Self defense for women

[Nighthawk]

As many of you know, I'm a student of several martial arts. One thing we teach is basic self defense for women and girls. I found this and it just about made me fall over laughing.

[davedove]

I had a friend who studied martial arts for years. He told a story of one teacher who was teaching how to disarm someone holding a gun. The teacher made it clear that you had to be within a certain distance for the technique to work.

My friend asked what happened if you were outside that distance.

The teacher replied, "You get shot."

[Really a McQueen]

I had a friend who studied martial arts for years. He told a story of one teacher who was teaching how to disarm someone holding a gun. The teacher made it clear that you had to be within a certain distance for the technique to work.

My friend asked what happened if you were outside that distance.

The teacher replied, "You get shot."

Are you sure he wasn't teaching defense against someone attacking, armed with a banana?

[Laird_M]

Are you sure he wasn't teaching defense against someone attacking, armed with a banana?

Hmm, is that a fellow Goon Show enthusiast by any chance?

[Really a McQueen]

Hmm, is that a fellow Goon Show enthusiast by any chance?

Just a touch later. Try Python. John Cleese as the instructor. "Of course I shot him. He was attacking me with a banana!"

[davedove]

Just a touch later. Try Python. John Cleese as the instructor. "Of course I shot him. He was attacking me with a banana!"

But what if he has a pointy stick?

[davedove]

Are you sure he wasn't teaching defense against someone attacking, armed with a banana?

I forget, for the banana, do you respond to the attack by shooting the attacker, releasing the tiger, or dropping the ten ton weight.

[Laird_M]

Depends if the banana is loaded or not...

From the Goon Show - The Affair of the Lone Banana
Morriarty: You swine! You shot me!
Needy Seegoon: Of course you fool! You don't think I'd threaten you with an unloaded banana do you!

[Mikewood]

I had a friend who studied martial arts for years. He told a story of one teacher who was teaching how to disarm someone holding a gun. The teacher made it clear that you had to be within a certain distance for the technique to work.

My friend asked what happened if you were outside that distance.

The teacher replied, "You get shot."

That seems to be the case with most martial arts. It's very easy to take a gun away from someone if they have it at arms length. When it's tucked tight to their body and they are moving its will go bad.

[piperdown]

When going up against a martial artist, the weapon an attacker uses is usually more deadly to the attacker than the attackee(?)