Training Jedi Knights Types Lesson 8 Killing Recognition – Part I

 By Stephen Cheney

 

Killing Recognition

 

All living creatures die, and when they are viciously attacked: they die sooner. If one’s life is to have any lasting value then it needs to survive long enough to explore, discover, learn, design new and better things, and have time to make the effort to teach what one knows to others, and by doing so enhance the mind and abilities of humanity, and thus its future.

 

If we don’t survive, we don’t do anything else.   — John Sinclair

 

To be or not to be: that is the question:
Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them?                      — William Shakespeare (Hamlet)

 

 

Self Defence comes in various Types:

 a)    Self Defence strategies to avoid danger entirely (Situational Awareness)

b)    Self Defence tactics such as talking your way out of trouble (PSYOPS, Negotiation)

c)    Self Defence Waza to break away from a strike or grab, and run
      (Flee, but you must be faster than He)

d)    Self Defence Waza when you cannot run but must fight (Use Standard Strikes)

e)    Self Defence waza when you cannot run but must fight for your life (Use Deadly Strikes)

 

To stay out of legal trouble you need to be able to quickly determine whether an attack on you is an ordinary attack or a killing attack.

 

Ordinary attacks legally require a defensive response using minimal force.

Killing attacks require a more determined, even killing, response.
But if, in the fight for your life, the aggressor yields/surrenders or is incapacitated and can no longer fight: then the Law requires you convert to minimal force such as restraints or running away. Otherwise there may be a second fight, one in the courts where you are labelled the Aggressor and although you have avoided bodily death, years sentenced into a cage is another unwanted form of death.

 

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.            — James Allen

 

 

So: What is a killing attack?

There are some killing attacks that can be readily identified and you need to know what they are:

a)    A vicious surprise attack giving you no time to think and respond calmly

b)    An attack involving a weapon

c)    An attack upon you by more than one aggressor

d)    An attack involving a “King Hit’ to your head

e)    An attack involving a Choke (constriction of your windpipe)

f)     A kidnapping /abduction of a child (usually leads to death)

g)    An adult viciously attacking a child

If someone wants to fight you: they might later claim it was a fair fight.

What is a “Fair Fight?”:

·         A fair fight is one that you agree to. But if you are reluctant and do not agree: Then it is not a fair fight.

·         A fair fight is also one where there are rules: rules known, rules agreed to and complied with.

·         Also, there would have to be an unbiased referee strong enough to enforce those rules. Did you bring along your own referee or did your opponent?

·         The law does not like fighting and does not allow even fair fights, except in a recognized sport where enforcement of rules is available, plus medical assessment and aid. So a street fight is illegal and you should not agree to it, as you may also have to fight in court to not be penalized; A subsequent Legal battle is a fight where you do not make the rules, the judges were never at the scene, and you’ll need the help of a second, a lawyer who translates law into sense or doubt.

·         Know that it is not uncommon for a fair fight in a sport environment (such as boxing) to end up with one of the contestants dead (or brain damaged) or permanently damaged; such as a paraplegic from an accident in Rugby.

·         Street fighters invariably cheat and, especially if they are losing, throw away any agreed-to rules, for as far as they are really concerned, anything goes so long as it wins. If you are dead: then you will not be around to complain about unfair practices. For why do they want to fight you at all? It isn’t to maintain your health. Also, they like to fight with their mates watching, to impress them; and if they start to lose then their mates will step in to gang attack, the wolf-pack mentality, which may end in a death. His mates are not your mates.

·         As anything can happen, even by accident in a violent confrontation; and a violent confrontation is chaotic and generates the high risk of serious damage and death, even if not intended: agreeing to a fair fight in the street with an unknown person is foolish. Foolish people make bad choices, and make them repeatedly, until the consequences terminate their life contract.

The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection…The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will is to prevent harm to others.               — John Stuart Mill

 

A vicious or Street Attack is usually decided in seconds. If you have not run, or won by then, then you risk damage to body or death to your mind and memories.
This means that: In a Killing attack, you must react fast and effectively. This can only be achieved by frequent training of body and mind and by being very selective as to what strategies and Waza you use in actual battle. Not anything works, or works always, or in all situations. The Key must fit the lock and locks vary.

 

Your training must include the very attacks you can expect in a real fight, attacks of utmost determination, intimidation, noise and violence. Against a partner such attacks can be safely trained if done in slow motion. It is the simplest thing to increase the speed of your motions, but not simple to complete each necessary part of a technique before continuing onto the next part, especially when the mind is focused on the end part. A rushed job is a sloppy job. In practicing increase speed only to that for which the practice partner-defender can cope.

Self-Denial Waza

SITUATION

You place something you want on a table, be it sweets or food when you are hungry, or drink when you are thirsty.

ATTACK

The attack is on your natural desires.

DEFENCE

Deliberately reach for the desired item, and just as deliberately retract your hand. Wait a while and repeat. Repeat a lot.

It may be thought that such exercises in increasing Will Power by denial of wants, are trivial. But that is not so. Courage can be increased by small increments. In a Dojo, a student can be very apprehensive when it is their turn to get up and be surrounded by Black Belts in a circle and attacked at random. If the attacks are not sincere, as the student is not meant to get badly hurt, then the setup is not real and useless for Self-Defence training; but if the fear is too great the student may give up the exercise and eventually give up the training altogether. As it is the mind and not the body that emotes, such students should always be told in advance that the aim is to have a little fear, that it is good for them, but not too much and they are to learn to conquer their fear, but in increments only. You tackle what you can handle, and only after that is successful, then increase the pressure.

What does this waza FEEL like to you?

A test of your strength of character, a test of your Will, in small ways.

 

What does the resulting effect on you FEEL like to the enemy?

That you are sensed to be in control of yourself and that you are not really the victim that an attacker may desire you to be.

 

What Principles does this waza seek to Teach: and thus what can you Learn from Practicing this waza?

·         That, as Buddhism teaches, lowering your desires increases your self-control and lessens your suffering from frustration at not having what you want.

·         Increases your Emotional Intelligence.

·         Wants may rule a child; but it is tragic if Wants rule the adult who needs to include higher levels of principles and wider considerations in their decision making.

·         A test of your strength of character in small ways assists a build-up of such strength of mind and character when it is needed in important matters.

 

I think over again my small adventures
My fears, those small ones that seemed so big
For all the vital things I had to get and reach
And yet there is only one great thing
The only thing
To live to see the great day that dawns
And the light that fills the world.                       — unknown Inuit (Eskimo)

(Image: Cyrus the Leopard, Kruger National Park, South Africa - attributed to: Geran de Klerk   Sourced from: unsplash.com)

[The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Dissecting Society™ ].

 © 2020 Stephen Cheney, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED