Which Combatives DVD Set to Buy?

**Bruiser** · Posted On: 2/07/2012 4:07pm

You're not going to learn anything over night. EVER. You're never going to learn anything without training over and over again. You're not going to be able to defend yourself under any system if you don't know how to properly pinch kick and grapple.

Provided you can punch kick and grapple ie have trained MMA, and want to turn it into a "street fighting art", I suggest this:

http://fighting.net/view_product.php?product_id=33

Mind you, if you don't know how to perform the basics (for real and in sparring), it won't help you at all

**Diesel_tke** · Posted On: 2/07/2012 4:38pm

Originally Posted by pubes2942

If someone here has a good recommendation for a training group in the Orlando, Sanford, De Land area then let me know, cuz I haven't found one.

Oh, that's all you wanted! ****, why didn't you say so. Here you go:

http://theacademyofmma.com/

You can thank me later.

**wetware** · Posted On: 2/07/2012 6:32pm

Originally Posted by pubes2942

Hey I was just trying to be Polite and Respectful since its my first time actually posting anything here. I figured you guys would be the right ones to ask a simple question of Answer A or B.

If someone here has a good recommendation for a training group in the Orlando, Sanford, De Land area then let me know, cuz I haven't found one.

There's a slight chance that I overreacted. I've done something Very Bad (tm) to my knee and haven't been able to train for a couple weeks and the hydrocodone has knocked out my filters. The training group idea sounds like a good one, if you can find one that's not just a bunch of LARPers.

**Permalost** · Posted On: 2/07/2012 7:03pm

Originally Posted by pubes2942

the collar was suggested by McCann on his knife video and in his book. I though the Cup was implied LOL!!!

Yeah, I figured he was recommending it. Lynn Thompson also recommends one, but as part of one of those big Gundam self defense suits that allow you to totally wail on your training partner. In the beginning, if they can touch the mask with the knife, they got you. No need to rock the head back with a hard power stab with a hard trainer (a fencing mask's not especially safe for that anyway). In my mind, if you need a cervical collar with a fencing mask, you're subjecting your mask to a level of force that can cave it in (I've had 2 cave in, one from a training knife stab and one from a roundhouse kick). I had no collar either time, and I didn't really get whiplash or anything.

However, if it's used for a reason other than protecting the neck when the head is jarred, I may be mistaken. Plenty of people teach head and spine manipulations after an arm drag or something in order to take down someone with a knife. Maybe its used for practicing that kind of stuff (but I kinda doubt a cervical collar would protect against twisting force to the neck). In my mind, that's the kind of stuff that you just have to lower the intensity to make it safe, not use gear.

**Diesel_tke** · Posted On: 2/08/2012 8:57am

We do fang chokes and punyos to the neck after the takedown. We don't wear collars and don't have any problems. As long as you control yourself and respect the tap, you are not going to hurt anyone. The problem, IMHO, would be if you had a bunch of noobs trying to figure out stick/knife fighting and going overboard.

And I wear a hockey helmet with cage on it. It does me pretty well, but is freaking loud when you get a shot to the head. But to me that's good.

**Jim_Jude** · Posted On: 5/22/2012 11:35pm

Here are some okay vids

**SteveM** · Posted On: 5/23/2012 9:03am

And, anyone looking for a combatives training group, wanting to start a combatives training group, or just find a training partner should check out our forum: http://www.combativestraininggroup.com

It's free and functional. We have linked up guys who want to train in everywhere from Atlanta to Afghanistan.

**Diesel_tke** · Posted On: 5/23/2012 9:36am

Originally Posted by SteveM

And, anyone looking for a combatives training group, wanting to start a combatives training group, or just find a training partner should check out our forum: http://www.combativestraininggroup.com

It's free and functional. We have linked up guys who want to train in everywhere from Atlanta to Afghanistan.

And isn't there an AMOK! rep around the Orlando area?

Also to the OP, look up JSpeedy on here. He lives in Orlando. He is currently training FMA down there with a group.

**SteveM** · Posted On: 5/23/2012 9:48am

Originally Posted by Diesel_tke

And isn't there an AMOK! rep around the Orlando area?

Yes, thanks for pointing that out. There is a group meeting in Orlando on Saturday mornings led by a long time AMOK! instructor. Anyone interested should PM me and I'll give you the contact info.