Eskrima Kombat

Human Combative Behavior Presentation from Adam LTC

The above slideshow from Adam of Low Tech Combat is interesting and informative. It reminds me of Rory Miller‘s work, especially the distinction between status violence, the “monkey dance,” and resource violence in the form of the hardened predator.

It is easy for all of us as martial artists to get so caught up in practicing technique and learning technique that we never step back to look at the big picture, at the reality of violence. The slideshow does a good job of answering the question, “Realistically, what kind of threats am I likely to face?”