Karambit and the 12 Strikes: Question Request
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- Опубліковано 15 лют 2014
- This video is in response to numerous questions regarding the 12 Strikes of the Karambit video I placed on my channel. This response is specifically made for Steve who had interesting questions to the original video.
First karambit training video that isn't about finishing your opponent with lethal blow. You earned my sub!
Hello ShadzWins. Thank you for the comment! I do agree with you. My goal is to go home and survive. I don't want to deliver a lethal blow in any way shape or form. All I want to is stop the threat. The threat of the opponent is not necessarily the person, but what the person holds and what he uses to hold it. If I eliminate that, the threat stops which gives me the opportunity to escape. I don't want to explain myself in court for killing someone in self-defense for that alone maybe my downfall. Thank you again for the comment. Take care and be safe!
Thank you ShadzWins!
This truly means a lot to me. Ultimately I do not want to answer for my actions in court especially with the skill I have based upon hours of training and practice. In reality, I just want to stop the attack and escape. If I can do that effectively and efficiently, there is no need for a lethal blow. Thank you again and be careful and be safe!
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Thank you for your comment. I totally agree with you 100%. I teach my student's it's better to know it (the skill) and not use it then use it and not know it. Also it's better to have it (the blade) and not need it than need it and not have it. Be safe 24/7/365 my friend.
Love your system. your humble in you attitude is what I look for in an instructor. thank you for sharing. God bless.
Hello David. Thank you so much for the compliment. It is great to start off the new year with such positive thoughts from you. Actually, thank you for taking the time to watch the videos. The videos are more for such people like you than it is for me. Thank you again for the compliment and Happy new year to you, your friends, and your family. Let me know if there is a particular skill you want seen. It will be my honor to film and share my knowledge with you. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365! ...especially in 2016.
Very resonable explanation of practical use of 12 strikes in original video. Thank you and good luck in methodical subjects!
I just bought a karambit trainer and your videos are excellent. The instructions and the way you present everything is perfect. Thank you.
Hello! Thank you so much for the comment. Congratulations on your new karambit. I am glad the videos can help you utilize the skills of the karambit. If you would like me to film a certian skill for you, please let me know so I can excel your training in any way needed. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
If something comes up I will make sure to ask for your advice, thank you. Take care.
Hello again! It's great to hear from you again. Being left handed is truly an advantage in the Filipino martial arts. It is truly beneficial and highly recommended to practice in both leads whether you are left handed or right because you really do not know what lead you are going to be in when defending yourself especially when you are constantly moving. So yes, practice left and right handed in both types of leads. Being left handed, practice your strikes in the left lead as well as the right lead. Another great question! Thank you for asking. Let me know if you have any others. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
Thank you for the great reply! I will if anymore come up. And i'll practice both leads.
Awesome 2nd part to your first video sir 🙏🏾💯. I know I'm nine years late but this is gold even today 💯!!
Thank you! Let me know if there is something else you would like me to cover. Be safe, be careful, and always be ready.
what a great channel to get some instructions and also some doubts addressed...keep up the good work my friend...
Hello Irving. Thank you for the great comment. I truly appreciate it. Let me know if you have any questions regarding particular skills or if there is a particular skill you want to see. Pass this channel to others such as yourself who maybe interested in such skills or information and encourage them to subscribe. Thank you again. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
I absolutely love your videos! You seem like someone who knows what there talking about and your instructions are very clear and simple. I hope one day we could train together!
Hello Solomon. Thank you so much for the compliment my friend. I too hope one day we can train together. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
What a great video! Mahalo! Thank you so much [and Clayton!] for clarity & illumination. So practicing the 12 strikes I will visualize each strike fending of an incoming attackers blow, instead of a static target which was what I was doing before. The Fox Folder has that patented Emerson wave on it as well. I have the Fox fixed blade for now and I just got back from meeting a leather worker who is making me a friction sheath with a reverse grip draw for the fixed blade. Actually I ordered the Fox Folder as well but it hasn't arrived yet. The dealer, Lad, gets a few hundred Fox blades in all at once from Italy then ships them to fill all the orders. So order and wait, but oh well! Eventually it will arrive. In the meantime... more practice for me!
Hello HVS,
Thank you again for the comment! Yes visualize and then apply. Use a heavy bag or a resistant target to apply speed and power to your strikes. Keep practicing my friend!
Brother, thnx for putting out information without pretense!
I have a large martial background, but am just starting to play with Kali. Guys like yourself and Doug Marcaida make it very easy to learn. In fact, both your personalities have allowed me to get the wife involved a little too.
