Individual Combat System

Dies ist ein Aufruf an alle, die mit Waffen trainieren:

Der Bundestag hat im Februar weitreichende Änderungen im Waffengesetz verabschiedet.
Diese Änderungen betreffen uns als Kampfsportler und Kampfkünstler unmittelbar. So soll z.B. das Führen von Hieb- und Stichwaffen verboten bzw. eingeschränkt werden, ebenso wie der Besitz und das Führen von z.B. Einhandmessern, Impact Kerambits sowie Dulos.

Das sind alles Gegenstände, die nicht nur im Training verwendet werden, sondern ganz konkreten sinnvollen Einsatz in einer SV-Situation erlauben.

Letztendlich können die Änderungen im WaffG sogar den Transport unserer Rattan-Stöcke zum Training einschränken, je nachdem wie eng später die Auslegung des Gesetzes gehandhabt wird.

Die Änderungen sind sachlich völliger Unsinn und scheinen vom Bundestag nicht wirklich gründlich durchdacht zu sein.

Eine Vorabversion dieser Änderungen findet Ihr in der Anlage dieses Beitrags.

JETZT DAS WICHTIGE:
Jeder Bürger hat die Möglichkeit, zum einen eine Petition direkt an den Bundestag zu schicken, und zum anderen sich direkt an seinen zuständigen lokalen Vertreter des Bundesrates zu wenden, um gegen z.B. solche Gesetzesänderungen zu beschweren.

In der Anlage findet Ihr Entwürfe für solche eine Petition bzw. ein Schreiben an den Vertreter des Bundesrates, welche ohne Änderungen direkt weitergeschickt werden können (natürlich müssen die persönlichen Daten ergänzt werden).

Das Schreiben an die Bundesratsvertreter stammt von Florian Lahner (Direktor von Bram Franks CSSD hier in Deutschland).

Im Text der beiden Entwürfe findet Ihr auch weitere Informationen zu den Inhalten und Begründungen.

Wir haben im Namen des DAV bereits diese beiden Dokumente verschickt. Allerdings ist eine solche Aktion umso erfolgversprechender, je mehr Personen und Institutionen sich beteiligen.

Ich bitte Euch also, ebenfalls diese beiden Dokumente zu versenden!

Eine Änderung des Waffengesetzes in dieser Form wäre für unser Training deutlich kontraproduktiv. Selbst ein “normales” Training im Freien (Stadtpark o.ä.) würde dadurch unter Umständen verboten sein. Das können wir so nicht einfach hinnehmen!

NOCHMAL WICHTIG:
Das Versenden müsste allerdings relativ kurzfristig geschehen, denn es bleibt nicht mehr wirklich viel Zeit. Am 14.3. wird der Bundesrat dem Gesetzentwurf zustimmen … und dann ist das Ding durch.
Zwar muss unser Bundespräsident noch unterschreiben, aber dort passiert mit Sicherheit nichts mehr.

Bitte sendet diese Mail an möglichst viele Eurer Schüler/innen oder sonstige Interessenten weiter!

Viele Grüße

Sven Barchfeld
1. Vorsitzender DAV

Dieter Knüttel
Bundestrainer DAV

zu den im Text erwähnten Anlagen

Every day new martial arts are born and other disappear. They look so different yet so alike. When choosing a martial art for yourself or for your children it is sometimes very difficult to pick the right one. If you choose the wrong martial art for yourself or your children than you will end up with hundreds of dollars thrown away on equipment teaching fees, and so on.

This is what happens to many people and after giving it a try in 2 or 3 different martial arts they decide that martial arts aren’t for them.

They are wrong; everybody can train and enjoy martial arts. It is just a matter of picking the right one.

Now how can you know what martial art is the right one for you or your children?

First of all you should start with a question list for yourself.

Q1. Why do you want to practise martial arts?

The answer to this question will make a basic selection of the martial arts and will leave you with the ones that are best suited for you.

Some people want to practise martial arts to get a better physical condition; others want to boost their self confidence. Another answer might be that you want to be able to defend yourself. Some people even go to the martial arts dojos to have a good time or for the community feeling.

Make sure you find information about the different martial arts and compare the information. Don’t only look at the information about a martial art in from 1 source. Find relevant information from different sources on the same subject.

Only after having read sufficient information about the martial arts you like you will be able to choose.

So now make a pre-selection of the martial arts you like

Q2. What do you want to achieve practising a martial art?

Do you want to be able to win tournaments, defend yourself against many attackers or is your ultimate goal to become an instructor? Off course there are probably as many goals as there are practitioners but you get the idea.

The final goal of becoming a practitioner will determine the way to go, the time to spend on training, etc…

When you have answered this question you should take a look at those martial art systems that will enable you to reach your goal. Most schools and systems provide lot’s of information on the possibilities they have for students.

One important point here is that you should be very selective and ask around when choosing a martial arts system or school. There are many strange systems out there that only want to get your money instead of teaching you.

The best way to know what school is right for you is to take a look at the human and martial arts quality of the high level students. Ask yourself: Do I want to be of the same level as they are?

