Human Fighting Techniques - Defeating The Tiger By Rick Kirkham

KirkhamsEbooks. · 12-25-2007, 12:37 AM

Human Fighting Techniques - Defeating The Tiger By Rick Kirkham

Many martial artists look at animals as the perfect fighting machines, but humans are not on top of the food chain for no reason at all. Let's look at our potential fighting techniques ....

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Human Fighting Techniques - Defeating The Tiger

Many martial artists look at animals as the perfect fighting machines, but humans are not on top of the food chain for no reason at all. Let's look at our potential fighting techniques ....

I run across a lot of people who believe the answer to learning and improving their martial arts and self-defense skills is based on copying the way animals fight. As a kung-fu instructor friend of mine said, our hands will never be as heavy as a tiger's. His art was designed for humans. So why should we try to act like a tiger. Let's use the weapons we have. To answer the next 100 emails my friend's kung-fu style he studied is very old, but the name has been changed so often he didn't really have one. This is quite common among family kung-fu systems as well as I understand.

Let's Examine Human Beings for Combative Purposes

Human beings adapt well to almost all environments

Human beings have four limbs.

They're bipedal so two limbs are always free.

Human beings have opposable thumbs so they can grasp weapons.

They have have a creative mind so dangerous that with the help of free limbs and opposable thumbs they can destroy other human beings with the push of a button.

So Why Do Tigers and Other Animals Fight Better Than Humans

First, who said they do? Oyama defeated a bull by doing some of those movements a bull wasn't designed to do such as side stepping. He also incorporated the use of his free fully rotatable limbs. When many of us have watched the “When Animals Attack” shows how many of these human beings attacked were trained fighters? Are the animals trained fighters? YES! They train young by playing! Watch puppies and kittens playing. They're learning techniques, angles of attack and defenses to those attacks at a very young age. What happens when humans begin training like that? We're told to stop.

“Don't kick, don't punch, don't bite your brother, don't scratch your sister, don't pinch”

What if we did do those things on a regular basis throughout the years? We would learn to use our own weapons. Not only learn to use them, but due to their creative minds humans would remember their lessons and teach them to their young thus giving the next generation a head start. THAT, is the difference between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom, we don't have to start from scratch every generation!

Conclusion

I once told a man who wished he could be a tiger

“Why? We our Man, and we have accomplished feats a tiger has never dreamed of”

By all means use your creative mind to copy animals and other human beings as well, but if you want to be the Alpha animal, the top of the food chain, be a human.

About The Author

J. Richard Kirkham graduated from Eastern Illinois University as a dual certified teacher. He is the author of Bringing The Martial Artist Out from Within and Step by Step Learning Martial Arts Internal Energy Strikes.

Mr. Kirkhams's also a martial arts instructor with over 30 years experience in martial arts and self-defense and has expertise in alternative teaching methods and positive reinforcement methodology. He currently resides in Honolulu with his wife Jan and son Rylan. Feel free to visit his website at http://KirkhamsEbooks.com or you may email him at help@kirkhamsebooks.com . This material is copyrighted but may be printed and is available upon request in its entirety.

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Shademan · 12-27-2007, 03:26 PM

you truly have some words of wisdom there...

KirkhamsEbooks. · 12-27-2007, 08:40 PM

Very kind of you to say. I usually write these after a week of getting bombarded in yahoo groups with things like which animal is the best fighter and getting totally shut down when I say humans.

I'm still expecting someone to bash the article by suggesting I am saying the average person can defeat a tiger.

Anyway thanks for the compliment

Mele Kahlikimaka
Rick

Shademan · 12-28-2007, 01:48 AM

an average human is usually not trained, like you said. and while it is important to learn from animals it is even more important to learn from oneself.
can you for example mention a non-human who can do the 1-hit-kill punch?

really liked your article.

Bjjexpertise@be · 12-28-2007, 11:03 AM

Actually, besides the elephant, I believe it is the Grizzly Bear that is the superior animal on land.

KirkhamsEbooks. · 12-28-2007, 02:23 PM

Nope, human beings are. We can make them extinct they cannot make humans extinct

Rick

Bjjexpertise@be · 12-28-2007, 04:20 PM

Ah well if you want to include human technology and weaponry then indeed humans are top of the food chain. When you started talking about people imitating animals for fighting techniques from your original post, I felt that it was implied that human beings in hand to hand combat are better than other creatures that do not rely on intelligence (as much) and tools.

KirkhamsEbooks. · 12-29-2007, 02:33 AM

I did make an example of Oyama so it is possible that, using his brain man may be able to defeat another animal without the use of long range weapons. Using our brains we can determine the weakness of the animal and utilize it to our advantage. Unless we are untrain as most people are in those animal attack shows and are too terrified to think.

