In a thread on Burton Richardson’s Jeet Kune Do Unlimited forum called MMA for LEO one of his members posted a link to a video of a policeman pepper spraying and shooting a criminal to no effect. The officer would have likely been killed had his gun not failed when the criminal took it from him and pulled the trigger. Burton’s MMA for LEO (Mixed Martial Arts for Law Enforcement Officers) program would have helped this officer a great deal.
Burton commented, “A well placed choke is the only thing that would stop him”, referring to the attacker who took the pepper spray and gun shot like it was nothing. This is a great point that should be highlighted. Often times when facing a high or crazy opponent, pain will not stop him, but a “well placed choke” will.
I mentioned on the thread that a police officer and fellow martial arts instructor I trained with in New Olreans had a drill in which the “defender” always ended his defense with a choke. For real world self defense, knowing how to choke is a necessity.
