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I am me, I am free | 06-30-2009 06:50 PM
UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT - IN DEPTH From Warrior Talk News July 09 UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT - IN DEPTH IN THE PAST ISSUE WE DISCUSSED THE FOUNDATIONAL UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT. AFTER MANY EMAILS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT APPLICATIONS WE WILL VISIT THE INDIVIDUAL POINTS MORE THOROUGHLY 1). Real fights are not "matches" or situations of mutually agreed upon combat where two fighters square off against each other for a prize. All fights are ambushes. Be the ambush-er and not the ambush-ee. The "fair fight" crowd may call them "sucker punches"...or "back shooting" with some disdain as their mythical heroes John Wayne and Matt Dillon would never resort to those measures. They are stupid. Being first is an advantage. Waiting for the other man to move first is not smart. Be the ambusher. I remember the days of my youth, when schoolyard fights attracted a crowd and not the local SWAT Team. These were affairs of honor, almsot like the concentual duels of the ante-bellum south. One would issue the challenge, "I'll kick your a** after school". The other side would flip the bird, and so one. Even though these were good fights, there were in fact rules. Usually it was one-on-one, it was mutually-agreed combat, and no weapons were involved. Moreover, if one side was hurt, the fight would stop and a victor declared by the crowd. It was as close to a fair fight - or a juvenile version of the UFC as you would ever see. Then at some point, I grew up and began to get into real fights. First while working some protective details (what else is a karate instructor to do for extra cash), and later as a cop. While many people drag the schoolyard duel concept with them all their lives, the real fights on the street were nothing like those. One side would decide to attack the other. Then either a rush, or a stealthy approach followed by a sucker attack would follow. Oftentimes, the sucker attack would come from behind. This left the intended victim no choice but to either run at the first sign of hostility, or to preempt the attcak, if he did not possess the skills to counter the ambush. The trick of course was to see it coming and take steps. But since few people choose to live in violent worlds as some of us did, picking up these clues was always problematic and led to either under, or over reactions. One thing that served me well in those days was the simple act of profiling. While it may be bane of the modern social coward (also known as a liberal), Immediate Profiling of anyone approaching you for any reason at all, will yield a shot cut to the decission making process. This includes, age, attire, mannerisms, numbers, as well as yes, race. It also includes place, time, and activity you are involved in. In short, as DiNiro said in Ronin - If there is any doubt, there is no doubt. Take steps by either leaving the scene of concern, or be prepared to start the fight at the first sign of hostility. 2). If you cannot be first, you need to forestall the attack by drastically causing a change in the adversary. You can do this by; Intercepting his attack, or arriving on target first. An example is that you see him go for his gun, but you are dramatically faster and you are able to shoot him before he gets into action. Or you see him pull his fist back to punch, but you are able to punch him first. If you cannot guarantee being that fast (who can?), an alternative method is to Evade the attack, or Move off the X. A wise fighter would counter attack AS he evades the initial attack. It takes alot for a modern domesticated man to act first. If you have not smashed your fist into another man's face since third grade, hitting first will be very difficult for you as you try to negotiate and rationalize a way out of the set up ambush. Additionally, the clues you are getting may not trickle in, but wash over you very quickly in succession so that staying up and making correct tactical decissions are not as easy as the guys evaluating it on the internet years later. There are two things you can do to save yourself if the option of first strike is not there for you. One is to intercept the attack. This is what the late great Bruce Lee named his system after (Jeet Kune Do - Intercepting Fist System). To intercept an attack you need greater speed than the attacker, as well as better timing. In other words, you need to be adept at reading the physical signs very well, and in trusting what you see as actual and not imaginary. You also need the ability to launch reflexively with no hesitation. I recall one time I saw a gang member take a slight balding posture when "field interviewing him". I recognized this as a pre-assault clue and cold cocked him with a maglite (they make the loveliest sound when bouncing off a human skull), thus intercepting his attack physically. The other option is to change the target location (you are the target). This is a very dynamic way of intercepting his attack with a void. The void is where you were when the attack materialized physically. Think of a master shooter looking intently at a target, and then performing a speed draw from concealment with the intent of firing a two shot string as fats and as committed as possible. Only at the last moment, his target is no longer there, but six feet from the original spot and at the shooters right. This can be called a mental interception and is the basis of the now state of the art, "Get Off The X" methodology. Both of the above practically reset the adversary's OODA loop back to the beginning and turn reactive into proactive. It is the sort of thing SunTsu, Musashi, and Lee wrote about. 