Reponse to Mike: That's very kind of you to suggest my article is better, but you're a much more experienced writer than I am.

Rick

Shademan · 12-29-2007, 04:37 AM

animals can do that as well. but animals cant make 100% use of their body as a martial arts expert could.

Bjjexpertise@be · 12-29-2007, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KirkhamsEbooks.

I did make an example of Oyama so it is possible that, using his brain man may be able to defeat another animal without the use of long range weapons. Using our brains we can determine the weakness of the animal and utilize it to our advantage. Unless we are untrain as most people are in those animal attack shows and are too terrified to think.

Reponse to Mike: That's very kind of you to suggest my article is better, but you're a much more experienced writer than I am.

Rick

Even with the use of our brains to determine the animal's weakness some animals simply cannot be defeated by our bare hands and bare hands alone.

KirkhamsEbooks. · 12-29-2007, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bjjexpertise@be

Even with the use of our brains to determine the animal's weakness some animals simply cannot be defeated by our bare hands and bare hands alone.

On their ground no, but that's where our brains come in. Oyama for example picked an open field not an alley

Rick

Bjjexpertise@be · 12-30-2007, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KirkhamsEbooks.

On their ground no, but that's where our brains come in. Oyama for example picked an open field not an alley

Rick

Nothing against Oyama, he was a very accomplished martial artist, but from the videos I saw of him wrestling bulls the bull was merely standing there minding his own business when Oyama would go up to it and wrench it to and fro. The bull would then make an attempt to move away whereupon Oyama would grab ropes tied to the bull to keep up with it. If Oyama stopped a raging bull like those seen in bull-runs or rodeos I personally don't think he'd stand a chance.

How exactly would you go about beating killing machines such as tigers, lions, and gorillas that truly have the intent to hurt you?

KirkhamsEbooks. · 12-30-2007, 11:55 PM

I would have to know my enemy's weaknesses and use them to my advanatage. That wasn't the story I head of Oyama but I'm no expert on him

Rick

el_guapo · 12-31-2007, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bjjexpertise@be

Nothing against Oyama, he was a very accomplished martial artist, but from the videos I saw of him wrestling bulls the bull was merely standing there minding his own business when Oyama would go up to it and wrench it to and fro. The bull would then make an attempt to move away whereupon Oyama would grab ropes tied to the bull to keep up with it. If Oyama stopped a raging bull like those seen in bull-runs or rodeos I personally don't think he'd stand a chance.

How exactly would you go about beating killing machines such as tigers, lions, and gorillas that truly have the intent to hurt you?

you shoot them.

Bjjexpertise@be · 12-31-2007, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el_guapo

you shoot them.

Come on now, Harold. Read the rest of the thread before you engage in random posting lol.

12-25-2007, 12:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
KirkhamsEbooks. Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 101	Human Fighting Techniques - Defeating The Tiger By Rick Kirkham Human Fighting Techniques - Defeating The Tiger By Rick Kirkham Many martial artists look at animals as the perfect fighting machines, but humans are not on top of the food chain for no reason at all. Let's look at our potential fighting techniques .... http://kirkhamsebooks.com/MartialArt...Techniques.htm --------------------------------------------------- Human Fighting Techniques - Defeating The Tiger Many martial artists look at animals as the perfect fighting machines, but humans are not on top of the food chain for no reason at all. Let's look at our potential fighting techniques .... I run across a lot of people who believe the answer to learning and improving their martial arts and self-defense skills is based on copying the way animals fight. As a kung-fu instructor friend of mine said, our hands will never be as heavy as a tiger's. His art was designed for humans. So why should we try to act like a tiger. Let's use the weapons we have. To answer the next 100 emails my friend's kung-fu style he studied is very old, but the name has been changed so often he didn't really have one. This is quite common among family kung-fu systems as well as I understand. Let's Examine Human Beings for Combative Purposes Human beings adapt well to almost all environments Human beings have four limbs. They're bipedal so two limbs are always free. Human beings have opposable thumbs so they can grasp weapons. They have have a creative mind so dangerous that with the help of free limbs and opposable thumbs they can destroy other human beings with the push of a button. So Why Do Tigers and Other Animals Fight Better Than Humans First, who said they do? Oyama defeated a bull by doing some of those movements a bull wasn't designed to do such as side stepping. He also incorporated the use of his free fully rotatable limbs. When many of us have watched the “When Animals Attack” shows how many of these human beings attacked were trained fighters? Are the animals trained fighters? YES! They train young by playing! Watch puppies and kittens playing. They're learning techniques, angles of attack and defenses to those attacks at a very young age. What happens when humans begin training like that? We're told to stop. “Don't kick, don't punch, don't bite your brother, don't scratch your sister, don't pinch” What if we did do those things on a regular basis throughout the years? We would learn to use our own weapons. Not only learn to use them, but due to their creative minds humans would remember their lessons and teach them to their young thus giving the next generation a head start. THAT, is the difference between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom, we don't have to start from scratch every generation! Conclusion I once told a man who wished he could be a tiger “Why? We our Man, and we have accomplished feats a tiger has never dreamed of” By all means use your creative mind to copy animals and other human beings as well, but if you want to be the Alpha animal, the top of the food chain, be a human. About The Author J. Richard Kirkham graduated from Eastern Illinois University as a dual certified teacher. He is the author of Bringing The Martial Artist Out from Within and Step by Step Learning Martial Arts Internal Energy Strikes. Mr. Kirkhams's also a martial arts instructor with over 30 years experience in martial arts and self-defense and has expertise in alternative teaching methods and positive reinforcement methodology. He currently resides in Honolulu with his wife Jan and son Rylan. Feel free to visit his website at http://KirkhamsEbooks.com or you may email him at help@kirkhamsebooks.com . This material is copyrighted but may be printed and is available upon request in its entirety. Get Kwik Self-Defense and Fitness Tips and Share Your Own Self_Defense_Tips-subscribe@yahoogroups.com __________________ Step by Step Learning Martial Arts Internal Energy Strikes by Kirkham Self-Defense and Fear Medley of Products and Information for Martial Artists and Non-Martial Artists Self_Defense_Tips-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

