Yes we can credit another disastrous failure to the criminal justice system for releasing another ex-con. Unfortunately he killed four cops in Lakewood, Washington. What a tragedy.
As I read the article about it on Fox news, something at the end caught my attention in the long list of crimes committed by this ex-con; improvised weapons. It mentioned two separate cases in Arkansas courtrooms where he tried to use improvised weapons. The first one was a metal hinge that he hid in his sock and the second one was a padlock that he brought into the courtroom.
The article said he intended to use the hinge so apparently he wasn't successful with that. He wasn't successful with the padlock either. He threw it at a bailiff, but he didn't aim good because the padlock hit the ex-con's mother.
This piece of the article caught my attention because I just finished an improvised weapon article for the December issue of Police Magazine. In the article we used a flashlight, a coffee mug and a clipboard as improvised weapons.
When one of my police detective friends heard I was writing the article he called and suggested that we use the weapons to hit watermelons to get a comparable result of what might happen to a human.
I liked the idea so we used the items to hit watermelons and we took photos and also a video of it.
Click here to see the video of what happened: http://www.hikuta.com/Article-videos.html
Be strong,
Kubler Al
P.S. I'm glad this ex-con wasn't successful with improvised weapons.
To see how effective improvised weapons can be, go watch my new video at http://www.hikuta.com/Article-videos.html.
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The shooting at Fort Hood was a sad tragedy and also a reminder of how unpredictable our world can be. You'll never know when someone might point a gun at you.
Last week I gave a link to part of a video technique, however this week I decided to let you WATCH the WHOLE TECHNIQUE. Its almost 10 MINUTES long and it shows you how to MOVE FASTER when violence happens to you.
You can WATCH the whole technique at http://www.hikuta.com/ExtremePreview.html
It's my desire to help you be more prepared and aware of what's around you.
Be strong,
Kubler Al
P.S. When you follow the link above you'll find the video preview, a link to 'Extreme Combat' the DVD which contains the technique and you'll also find information if you'd like to help those affected by the Fort Hood tragedy.
Go to the preview page at http://www.hikuta.com/ExtremePreview.html
Kubler Al
Director of Training,
Cutting Edge Combat
Self Defense for the real world!
Since 1998.
P.O. Box 404
Lakewood, CA. 90714 USA
1-TOO-ARMED-50 (1-866-276-3350)
www.hikuta.comLabels: Fort Hood, self-defense, violence
When someone threatens you and moves forward to grab you, there is a simple move that you can do to escape.
Hold up both of your palms toward him and firmly say 'leave me alone'.
Having your hands up like this will prepare you to push him away if necessary.
Then if he moves in to grab you, place one of your open palms out where its almost touching his chest diagonally across from you.
So in other words if you are using your right hand you'll place it on his chest on his right side.
Then explosively crunch your stomach to bring your upper body weight forward.
As soon as you begin the crunch, step toward him with your right foot.
(I'm having you use the foot that is on the same side of your body as the hand that you'll be using to push him away.)
Your foot should land with stomp, as it touches the ground.
At the same time that you stomp your foot, quickly bring your right elbow forward to slam across his chest.
Your elbow will have a levering effect as you apply force starting from your palm which will be the first to touch his chest and then followed by your forearm and elbow. (Your forearm should be parallel to the ground.)
This move will help you to push him away even if he's bigger than you.
Then you should immediately go someplace safer.
Be strong!
Kubler Al
P.S. Oh, by the way Al, a variation of this technique is on our Big Kuta seminar DVD's.
You can find them at http://www.hikuta.com/DVD_BigKuta.html
A van suddenly stops right next to you and two men jump out.
One of them grabs you on the wrist and starts pulling you into the van.
Would you be able to escape?
If you're not absolutely sure, then consider this solution to help you escape.
Immediately step toward the person who is grabbing you.
If your right wrist is being grabbed, step forward with your right foot. (Vice-versa for the left)
As you are stepping towards him, quickly point your elbow at him.
The energy in your step and elbow movement should be forceful, which should cause the person to let go of your wrist.
You should also command with a loud voice, "Leave me alone", which should help any witnesses to recognize you as the victim and not the suspect.
Some people can't seem to tell the difference.
As soon as you break free, move away from them and watch where you are going.
Have a great day!
Al Abidin
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