Saying that eye jabs, eye rakes and eye gouges blind people is like saying that an arm wrench will break someone's arm. These are cavalier misconceptions that are spread through the martial arts world like a cancer. Often, these misconceptions are passed on from instructor to student, neither who has ever been in a street altercation and the basis of their findings is the UFC rule book. It ranks up there with having to register your hands as a lethal weapon with the authorities.
An eye attack, whatever it is, is an insert to set up a finish. The finish you use will be situational and generally will fall in to one of these categories:
- Control & Restraint
- Disablement
- Unconciousness
- Death
You may wince that I mention death as an option, but as I mentioned earlier, everything is situational:
- Who is attacking you?
- What are the risks?
- When is this happening?
- Where is it taking place?
- Why is this happening?
- How will you problem solve this for survival?
What may happen if you are doing a Close Protection stint in South Africa will differ if you are fronted out in a night club in London.
Out
Joe
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