Hello rswimmer. I am glad that you and your wife like the training videos i place on UA-cam. I am sure that you both will get some benefits from the skills shown. Thank you so much for putting my name with the like of Doug Marcaida. I honestly don't think I am in the same league as he is, but thank you so much for the compliment. I hope you and your wife continue to enjoy future video requests from other interested people such as you. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
That's crazy I just found you here! Great job on your channel Master Dennis! I remember the beginning days of FIST and all the STW days with Greg! Keep up the great work! Respect & Honor, PG Spunk
It is good to hear from you. I hope you are doing well. Happy holidays to you and your family. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
Amazing skill!! I like the less lethal option, very well explained!!
u r an excellent instructor. I am also an instructor (not in martial arts) and admire ur attentiveness to ur audience. excellent work!!
Thank you so much for the compliment. It really means alot to me. This is great motivation for me to continue to create more videos and to answer questions from other people who are looking to improve thier skill or well being. Thank you again! Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
Great video. The explanations are concise and the warnings helpful. I appreciate your telling us not to use lethal strikes, just defensive. I hope you upload more karambit videos.
Hello Giovanni. I hope you are doing well. Thank you for the comment. I am glad the video helps in understanding the karambit and my point of views as far as legalities and it's use as a defensive tool. If there are certain skills you want to see, please let me know and I will be glad to film it for you. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365 and always remember to keep your head on a swivel, watch your six, and keep your back against the wall.
SinaTirsiaWali Kali Thank you so much for your fast response. It would be great to watch more self-defense skills moving to the outside of the attacker as well as tendon terminations.
One more thing: I see that you don't like to put the forefinger in the safety ring. I understand why. However, I wonder if you use that part of the blade for something, e.g. a lock.
Hello Giovanni, thanks also for the quick response and another great question. I use the ring as vertical, diagonal, and horizontal "guntings" to the arms in addition to the tendon termination cuts. Depending on the situation and the position, the impact strike to the arms using the ring; especially the bone, can be enough to escape without making unnecessary cuts.
I will be glad to do a video in the future with the karambit especially when moving to the outside which is always the preferred counter response and direction of the SinaTirsiaWali Kali practitioner always seeks.
Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365 and always remember to keep your head on a swivel, watch your six, and keep your back against the wall.
No I enjoy watching the videos that you have been showing. Kali has always been one of my favorite arts to watch, it's hard to find instructors such as yourself who are humble and very knowledgeable such as yourself, thank you again God bless and happy and safe New year to you and your family. thank you for responding back.
Is there really any evidence that tendon termination can actually disable somebody effectively?
Very nice demonstration, thank you master
You are very welcome. If there are any skills you would like to see, let me know. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
awesome! thank you for sharing!
I really love how you make more reasonable strikes instead of injuring the crap out of someone to death in a situation. I have seen one video with the karambit that involves destroying the face which i believe is not appropriate if you have to explain yourself in the court of law.
Thank you so much for your comment. I agree with the videos you have seen. I have no problems with the skills of others. As long as they know that they have articulate the reason they did what they did. Some courts will think that some defensive moves with a blade can be considered excessive force. I like to keep it simle. Destroy the hand that attacks me ..so it can't attack me when I escape... thank you again. Take care 24/7/365.
very cool video! great info! in my system of training we do ALOT of the defang the snake, and we target the thigh cut as well.
Thank you for liking the video. The thigh is A very effective strike.... If you cut the thigh, they cannot chase you. Cut the limbs.... They cannot grab or strike you.... Always keep it simple ... Thanks again and look for more upcoming videos on the karambit and what others have questions on... Take care!
Nice job with the video. Thank you for sharing!!!
Hello Mark! Thank you for the comment. I hope you enjoyed watching and learning from the video as much as I enjoyed making it. If you have any questions or would like to see a short video on a particular skill, let me know . Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
Respect from PH
Hello LevelGap. Thank you for the comment. My respects go out to you too. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
Great stuff Guro.
RESPECT!
Amazingly in depth. Thank you very much. You cleared up a lot of questions i had as well. I'm still using a BIG fixed blade karambit (cold steel tiger... meh), but your techniques seem to fit it just perfectly. Keep it up, I'd love to learn more about karambit technique.
Thanks Cory for the comment. If there is anything you want to see in particular, let me know. Take care 24/7/365 my friend.
SinaTirsiaWali Kali Nothing I'd like to see except more of the same :D Maybe have your buddy throw punches / kicks from all sorts of angles and situations. Not so much to show technique, but to show what you think you would do in those situations. Very interesting stuff man.
