Welp...
I was right.
Most folks refuse to admit when they're wrong... and would desperately cling to their wrongness even if Jesus himself rolled his eyes and punched them directly in the face.
And Jesus, as expected, has a sweet jab. He is, after all, the son of God, while also actually being God... or something.
(I don't ask questions. I just live my life in constant fear of eternal damnation.)
Anyhoo...
In these times of divisiveness and deranged disagreement, I find it more beneficial to just focus on the times when I am clearly right. It saves time in proving others wrong, which can then be used for gloating.
For example, I have often been right about the Front Kick in particular...
I was right when I assumed that by only using a front kick, I could fend off someone twice my size.
(admittedly... there may have been one lonely roundhouse in there. )
I also claimed that a front kick would be a fantastic tool in a knife fight, though I recommended it be sent down to the knee level, to avoid slashes to the leg. (also known as the oblique kick)
However, instead of strapping one of my friends up in a fat suit and kicking him around a padded room to prove this one, the folks over at Ronin Muay Thai just proved it for me...
... when a knife-wielding silly person stomped into their training facility, looking to stab someone.
It went about as badly as one might expect...
The front kick is the longest attack that we have... and as such, it's the best tool for keeping distance in our entire arsenal.
If you don't want someone to stab you... bang. Front kick.
If you don't want someone to grab you... bang. Front kick.
I, as a gun toting American, also drill front kicks as a means to create distance for drawing my weapon... it's something that I've made mechanical.
In fact, I recently came upon the following video, which I perceive to be an attempted abduction of some poor lady on the street.
(That 'poor lady' just happened to be an off duty cop)
My thoughts after initially watching that video were, "Man... that was close."
Drawing a weapon is a precision skill, and it becomes exponentially more difficult if you are a tiny person with the arms of a lummox around you.
If the guy had just been a liiiiiiiiiittle sneakier, this event could have gone in a very different direction.
BUT... what technique would have created several extra feet of space between them, thus affording her more time to draw that weapon?
Well, if you answered 'the front kick'... well, now you're right too.
Feels good man. Feels good. (even though I dropped some heavy hints in there)
HEY... we're going to be having a sale next week. I'm sadly forgoing the "Holiday Extravaganza" this year, and instead will just be sharing a few useful techniques with you for free... perhaps including some that I have referenced in this very email.
I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Have a fantastic weekend.
-Trav