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Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?  

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Amy - Mar 23, 2010 10:19:24 am PDT #6187 of 30002
Because books.

Made me miss krav something awful too, fighting unarmed against a knife.

I copyedited a book years ago about self-defense, and it said if someone came at you with a knife, the best defense (if there was no other, I guess) was to actually grab the blade and suffer the injury to the hand rather than elsewhere.

That seems like ... more badass than I can imagine being unless my life was really at stake. Is that even a true thing, though? I remember him also saying to go for the eyes, which is just ... ick.


Theresa - Mar 23, 2010 10:21:54 am PDT #6188 of 30002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"

I remember him also saying to go for the eyes, which is just ... ick.

The one quickie self defence lecture thingy that I attended recommended eyes also and I had the same ick reaction. Then I get mad at myself for having a hard time of getting out of victim mode and being willing to do some actual damage to them.


§ ita § - Mar 23, 2010 10:22:12 am PDT #6189 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

If my math has it right, episode 18 of this season which airs on April 15th. And judging by the title of episode 17, I think my math is right.


Amy - Mar 23, 2010 10:23:04 am PDT #6190 of 30002
Because books.

I think I would be willing to do a lot of damage if it didn't involve using my bare hands. Um.

Then I think about someone hurting one of the kids and the whole picture changes to me in berserker mode.


§ ita § - Mar 23, 2010 10:25:03 am PDT #6191 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

was to actually grab the blade and suffer the injury to the hand rather than elsewhere

I'd never do that! It will take them just a moment to disengage and stab you where they wanted, and you're out one hand. Go for the wrist. Wrist on wrist blocking is what we teach in krav. I don't see any advantage to grabbing a blade. It's not like you can wrestle it away, and you'll definitely sustain damage.

Eyes, crook of the throat between the clavicles, testicles, all sorts of soft and squishy places that being muscular can't protect.


Amy - Mar 23, 2010 10:27:04 am PDT #6192 of 30002
Because books.

I thought it sounded stupid, ita.

Soft and squishy places, check. Also, ::shudder::.


Theresa - Mar 23, 2010 10:27:20 am PDT #6193 of 30002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"

Then I think about someone hurting one of the kids and the whole picture changes to me in berserker mode.

Oh yeah. Cross my kid and I lose any pacifist particle in my being. As Alan Tudyk said in A Knights Tale, "I will fong you!"

I was thinking about the knife thing as well. It would be so hard to grab a blade because it is cutting the tool, your hand, that you would be using to grab it. It would just cut and then be gone and you would be injured. However, I guess people would instinctively hold up their hands and therefore you get defensive wounds.


SuziQ - Mar 23, 2010 10:33:37 am PDT #6194 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

One of my favorite parts of karate is practicing take downs on people of different sizes. I'm just at the beginning of this part of the training and it is so empowering. With each technique we learn the classical form and then how to apply it on the street. Knees, crotch, eyes, carotid artery...all lovely targets.

I have never worked with real weapons. Never held a gun.


§ ita § - Mar 23, 2010 10:33:54 am PDT #6195 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Kicking guys in the nuts can rapidly become a pleasure. Kicking girls in the groin is pretty fun too.

The eyeball thing will need mortal danger of me or someone around me to be tested. I don't have any children to function as a trigger, but I'd go balls to the wall (no pun intended) if I felt better equipped to than whoever I was with. Family determines the extent to which I'd go for revenge.


§ ita § - Mar 23, 2010 10:36:03 am PDT #6196 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

We learn defenses against guns in krav. There came a point where it just seemed stupid to be able to take one away and then not really know what to do with it other than squeeze and pray (or pistol-whip), so I took some classes. I'm a good shot with a handgun, although not a fast aimer. My shotgun skills need more sharpening up, although I surprised everyone by not bruising myself at all. Apparently girls are supposed to hurt themselves.