Okay consider it done my friend. Let me know if anything else comes to mind. I will put the video on my sites.
great video. Please do more like this and the other one (Karambit 12 strikes). Brilliant!!!
Hello vyli1
Thank you so much for the comment! Is there a particular skill you would like to see? Let me know and subscribe to my other channel, Filipino Kali Educator. Thanks again my friend! Take care and be safe!
Filipino Kali Educator well I don't know anything about martial arts so I wouldn't be able to tell... I liked your video on Emtpy hand skills of the SinaTirsiaWali Kali system.. maybe you could show us some similar exercise for footwork?
Not a problem! I will show a video on empty hand guntings and footwork combined. Thank you for the suggestion
Excellent comment about the legality of using a karambit in a self-defense situation. You are right, you DO NOT want to be seen as the aggressor. No sense in you spending 5-10 years in prison because a jury wasn't bright enough to see your side of it.
Thank you for the comment!
Mahalo Bruddah! GOOD information.
Mahalo Vince! Thank you for the compliment. My motivation to make training videos is because of you guys! Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
nice job well told thank you
excellent common sense! Too often people get caught up on the violent and not the consequences later on. Any weapon deployed when your opponent is empty handed, regardless that they are the aggressor, you'll appear as the aggressor in a court of law and not them. If u are train properly, weapon is only deployed when there is a life threatening situation only. You are quite right, to flee when the threat is neutralize. Excellent job, looking forward to see more from u.
Hi,
Do you make seminars in europe ?
What if The enemy Knows How To use The karambit ? How ?
I absolutely love your videos and it helped me drill too! My question is when you go for the biceps and thighs, what areas hypothetically can you go for without hitting the brachial artery and the femoral artery? Or could you say that in the heat of the moment, you can ignore them and just get home safe? Also it would be really nice if you had a 12 angles for baston video! I'm not sure if you already had one :) More power to you sir!
Hello YUNG Eukaryote. I hope you are doing well. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I have been on vacation. If you do not want to go for any arteries, then I would highly suggest going for tendons that the attacker uses to hold the weapon. For example, tendons of the wrist or the elbow which prevents attacker from holding a weapon or extending the arm to attack. Hope this helps.
"Take care and be safe 24/7/365 and always remember to keep your head on a swivel, watch your six, and keep your back to the wall."
"If you or your family is harmed in any way, attack back with such verocity, that the devil himself will cover in fear."
Senior Mas Guru Dennis Ocampo
SinaTirsiaWali Kali, FMA
4-B Self-Protection System
Blade, Boxing, Baton, Bullets
Thank you, Guro Dennis! Much appreciated!
Good job man and good strategy. Still in some of the cases u were cutting arteries so he still might end dead
Hello Sir, I have recently found your videos and appreciate your time, energy and approach. Gives me something to be able have a consistent practice and I also am weary of the finger hole. It is great you make the point about "court of law". I have a question if that is ok. With the folders (I do not have a good one) it seems there is a possible risk of it somehow closing on the hand with the hooking / passing, etc if within hard contact. Is that a possibility? If it is, how would you change the approach of the blade when using those angles with a single edge folder? Thank you Sir, John
Hello John,
I hope you are doing well. I am glad my videos can help you out with your learning. Your question regarding the folder is very valid. you really do need to have a reliable single edged folder. Emerson blades are very reliable and you will not have that problem of it folding the opposite direction when using it in any self-protection movements. Spend the money on the quality of the blade so that you will have no doubt especially when you have to use it to defend yourself. If you have any other questions please let me know. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
Thanks for the response and info. Appreciate it. John
excellent
Very good info
Thank you Doug. Hopefully this can be applied to your training! Be safe and take care.
NICE!!!
Great!!!
Thank you so much for the comment! Let me know if there a particular skill you would like to see. Let me know and subscribe to my other channel, Filipino Kali Educator. Thanks again my friend! Take care and be safe!
Salamat po
im from Oahu, Hawaii... Aloha also!
Aloha! I hope you are doing well. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
I especially like that you don't immediately attack vital areas like the throat. It's always a good idea to consider your self defense actions as they pertain to a court of law. First, it would be hard to justify killing an unarmed assailant with a weapon, secondly, it would be equally difficult to justify killing an assailant whose arms/hands you've rendered useless using your weapon while he attacked. Lethal force is only justified when you are certain your life is in grave danger. If you've already nullified every one of his attacks, it's going to be hard to convince a judge and jury that your life was in grave danger and you HAD to cut his throat.
Of course, if he is also armed the situation changes . . .
