Martial Arts is not something one can learn effectively in one year. The
most useful training you can do is running. A good physical condition is the
first priority. Running away is the best defense ever invented. Hard to
kidnap somebody who is a mile away. And consider this: If something like 3
guys, armed, meets resistance, what will be their response? Several guns and
one martial art-beginner will have only one outcome. One guy with a bruise,
one guy with a set of bulletholes. 2 guys telling the third guy that he just
killed the money (or whatever their demands would be).
If you want to get into Martial Arts, something like Brazilian JuJutsu might
give you a couple of tools to work with. Unlike something like Karate, you
will get something immediate useable. Defense against firearms? - You're up
the famous creek without means of propulsion.
An AK-47 20 meters away or 4 meters away is not something you or anybody
else can take on with hand to hand fighting. Only another gun used with
determination and a small amount of skill will negate that threat. And if
the gunman has a friend or 2, your best bet for survival is to put your
hands up, and hope to survive as long as possible.
I've been training 2 types of martial arts, for about 3/4 year now. I'm also
ex-army. I'm also a firearms (pistol) instructor in a Sports Shooting Club.
I'm well aware that I'm not the most qualified person on the net to advise
you, but through my own training I'm able to sense where I am now. And I
tell you: In any hand2hand conflict, my running shoes are my first (and
best) choice. Even my teacher, who has trained several (at least 3 that I'm
aware of) Arts for close to 20 years, prefers the running exit, unless there
is absolutely no other way. Since you ruled out carrying firearms yourself,
there is one option open to you:
Hire some professional protection. Armed trained professionals also have the
advantage of being able to spot a threat before it makes an attack. If they
say 'duck', it's time to embrace Mother Earth. They will pick you up, throw
you into a vehicle, and pull you out of the danger zone before you'll even
be aware of the threat. Trained professionals will also make sure to break
any pattern in your routine up, to make it more difficult to determine where
you will be at a certain time.
The cheapest and most safe way to complete your mission: Get somebody else
to do it.
Allan F
Post by p***@yahoo.comHello all. I'm planning a trip to Lebanon and the West Bank a year
from now to film a documentary. I will not be carrying any weapons, as
to do so would negate my civilian status, but I would like to have some
chance at defending myself if attacked, particularly if my attacker(s)
has a weapon. I don't have any prior martial arts experience and I'm
not a particularly big guy (about 5'11", 170 lbs)...given that I have a
year to learn what I can, what type of martial arts would be the most
practical to study?
Thanks in advance.
Marlow