Post by sunsetsamurai on Apr 4, 2010 1:41:18 GMT -5
My story of why I went realty based... I was a blue belt (in 2006, 3 years of training) in Tae Kwan Do I was out with my girlfriend, (who became my wife) we were getting ice cream at a stor by a movie theater, my g/f walked straight to the ice cream stand,then I heard the cashier at one of the checkout stands scream.I went to see what was going on and everything went in slow motion, I saw a guy with a gun grabbing for the $in the register then he saw me and bolted for the door, I looked back and thought of leaving but I could not leave with my g/f inside, I turned around he was close to me and I went blank... I kneed him in the gut but it didn't stop him! he went to pistol whip me,with a bright orange gun covered in electrical tape IT WAS FAKE, bingo!! I threw hammer fists all over his head, he tried to do a spin move like in football but I got his hood and his spine was exposed and so I droped elbow on the base of his neck, he went limp so I jumped on his back and yelled "call the cops" lost my balance, he got up and ran I tried to chase him, but it was way to dark so I just t went back into the store. As I did a fear gripped me, what if hes not alone? what if he comes back with a real gun?
he ripped a $20, he left the other half @ the register. I went on to see the United 93 the movie that night still thinking about the whole thing. I could not take him down with my blows, I did not know any "ground skills" and minimal joint locks... I went looking for a "better" system I took Krav Maga,Kung Fu San Soo, Judo, BJJ, JIM WAGNER Realty Based Personal Protection etc. Since I have taken a real serious look into Martial Arts vs. Reality Based, there is a huge difference!
he ripped a $20, he left the other half @ the register. I went on to see the United 93 the movie that night still thinking about the whole thing. I could not take him down with my blows, I did not know any "ground skills" and minimal joint locks... I went looking for a "better" system I took Krav Maga,Kung Fu San Soo, Judo, BJJ, JIM WAGNER Realty Based Personal Protection etc. Since I have taken a real serious look into Martial Arts vs. Reality Based, there is a huge difference!