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To: Prodigal Son
The safest technique for disarming a handgun-wielding opponent, assuming he is close enough to reach, is to grab the forearm (of the weapon-hand) of the assailiant with the same-side hand, while simultaneously pivoting on the balls of the feet, so that your body is perpendicular to his. That way, if the gum discharges, you will only receive a glancing blow. Then slide your hand down to his wrist, bring your outside foot around so that you are side-to-side with him, and effect a kote gaeshi. It's your choice whether to merely control the assailant, break his joints, or "accidentally" shoot him with his own gun in his own hand.
49 posted on 08/05/2002 12:08:31 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler
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To: Jeff Chandler
gum = gun, although a gum discharge would be pretty messy.
50 posted on 08/05/2002 12:13:21 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler
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To: Jeff Chandler
Yeah, there might have been some misunderstanding about my post. I was more talking about the inability of the 9mm Military sidearm to fire when something was pressed up against the barrel. It seemed like a bit of a flaw in the weapon to me.
51 posted on 08/05/2002 5:59:01 AM PDT by Prodigal Son
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To: Jeff Chandler
The safest technique for disarming a handgun-wielding opponent, assuming he is close enough to reach, is to grab the forearm (of the weapon-hand) of the assailiant with the same-side hand, while simultaneously pivoting on the balls of the feet, so that your body is perpendicular to his. That way, if the gum discharges, you will only receive a glancing blow. Then slide your hand down to his wrist, bring your outside foot around so that you are side-to-side with him, and effect a kote gaeshi. It's your choice whether to merely control the assailant, break his joints, or "accidentally" shoot him with his own gun in his own hand.

The technique we teach in bando is somewhat different:

Immediate horizontal level slash opens opponents throat, windpipe and maybe carotid artery, sometimes decapitating him, or at least severing neck muscles to the spine. Turn of wrist and downward diagonal cut likely breaks clavicle [collarbone] rendering strength of pistol hand useless, and opening pectoral muscles of chest during followthrough. Ow. Final third stroke is again a weak-to-strongside horizontal cutopening stomach cavity and probably disemboweling recipient. Entire three-motion Z-cut takes less than a second to execute, with practice, and results in massive shock to opponent, and big wide-opened surprise look in their eyes.

You can do pretty well with a field shovel or intrenching tool, as well.

Ayo Ghorkhali!


55 posted on 08/05/2002 12:28:16 PM PDT by archy
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