12-27-2007, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
KirkhamsEbooks. Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 101	Very kind of you to say. I usually write these after a week of getting bombarded in yahoo groups with things like which animal is the best fighter and getting totally shut down when I say humans. I'm still expecting someone to bash the article by suggesting I am saying the average person can defeat a tiger. Anyway thanks for the compliment Mele Kahlikimaka Rick __________________ Step by Step Learning Martial Arts Internal Energy Strikes by Kirkham Self-Defense and Fear Medley of Products and Information for Martial Artists and Non-Martial Artists Self_Defense_Tips-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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Bjjexpertise@be Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: florida Posts: 1,812	Actually, besides the elephant, I believe it is the Grizzly Bear that is the superior animal on land. __________________ Mike Brewer's 2008 Athleticon Challenge!!! 45563 Pushups Completed 45563 Situps Completed

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KirkhamsEbooks. Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 101	Nope, human beings are. We can make them extinct they cannot make humans extinct Rick __________________ Step by Step Learning Martial Arts Internal Energy Strikes by Kirkham Self-Defense and Fear Medley of Products and Information for Martial Artists and Non-Martial Artists Self_Defense_Tips-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

12-29-2007, 02:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
KirkhamsEbooks. Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 101	I did make an example of Oyama so it is possible that, using his brain man may be able to defeat another animal without the use of long range weapons. Using our brains we can determine the weakness of the animal and utilize it to our advantage. Unless we are untrain as most people are in those animal attack shows and are too terrified to think. Reponse to Mike: That's very kind of you to suggest my article is better, but you're a much more experienced writer than I am. Rick __________________ Step by Step Learning Martial Arts Internal Energy Strikes by Kirkham Self-Defense and Fear Medley of Products and Information for Martial Artists and Non-Martial Artists Self_Defense_Tips-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

12-27-2007, 03:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Shademan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5	you truly have some words of wisdom there...

12-28-2007, 01:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shademan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5	an average human is usually not trained, like you said. and while it is important to learn from animals it is even more important to learn from oneself. can you for example mention a non-human who can do the 1-hit-kill punch? really liked your article.

12-28-2007, 04:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bjjexpertise@be Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: florida Posts: 1,812	Ah well if you want to include human technology and weaponry then indeed humans are top of the food chain. When you started talking about people imitating animals for fighting techniques from your original post, I felt that it was implied that human beings in hand to hand combat are better than other creatures that do not rely on intelligence (as much) and tools.

12-29-2007, 04:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Shademan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5	animals can do that as well. but animals cant make 100% use of their body as a martial arts expert could.

12-30-2007, 11:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
KirkhamsEbooks. Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 101	I would have to know my enemy's weaknesses and use them to my advanatage. That wasn't the story I head of Oyama but I'm no expert on him Rick __________________ Step by Step Learning Martial Arts Internal Energy Strikes by Kirkham Self-Defense and Fear Medley of Products and Information for Martial Artists and Non-Martial Artists Self_Defense_Tips-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

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