pre-empt him fast!

Once the good guy has pre-empted the attacker you then do a quick debrief & confirm whether you executed a telegraphic strike or non-telegraphic strike.

The important thing is being a good bad guy & the old saying "attack beats reaction" or hand is quicker than the eye.

Default Cover defending the ambush/blind side attack.

Drill 1

Good guy has his back against the wall (so he cant run away) has to cover up & get used to being hit hard with focus pads from all angles etc.

Important thing about this drill is for the good guy to keep looking at the attacker & not cower away, being able to feel confidence of being hit & used to the default cover structure.

We change roles & partners @ 1min hard rounds each.

Drill 2

Good guy has his back against the wall (so he cant run away) has to cover up & get used to being hit hard with focus pads from all angles etc.

Same as drill 1 expect this time once your been hit you go forward to clinch & maintain a dominating position.

Great for forward mind set & forward pressure. knowing that you can cover up from a barrage of punches.

We change roles & partners @ 1min hard rounds each.

Match Fight.

Two guys stand face to face, toe to toe with helmets on, MMA gloves, shin guards etc.

This is a minimum rules fight, with a referee there so things don't get out of hand & for safety.

On the GO! command you fight....

Whats different about this is the fact that your so close nose to nose, similar to that on the street, if you have messed up & a blokes in your face type thing.

Clip below