GUIDED CHAOS NEWS #150

"FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE" The Guided Chaos Combatives eBOOK, will be available for purchase to everyone by the end of April. Cost will be $10 in our webstore on Attackproof.com. THE GCC eBOOK WILL HAVE MANY MORE PHOTOS AND DETAILS EXPLAINING BASIC STRIKES AND STRATEGIES THAT YOU CAN LEARN QUICKLY AND PRACTICE ON YOUR OWN.   Stay in touch--check out the official Guided Chaos Facebook page.

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HITTING AND POWER

There's a lot of bad information floating around the web recently about what it takes to hit hard and effectively in a fight for your life. Some styles are advocating hitting with everything you've got and blasting through the target, even visualizing sticking to and coming out the other side. Although this does emphasize the kind of destruction you need to cause to your attacker, and although it is better than playing the game of "scoring points" with so called "surface" strikes, it has a dangerous flaw: a little thing called "over-commitment." Power generation is vital but when it sacrifices your balance in the super-high speed chaos of a real fight you can wind up on your ass if you miss by even one inch, or you slip on blood, or your attacker eludes you. In fact, you can hit dead-on, but because of the looseness, reactivity or defensive skills of your attacker, the expectation of impact and that his body will support your balance is a recipe for disaster. The trick is to be rooted, balanced and hit with full body unity but to rely on YOUR OWN balance. If you assume the enemy will "be there" when your super-duper John Wayne haymaker connects, you're finished. The way you do this is by developing Dropping Energy. Your target is the center of the mass you intend to hit (for example, approx 3-6 inches deep to the liver or kidneys, 2 inches to the neck, or 1-2 inches to the arms). Developing Dropping Energy allows you to develop power without chambering, winding up, over-committing your balance via over reliance on pure muscle but, most importantly, by "Containing the Over-travel" and redirecting your power back from the weapon to your root. You instantaneoulsy drop your body weight and then halt the drop, reflect it off your root and channel into whatever weapon you're using. This plyometric rebounding further reinforces your balance and reloads your weapons for further strikes with full body unity. It is the "mystical secret" behind the power of temple-trained tai chi masters (of which virtually none remain alive) that anyone can learn with practice--because it's really nothing but simple physics and body mechanics, made even simpler and more effective by John Perkins' Guided Chaos principles. But can you hit hard this way? Ask again after John Perkins has "tapped" you with a completely neutered Drop Punch. You'll be the one who feels "neutered." Dropping Energy is explained in detail on the Attackproof Companion Part 1 DVD. There are also many dropping drills on the Attackproof Companion Part 2 and Combat Conditioning DVDs.

Your Questions:

WINNING A BARFIGHT...OR NOT? YOU MUST READ THIS...AND REMEMBER In last week's answer to "winning a bar fight" we told you how moronic it can be to defend your ego in a drinking establishment. Well, to REALLY drive the point home, we received this terrific but utterly tragic response from one of our readers. Read it and remember. [Thanks to David B.] "Right ON re: stupidity of friends getting into bar fights!!!  Very sad to say that I know someone who TRASHED a BRIGHT medical & military career (was a Captain in the US Army Reserve on active duty) lost their house, entire retirement package, family's entire future, his entire weapons collection, hunting/fishing gear-boat, etc. and is now doing a 12-13 year stretch in the state pen ALL because of a STUPID, IDIOT friend's BIG MOUTH, testosterone driven ego and TOTAL lack of judgement due to way too much booze (beer). Had the chance to avoid (get away) from the situation but idiot friend just HAD to go back into it instead of getting out of there. Was attacked by assailant w/chukka sticks; penalized person went to rescue of said idiot friend, shot assailant who died later but was revived. Worst part: IDIOT got free, NO penalties and rescuer (I know personally-close) essentially dumped his entire life, wife & kid's lives & future down the crapper!!! ALL for NOTHING!!!! And if any of you readers think this can't happen to you, listen up! He too thought he was in the right but the jury didn't!!"

...BUT WHAT ABOUT WEAPONS?    "A HANDGUN IS USELESS IF YOU CAN'T GET IT OUT!"     HOW CAN YOU SURVIVE A REAL ATTACK ON YOUR LIFE? THE BAREHANDS TO HANDGUNS DVD    PART 4 OF THE GUIDED CHAOS WEAPONS SERIES: From the military to civilians and even the police-- knife, gun and stick fighting is often taught unrealistically. Based on the brutal, bloody, forensic homicide research of former detective John Perkins plus Perkins' over 100 seriously violent arrests, this comprehensive 4 part DVD series separates film fantasy from forensic fact and dojo delusions from real combat.      CLICK FOR COMPLETE SERIES CHAPTER INDEX (PURCHASE ENTIRE 4 PART SERIES AND SAVE $39) BAREHAND TO HANDGUNS   DON'T DIE WITH YOUR GUN IN YOUR HOLSTER.  - Bare-hands to Handguns: Fantasy vs. Reality and an Intro to Perkins Close Combat - Dropping Energy & The Fright Reaction - Accessing Your Gun Under Pressure - Drill: Escaping to and Shooting from the Ground - Drill: Gun Access and Shooting from the Ground Under Pressure - Aim Fire: Isosceles vs. Point Shooting - Handgun Defense: Fight Or Flight? Bare-handed vs. the Handgun: Preparing for Chaos Range: When to Disarm Feigning Illness to Close Range vs. Running The Handgun as Bludgeon When All Weapons Fall: Bare-hands vs. Bare-hands

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