Michael. . thank you so much for your comments. They are very important points you have made. I hope everyone gets the opportunity to read the advice you have given... take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
Good night, i am a martial arts student, tour tecnic whit the kerambit it is one of the Best i saw on video. My question is: How do you fight against another Blade, i asume it is not the same against another kerambit than another kind of knife like a k-bar, could you be so kind to show something like that. Thanks for your time, God bless you.
Hello Luis! Thank you for the question. It is the same against another blade attacker. However, it can be VERY different against another attacker who holds a Karambit. Movements are similar, but the strategy and tactics do change. God bless... be safe, be careful, and be ready.
can you show Karambit against Smatchet ?
Hello. I would love to show how to counter the smachet with the use of a karambit. Stay tuned to future videos on this particular topic. Thanks for the question.
Respect ur philosophy.
I appreciate ur goal sir is just to dis able the opponent. Yeah, I've seen the other instructors of karambit that they want to kill a person. I think, that's illegal or has just over reacting about the situation. I agree that the main goal is just for self defense and not to kill the other aggressor.
Good protection methord. ^_^
Hello Arrow. Thank you for the comment. I hope this video helps you out in any way shape or form. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
first of all why would you need a knife with someone who's unarmed??
You, wmpyr and Doug Marcaida! BEST! your lessons will safe my Ass sometime. ;)
Thx for your Work and sharing it with us.
Hello Justin. Thank you so much for the compliment. I don't know if I am the best or not, but thank you for putting me in the category with Master Marcaida and WMPYR. I am glad that these videos I make will make a difference in one day saving your life or the lives of those you care about. Hopefully you don't have to use what you have learned in self defense, but if you do then you are the best because of one thing... you survived. Thank you again for the compliment and have a safe and happy New Year. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365.
SinaTirsiaWali Kali
Tank you for your response.
You three are the Best for me. How do you say it? You are Catchy? From the first Video i thought: Man these guys have that special thing.
It is about how you teach, you are Calm and very symphatic. I like to listen to you. You answer to User Questions an make extra Videos. Other selfish "Instructors" may be good to but they talking about how cool they are and only on their channel is the right stuff, You need that and you have to buy this.
Tactical Bulls*it everywere. They want to look cool and get Fame.
I dont like that.
You do it because you love it and you want the people feel save, get self confidence.
Better have it and dont need it....
Hope you Understand my English - guy from Germany here ;)
Hello Guru... I enjoy the Karambit however I do not carry any weapons I feel with my skill if I were to use a weapon I would be the aggressor and that goes against my teachings. As I viewed in your video everything that you used the Karambit with you also could use empty hand limb destruction as I viewed in your gunting series. In my opinion using your skill you do not need a weapon. The problem comes with the skill level that you poses comes with many years of hard training that you can not buy from a store. I also teach weapons however the best weapon you have is yourself. Peace Love and fruit
Great point master Timothy. I totally agree. The blade is not my first choice weapons. My brain and my hands are. However, as I mentioned it's the skilled attacker that we worry about. Defensive blade is what I emphasize which targets the tendons that hold the weapon. We call it tendon termination. I teach my students that there are three rules of the street. Rule one is that there is no rules. So to even the playing field, if the attacker has one, I should have to use defensively. .. great points master. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365.
Yes you have to be ready for the skilled fighter. Tendon termination is an excellent path to get home. I agree. Peace Love and fruit to the 4 winds may scatter
Can anybody do it?
Yes
hi master
Hello Sunil. I hope you are doing well. my aplogies for getting back to you so late. I do not have whatsapp. ..do you have an email? Let's talk about any questions that you may have. Take care and be safe 24 / 7 / 365!
Good video for sure. Just a minor note - your deployment in 3:43 failed. Wave feature on Emerson karambit is a nice thing but I don´t know if I would rely on it in real life exactly because of what happened in the video. You finished the deployment with a downward thrust but under pressure from a real threat this might not be so easy, especially for someone with less proficiency. You could overlook that the deployment was not complete and strike with your fingers positioned between the blade and handle - not exactly a thing you would like to happen.
Hello Costojanku Costosned. Great point! I totally agree. During stress the deployment may never be completely open especially during duress. I associate it with firearms if your gun jams. One must practice the skill of tap, rack, and bang to reset for the next bullet to chamber. Well here, when the blade does not fold out completely, the downward stroke to ensure it opens must be part of your practice. Thank you again for the comment!
"Take care and be safe 24/7/365 and always remember to keep your head on a swivel, watch your six, and keep your back to the wall."
"If you or your family is harmed in any way, attack back with such verocity, that the devil himself will cover in fear."
Senior Mas Guru Dennis Ocampo
Ok, thank you for your response. Keep up the good work!
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