3). Generally a face on face fight is unwise and destructive whether between men or between armies. There is a reason why most advanced militaries prize the ability to maneuver. So learn to move....agility is more important than precise marksmanship. Seek his flank or seek his back, and then deliver as much force as possible there. John Wayne was an actor, not a warrior. Same goes for James Arness and the myriad of Western heroes that formed our notion of a "Fair Fight". Incidentally, this notion of fair fighting is the basis of much of the pistol shooting training in evidence in America today. The lineage is Old West Movies - Old West Fast Draw - Bear Valley Gunslingers - Modern Technique - IPSC, etc. So my recommendation is this. Put down the copy of American Handgunner and IPSC Cool Guy Magazine, and read the accounts of special operations in the historical record. From Joshua's conquest of the Promised Land, to Attilla The Hun, to the Blitzkrieg and the modern day Shock and Awe, the history of true combat (and not sport) is a study of ambush and counter ambush. Get a military manual on Ambushing and learn the concepts. Paramount to applying an ambush is understanding how to surprise the adversary as well as the ability to move quickly. In fact, if you can move quickly, appear where you are not expected, and can surprise your adversary, you will be nearly untouchable in a fight. Another part is the issue of attacking the flanks and attacking the back. "Good heavens", you say. "John Wayne was not a back shooter". Quite correct, he was also not a real warrior. If you can backshoot an adversary, I think that is the best sort of gunfight to be in. remember - fair is for fools. 4). Once the fight begins, destroy the other man. Mercy has no place in the middle of the battle. Capacity for extreme violence is a desirable character trait, so develop it and cultivate it. The tentative army will never win a single battle. This has to do with several traits such as moral certainty, feral anger, and cool control of both. For some reason, wetern man seems to be a permission based animal. He wants to be given clearnace to do just about everything. He is taught from an early age to obey, comply, and go along. He is also taught from an early age that violence is wrong, even though it emanates from the pores of little boys. This goes along with the incorrect "Thou Shall Not Kill" statement. In the original text, it is "Thous Shall Not Murder". Murder is quite different from killing. God was not against killing. As a matter of fact, He was quite in favor of it at the appropriate times. He has always been against murder. Since killing is the natural conclusion of extreme violence, a man who thinks killing is wrong is not properly educated. A man not capable of violence is a man whose manhood is supect. Violence is like eating, and a point of history, was even tied to eating at some point. He who did not kill did not eat. Violence is either good or evil depending on what it is being used for. Witness all the "good killing" that went on in the Old Testament. Those interested in developing a combat spirit must get that issue correct in their minds. 5). The objective is to win, pure and simple. The objective is not to determine the strongest fighter, or the cleverest tactician, or the most gifted athlete. The most gifted athlete will still die with a knife in his throat, the cleverest tactician will still die with a bullet in his face, and the strongest fighter will still die when run over by a Jeep. Understand your objective and devise ways to attain it. Knowing this, does fairness matter? Does sportsmanship matter? Not at all. If we take the attitude, "I am not interested in fighting with anyone, nor am I interested in testing myself against anyone - but neither am I about to grovel to anyone to avoid a fight", we will be developing the right thought path. Then to continue, "But if the fight comes, I will use anything I need to use to win, whether I need to smash my fist into their faces, stab my knife into their guts, blow their brains out with my pistol, or run over them with my SUV, I will prevail no matter how bloody I have to get or no matter what level of violence I need to reach". 6). Along those lines - Fair is For Fools. If your enemy is weaker than you are, over run him and squash him like a bug making use of your strength. If your enemy is as strong, deceive him, ambush him and take him when he is not ready. If your enemy is stronger, avoid him and pick him off at a distance where his strength will not help him. Some will say this is cowardly....with their last breath. I don't think this last one has any need of elaboration. You are all grown men. When grown men fight, they fight for keeps and there are always weapons involved in those fights. Leave John Wayne and James Arness where they belong, as mythical entertainment heroes of the way things ought to be, and not an example of the way the real world is. And above all do not let them influence your training. Train like the fight was for keeps and not like it was a match for a trophy. And then test those skills under duress, in the crucible of force on force, and change them as needed with no consideration at all for tradition.

DuneLurkin | 06-30-2009 09:39 PM
Re: UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT - IN DEPTH Lets give credit where its due: http://warriortalk.com/ Subscribe to the newsletter or actually join the forum, your choice.

Twisted Avatar | 06-30-2009 09:58 PM
Re: UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT - IN DEPTH Fair is For Fools. If your enemy is weaker than you are, over run him and squash him like a bug making use of your strength. If your enemy is as strong, deceive him, ambush him and take him when he is not ready. If your enemy is stronger, avoid him and pick him off at a distance where his strength will not help him. Some will say this is cowardly....with their last breath. This will be our only chance at living like free people in the shaow of what is coming. Prepare. T

mtnman | 07-01-2009 12:13 PM
Re: UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF COMBAT - IN DEPTH Quote:
Originally Posted by DuneLurkin (Post 1795072) Lets give credit where its due: http://warriortalk.com/ Subscribe to the newsletter or actually join the forum, your choice.
The poster did give credit, in the very first line of the post.

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