GUIDED CHAOS NEWS #143

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YOUR QUESTIONS QUESTION: "I have the second edition of attackproof. I am not able to attend your classes and cannot find a training partner. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can train alone?" ANSWER: Your development in GC will be limited without a training partner. However, the health benefits of performing the drills on the Part 2 and Combat Conditioning DVDs are actually superior to what you will commonly find in many (not all) tai chi and internal schools --and more practical (but only if you have a partner!) As far as self-defense applications, I sympathize with your position. Until you can get a partner (look on our Training Groups page), instead of focusing on the more advanced parts of Guided Chaos itself I'd concentrate on learning the Close Combat portion of the art (Guided Chaos Combatives) which can easily be practiced on your own with just a Muay Thai heavy bag or a B.O.B. dummy (search on Google) as a training aid. This involves the drills in Part 1 of the book and the material on the Kill the Enemy and Companion Part 1 DVDs. 15 minutes a day for several months and you should significantly improve your hitting power, responsiveness and balance. This training will serve you in 90% of the violent attacks you might encounter. --MK QUESTION: "First I want to say I really appreciate you guys. One of the few realistic self defense education groups available. One thing that has never made sense to me is why you compare yourself to Fairbairn and such when your moves are nothing like theirs. Guided Chaos is looks much more like Tai Chi than what I have seen from Fairbairn. I would appreciate some clarification. Thanks for all that you do." ANSWER: Your question is excellent. If you read the History page on our site, you'll see that GM Perkins was taught Fairbairn-related CQC by his father and uncles from the age of 5 and spent his life looking for ways to improve it-- and defeat it. The method he ultimately devised, Guided Chaos, comprises Fairbairn close combat striking greased with tai chi-ish related internal energy principles. A very bizarre mix that nobody else (as far as we know) has duplicated competently--or at all. We actually teach GC-modified WWII combatives as the first module and elementary tools of GC because it's quick to learn. The reason GC contact flow doesn't look like WWII combatives is because the strikes are now non-linear and coming from anywhere to anywhere and are embedded in the chaotic flow. This is further masked by all the internal looseness and molding going on. If you came to a class or saw a video (Part 3) you'd see it in an instant. --MK QUESTION: "I'm about 5'5''. I was practicing the Hostile Awareness drill while walking in a mall and sizing people up for potential attacks and how I would respond. If confronted with an attacker that's 6'4'', how would Guided Chaos deal with this and how to apply dropping energy?" ANSWER: 1) Use your awareness: Don't let it happen in the first place. Don't get lost in your iPod or texting; maintain your "field of awareness" and Personal Comfort Zone (both are explained in our book and Part 1). 2) You're in a public place: scream "fire!" 3) Run. 4) If NONE of the above is possible, attack the attacker before he crosses your PCZ: Use low shin kicks (hopefully with steel-toed shoes) followed by eye gouges and/or throat strikes. 5) Remember: you fight ONLY to save your life or a loved one's, not to defend your space or ego. Dropping energy is applied to all strikes. Once initial contact is made, we cannot give you a "blow-by-blow" plan for fighting. That is the strategic error of most styles and it's not how violence works in the real world. GC training will help you to flow and adapt to whatever changes happen (and remember that change is the RULE, not the exception). The more you train, the better you can adapt. --MK

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