This will allow you to narrow the possibilities to only a few different systems

Q3. How much do you want to invest in your training?

I do not mean only spending money in tuition fees but also in time. Do you have the time to travel to the dojo and spend the hours needed to train? Are you willing to buy the equipment needed? How much do you want to spend on travelling to seminars or tournaments?

This question is as important as the previous ones; some martial arts equipment is very expensive like the kendo or kyudo equipment, other martial arts are a lot cheaper. How much do you want to spend on equipment.

Next, check out how many schools there are close to you where they teach the martial art you selected. VISIT THEM ALL!!!! Talk with the instructor, ask him if you can witness a session, look at the behaviour of the other students, ask if you can participate in a free session to give it a try and make inquiries about the tuition and insurance fees.

After visiting ALL of them sit down and write down on a piece of paper the pro’s and contra’s of each of them. Take a look at the list and compare. Listen to your inner voice and after waiting for at least 1 week decide which school you will become a member of.

By answering these 3 questions and following this guideline you can easily find the right martial art for you.

Article Source: cut-and-paste-articles.com

About the Author:

Peter Vermeeren is a martial arts practitioner and teacher for over 30 years and runs the martial arts and fitness information portal called Kamikaze : http://www.kamikaze-portal.com, home of the magazine called RENSHU. Peter teaches traditional martial arts all over Europe. Here is his personal site : http://www.takaharudojo.org

To get an answer to the often discussed question if selfdefense against attacks with knifes respectively edged weapons or blunt objetcts as clubs etc. is possible, it is at first important to get rid of a misunderstanding.

In order to survive an armed assault it is not necessary to fight against the attacker, often this would be even fatal. The aim of a selfdefense situation should be always the flight – yet better a planned retreat.

Therefore of course it could be necessary to fight against the attacker, the overall aim again should be to get away – unscathed if possible. A victory is not essential.

A small difference? The appearances are deceptive, even if this sounds like hairsplitting. The influence of the overall aim “planned retreat”, at the way you act in a self defense situation is significant.

Put it that way:

If it is my aim to eliminate the opponent, I have to act completely different than as if I would have the only aim to survive a dangerous situation. The tools for both scenarios may be similar or even the same – that makes the situation even more confusing.

What does that mean regarding to our training?

At first you should be clear that the biggest problem is to recognise the attack in time. Even if there would be such a thing as a “perfect defense”, it would be of no use if you would recognise the attack to late. Against a surprise attack you are quite helpless. The chances of getting away unscathed is very low.

The best defence here is awareness, you should always watch peoples hands if there are approaching you. Even in normal live it would not do any harm to do that. In a tensed situation that could escalate to a violent situation this is even more important.

Also it is important to know specific body positions that can be used to prepare an assault. The earlier you spot one of these positions the better you can plan your retreat which is – again – your primal aim. The good point about this is: you can practise this.

If the assault allready started, the situation is worse. Some people will advise you to turn around and “just run”, but this may not so easy as it sounds in the first place – you need a plan beforehand.

You have to buy the time that you need to escape. This can be done for example by throwing something at your attackers face. This can be anything that you just happen to have in your hand when the attacks begins. The harder and heavier the better, but even a light object – thrown at the face of your attacker can distract him. This may be enough time to get out of the line of attack.

It seems to be very logical to run at this point but it can be necessary to throw your attacker of balance before you run. Everything that costs your attacker time to recover is to your advantage. A shoulder slam or a kick to the leg of the attacker may even send him flying.

As soon as the attacker is tumbling or even falling the time for running has come. Now it is very important not to get pannicked and run into the next corner of the room or into a room without an exit. Adequate training may help here to stay calm.

If you did not get the attacker unbalanced or if you don’t have something to throw at hand you have to fall back upon unarmed defenses against armed assaults – this is the worst case scenario.

In most situations you will just not have the time to get to your own weapon may it be knife, gun or tactical baton. As long as you don’t have something allready in your hand when the attack starts, your first reaction will have to be unarmed.

Also in this scenario the overall aim should be flight or retreat. If the attack starts at close quarters or the assailant does allready have a hold of me, my first target should be not to get hit that often. This can be done through blocks and parries. The idea here should be to control the weapon hand as possible this is done by getting into a better position – a so called “superior grip”.

From this position you should to anything to hurt the attacker, headbutts, fists, ellbows, kneestrikes, biting and eyegouching – everything is fair game to hurt the attacker.

This is not to incapacitate the opponent. You want to create a time slot. This is, as mentioned above, to give the opportunity to retreat.

I am writing this article in Germany where it is almost impossible for a normal citicen to legally carry a gun. Of course if you are allowed to carry a gun you can also use the created time slot to get out your firearm.

This short article is not to be misunderstood as an instruction sheet. It is just to give some general ideas to the selfdenfense from a different point of view.

Text: Christian von Praun

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About the Author:

Christian von Praun is the founder of the Individual Combat System. He is into the Martial Arts since many years and specialises in Filipino, Chinese and European fighting arts. He is teaching Martial Arts at a club in Düsseldorf/Germany.

www.Individual-Combat-System.de

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