know attacks

“If you don't know attacks, you can't teach SD (Self-defense). … If someone shows me what they do and it's clearly based on sparring timing, distance and orientation, then they're just fantasizing.” - Rory Miller, Convergence on Chiron Blog

Comment: Attacks are not sport. Attacks are not sparring or martial tournament competitions. Attacks are those aggressive pain inducing frightening encounters where they happen fast, furious, in total surprise, up close, directly and explosively, etc. with the advantage completely on the attackers side leaving you exposed, vulnerable and damaged. Learning about the dynamics of violence is critical and second only to adrenal stress condition training under reality-based scenario’s.