Enrollments in NYC Self-Defense Schools Rise as Area Stabbings & Slashings Increase
With stabbing and slashing attacks on the rise in New York City, area residents are demonstrating an acute interest in learning how to defend themselves.
According to the New York Post, and reported by NBC 4 New York, there were 1,796 stabbing/slashing attacks throughout the five boroughs as of the end of May, an increase of just over 10 percent from the number of attacks recorded by the same time in 2015.
The noticeable rise in the dangerous assaults has prompted locals to flock to schools that teach self-defense. The interest has been so great that one school, the Krav Maga Institute, has been forced to put a lid on enrollments for the year.
Although NYPD Commissioner has previously said that most of the attacks are attributable to either domestic violence or assaults between patrons of ���illegal nightclubs,��� and are, therefore, not random, he has also said that the Department was going to examine the record of attacks more extensively so that they could learn more about what is prompting the increase. Additionally, it should be noted���Commissioner Bratton���s attempts at assuaging public fears notwithstanding���that there were several slashing attacks on city subways earlier this year, and, just this past Sunday, a wheelchair-bound East Harlem woman was slashed in what is being called a random attack.
So, more evidence the world is becoming more violent; what a surprise. Nowadays, you have to take a heightened interest in your physical safety - what choice do you really have?
Given that, you would be well-advised to develop at least some rudimentary skills in unarmed combat, if you do not possess them already. If you would like to do just that, but are not inclined to enroll in an ongoing, formal course of self-defense instruction, one helpful alternative may be to learn (and practice���regularly practice) some relatively simple techniques, like those taught in a fine product called 15 Brutal Fight Enders.
15 Brutal Fight Enders is a solid training video, a two-DVD set, that teaches simple moves designed to quickly and effectively end a street conflict. A wide variety of techniques are demonstrated by a host of quality instructors, including former U.S., Israeli, and Russian military special operators, hall of fame martial artists, even a one-time federal prison inmate (there���s a total of 18 different instructors who teach on behalf of this product). There are so many scenarios and defenses covered that it���s not possible to describe them all in this space, but they include techniques to defend against punches, bear hugs, headlocks���how to respond to an attack using head butts and bites (that���s right, I said bites)���even how to effectively use improvised weapons, including a comb, to defend yourself. The total length of the video trainings is a little over an hour and a half.
Here is a glimpse���just a glimpse���of what is taught in the 15 Brutal Fight Enders package:
Recognize and eliminate a threat before your attacker even lays a hand on you.
Quickly get out of a front or rear bear hug situation.
Cause so much pain you will force an attacker to release a headlock.
Use a head butt (most instructors don���t teach this right) to end a fight.
2 ways to get out of a front and rear chock hold.
3 ways to turn the tables on an attacker who throws: a haymaker, a straight right, or a hook.
Take an attacker down with a simple tweak to a handshake.
Use a simple variation on a push that will drop a larger man.
And more, lots more, including:
How to use a single knuckle-blow (using very little pressure) into an easy-to-hit pressure point to bring a man to his knees in excruciating pain.
A very cool ���upside-down handshake��� trick used by savvy bar bouncers to stop trouble just as it���s about to start.
A simple ���human pliers��� move that will shred through flesh and muscle and send your attacker reeling into shock.
FOUR simple ���improvised��� weapons (I���ll bet you���re carrying at least two of them on you right now) that can be instantly lethal when used properly.
One of the best features of 15 Brutal Fight Enders is the price - $7.95 for shipping (you may also pay tax on the shipping charge, depending on your state); that���s it. The $7.95 gets you not only the 15 trainings, but four more bonus trainings, as well as another bonus item all about the application of non-verbal cues in a threat environment. Additionally, not only do you receive the physical DVDs, but you also gain immediate access to the material through digital downloads. With all of that, the product comes with a money-back guarantee, so if you decide after you purchase that this isn���t for you, no sweat ��� just ask for a refund. Interested? Click Here to learn more.
By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large
