Bags n’ bobs don’t resist.

Slow is good but how do you know it works on full speed and have a person that thinks? Gives resistance? Slow is good for proper tech and muscle memory, understanding tech but how would you really know it works under pressure?

... or raped in the common area of their dorms. True violence is way uglier than your typical bar fight. "Rewarding" is putting it mildly. For some of us, there is nothing else we would rather do.

Jeffrey Rolland nah.

I encourage you to research the system a bit more. There is plenty of material on youtube and vimeo. Better yet, attend a course! In my experience, the aspects you mentioned are absolutely incorporated in training.

@reg profant sorry for the late reply. The SPEAR System is taught around the globe. Check out vimeo.com/spearuniversity in the meantime. *note* One of our favorite trainers is a retired police chief who just turned 71 and he holds up better than I do at times (I'm 32).

sk8kevhdf and they are letting you put their hand in place and take it away.

icarus 65536 he might be a sheet head, but if you think that this guy doesn’t do these same moves when he is “teaching” then you need to watch some more videos.

A FIGHT< < < < < < < < < < < < Therein lies the problem which you and a lot of "martial artists" fail to understand (and probably never will). You call this a "CULT" wherein YOU yourself are showing "cultish" behavior: allow me to quote you directly; "If you want to fight effectively you train with people who actually fight for a living. Eg: boxers, kickboxers, wrestlers, judokas, BJJ practitioners." I don't care how young, strong, well-conditioned you are and if you practice any of those very physically demanding "martial arts" you just mentioned above BECAUSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE VERY DIFFERENT IF YOU'RE A 54 YEAR OLD, 5'2" AND 115 LBS FEMALE with "0" ATHLETIC BACKGROUND! That person CAN NOT fight BUT SHE CAN SURVIVE (pure SELF-DEFENSE)! This IS NOT about two young, athletic guys with hours/months of cardio and muscle training trying to come out on top by beating the other guy decisively with superior strength/technique/tactics. Tony Blauer who has been researching and developing his SPEAR system for 30 years now IS NOT ABOUT FIGHTING. . . IT IS ABOUT DEVELOPING NATURAL TOOLS TO STOP AND SURVIVE A FIGHT! I highly suggest you take the time to research in depth what he has been developing all these decades!

BJJ in particular is designed for people who are not strong or fit. Look up the history of Helio Gracie. I train with lots of people who are over 50, or tiny girls, or whatever. They would win a fight with someone of the same age/build/conditioning who trains in this rubbish 100% of the time. It's not about being an athlete, it's about knowing what techniques work and training them in a live situation.

Oh sweet Jeeez. . . "BJJ in particular is designed for people who are not strong or fit. Look up the history of Helio Gracie." REALITY: I know the history but BJJ, especially the way it is practiced today takes sometime to DEVELOP OPTIMUM PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES with a majority of it's techniques centered on grappling (ground or not, but really more ground-based). Since we are tackling history, please do a search about the origins of basketball invented by one James Naismith. Today you see 7 footers doing all sorts of athletic and powerful moves which is SO FAR REMOVED from the original intent of Naismith inventing a game to entertain retirees and senior citizens! The SPEAR is not only limited to physical moves, it is an entire system evolving from the pre-contact stage and makes use/exploits neurologically hard-wired physiological fear-based reactions already in us. "I train with lots of people who are over 50, or tiny girls, or whatever. They would >>>WIN A FIGHT<<< with someone of the same age/build/conditioning who trains in this rubbish 100% of the time." REALITY: Please read the part of your post which I highlighted. You are still stuck with YOUR OWN CULTISH THINKING of "WIN" and "FIGHT". The sooner you get past this MINDSET, the sooner you will come to get some inkling of what Tony's research had gained. "It's not about being an athlete, it's about knowing what techniques work and training them in a live situation." REALITY: I can't really get through you, which is expected from "martial artists". I said "athletic guys", NEVER did I say anything about real ATHLETES. There IS a difference. The FINAL reality is indeed if someone wants to WIN A FIGHT (i.e. - prior knowledge or consent from both or several parties) then go with SUPERIOR TECHNIQUES, but if someone wants to SURVIVE a SITUATION with the hopes of just wanting to go home to your family/loved ones (i.e. - a SELF-DEFENSE situation which one has no prior knowledge or willingness to participate in, where more than likely the odds are stacked against him/her), I suggest having an open attitude to material similar to Tony's.

I mean you just don't get it. I can only presume that you haven't trained particularly widely yourself. I train at a world class gym, but not everyone there is world class. There are small people and old people and I see them train against people who are younger and stronger. They're literally the people I train with on a day to day basis, so don't talk trash about 'optimum physical attributes'. You're just repeating stock phrases that you don't understand. This is a cult, and like any cult it comes pre-prepared with stock answers like 'it's not about fights, it's about survival situations' and 'physiological fear based reactions'. No, it's about fights. And training live technique repetitively to the extent that you can do it in high pressure situations. It doesn't matter how old you are or how fit you are, it matters if the techniques are good and if you have trained them a lot. Describe any 'SELF-DEFENSE situation' (sic) you want and I will tell you how someone who has cross trained in real martial arts would be better than someone who trains this rubbish, regardless of age or size.

QUOTE: "I mean you just don't get it." You and I can finally agree on that point because that's exactly what I thought about you on your VERY FIRST POST. QUOTE: They're literally the people I train with on a day to day basis, so don't talk trash about 'optimum physical attributes'. I'm going to have to tell you to go READ AGAIN your posts in this thread and point-blank ask you when have I "talk trash" about anything or anyone. . . but I could remind YOU again of the very first words you posted which are; QUOTE - "This is f'n stupid." Pot calling the kettle black? QUOTE: "You're just repeating stock phrases that you don't understand." If by "stock" you're alluding that it sounds substantive enough for you to reply and sounding "official", I'll take that as a complement since English is only my fourth language and I honestly just thought that was the best way to describe what I meant to say. This has been fun, but at every post you show how much you yourself are immersed with your style/system and then call someone else's thing a cult.....so I'll just leave you with your own words which are just as apt: QUOTE: "I mean you just don't get it."

Carlos Cruz hahahaha best troll ever.

Bryan Wilson yeah and hopefully he poorly trained and doesn’t level change.

infoaddict84 cooperation. What about an elbow pop, or pop and level change, or throw by, or collar defense, or blah blah blah. There are some sound principles in this system but a lot of bs still.

clearcombat what are you talking about? Of course he is selling something. He is a businessman with a product. What does that have to do with his knowledge on the subject? If you think you can do better than start teaching. If you know somebody who is better then watch their videos instead. What is wrong with the fuckin suit? It is great for high stress training. Go build something of your own and start selling it so people can throw rocks at you for trying to make a living.

Greg Dennis if you think selling something, having a product, teaching, having knowledge, and being able to have better techniques and sound concepts are all inclusive; then you must believe in all of the best selling self-help books, and self defense systems. Good luck with that reasoning. Dude is a charlatan. What was that? You say he’s worked with law enforcement, spec ops, and pro fighters? Well then you might have a point.....wait hasn’t Steven Seagal done the same? Haven’t other hacks worked with spec ops and LE too. Yep all true.

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Creeker it’s been 7 years has this been answered for you?

Hurt its when the bow string hits your arm. Injured is when you get impaled by an arrow

everything is a business ,from them to bjj to mma to karate schools its all business:) LOL!!