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The stupidity of human kind, violent encounters are most likely based on some macho BS, after having trained and teaching use of weapons and unarmed combat I have lees tendency to let some punk asshole provoke me to a fight, I would avoid violence at any cost having learned how much damage one can inflict on others and how deadly any weapon is, if I need to be violent it will be not like those fights, it will be a fight for life and death and hoping the outcome is intensive care at the hospital for those who wish to harm me as a minimum.

Self Defense Mythbusters Joke

2012 Year in Review by Tom Sotis

AMOK! celebrated its 20^th Anniversary in 2012, our best year ever. I am pleased to have so many good things to report. We launched the Combative Training website, transitioned to professional licensing, upgraded AMOK! Methodology, launched the Xtreme Combatives program, upgraded the Trainer’s Package, held over 40 hands-on training events, celebrated our 10^th Thailand Camp, and solidified AMOK! Sundays.  Yes indeed, this is the best AMOK! ever.
Download a .pdf of this page here.

Combatives Training Videos and Community

It took 13 months of dedicated effort to build the Combatives Training website. Initial filming using a graduate film student was a disaster; many lessons learned about what not to do J.  Jesse Harding did a fine job assisting but we had technical issues and had to scrap all of it.  We made a second attempt when Koki was staying with me for training. Again we shot both courses and Koki did a fine job but we had problems with background noise that could not be filtered out so we scrapped it once again.

We made a third filming attempt while in Cambodia where this time Joe Howard was cameraman and Andrew Smith assisted. It was going excellently until I injured my hand in a demo for the military. In March, we returned home and made a fourth attempt. Joe filmed, Shawn Graham’s forearms turned to hamburger (thanks Shawn, great job), Andrew did an exhaustive Q&A, and then Joe edited the videos.

Now, subscribers simply open a course page and select a specific lesson that streams to their device. And what makes it simple for the user is the massive and complex technical back-end.  Integrating the website with Wishlist for Subscriptions, Vimeo, ClickBank, Mailchimp, PayPal, and the Forum was a labyrinth of plug-ins, applications, and connections that give me a migraine when I think about it. Andrew and I helped with content and design, but the hundreds of hours of eye-blurring technical work fell on Joe who did an absolutely superb job. By the way, he did a fantastic job on the cool promo video especially when you consider that it is Joe’sfirst creative video editing project.

Between travelling and a short bout with Bell’s palsy, which affects my speech, shooting the first Focus courses was delayed until the fall and we’ve finally got a way around the bug that was also a culprit in the hold-up so those will be available very soon. As well, the entire site is undergoing design changes that will make it much more interesting to visit.

We’ve gotten lots of positive and inspiring feedback on the videos from Subscribers. People like that the two courses complement each other, they say the presentation is clear and easy to follow, and people tell us they are learning a lot. People comment that the videos help them prepare for hands-on classes by getting an initial preview and understanding of the material. They love the convenience of opening their phone when practicing and having the lesson at their fingertips, and at hands-on events, people tell us they enjoy the experience more because they don’t have to be overly concerned about taking good notes because they always have the ideal reference.

We’ve also gotten lots of positive and validating feedback from Trainers who say the videos provide clear guidelines with plenty of flexibility so they always know exactly how to proceed without being limited to it. Trainers also tell us their subscribing clients are better prepared for their hands-on instruction and because the most common contextual questions that typically arise have already been addressed in the video’s presentation it gives rise to the next set of “better” questions and speeds their grasp of the material.

The Community (the Forum and Facebook) is doing very well. Years ago when I had the IBFG forum, it was very active and so I expected the same type of activity from our new community. At first I didn’t understand why it was doing well but it didn’t have the kind of activity I expected, and then I learned it was because a great deal of what once were forum threads are now Facebook posts. Some things are more productive when discussed in a forum thread and those things still naturally find their way to the forum. A lot of would-be threads that are of a less technical nature instead find their way onto Facebook.

As well, Facebook permits us to easily post photos from events and for others to comment and the up-to-date nature and easy access/interface make it easier to use, and thus it is used more than the forum. It was only this year I learned how to make a folder of photos after an event (duh!) so now those will begin to populate the photos area. In general, the guys have been more active in posting photos from their workshops and workouts on their pages, and with sharing and commenting on each others’ posts. Keep up the good work gents!

Trainers, Licensing and the Directory

When I reflect on the Trainers and Instructors in AMOK!, I feel I must be the luckiest instructor on the planet and I am immensely proud of each of you. In AMOK! we say that “brotherhood is a verb” and I enjoy a feeling of deep satisfaction by the efforts and sacrifices our brothers make for one another – the ones I know of, I’m certain there are many more.

This has been both a challenging and rewarding year for Trainers and I want to thank you for your incredible support and the outstanding jobs you have done.

Because Trainers previously operated with my personal authorization, I could not get liability insurance unless I withdrew that authorization and legally licensed them in keeping with professional standards. I had no choice, it had to be done, and it had to be done immediately.

The timing couldn’t have been worse. With the new website/videos about to launch, I knew it would reflect poorly to newcomers who visit the Directory and find it empty; and it would disappoint the Trainers, all of whom worked hard for their listing. I knew I would lose the only regular monthly income I had after 20 years of work; and it would be very expensive for an attorney to put together all the legal documents. And I knew there was nothing to do but get on with it.

I made a video announcement on Facebook, because it was the fastest and fairest way for all the Trainers to get the update, and so people would know why our Directory suddenly had no Trainers listed.

Since every Trainer would each have specific and perhaps personal questions regarding the licensing process, the best way to answer them was individually and personally so I followed up with an email to ensure each Trainer had an open line of communication directly to me.

Fortunately, licensing wouldn’t affect the Trainers financially because they could all continue teaching and earning and all contractual obligations remained intact – they only had to temporarily suspend using the AMOK! logo in advertising during their transition and since very few advertised anyway, licensing was nothing more than a paperwork hoop we’d all have to jump through. A few who decided to go their own way handled their departure poorly, though that brief and unfortunate event passed with little fanfare.

Thanks to Andrew, the licensing process is transparent, fair, and seamless. The videos present the material and prospective Trainers must replicate each of those lessons hands-on for an AMOK! Instructor who uses Key Performance Indicators to coach them until they achieve a 100% Standard of Excellence rating which maintains the highest level of quality assurance. Then Trainers submit proof of insurance IF it is required where they live and sign the license agreement.  Combined with the document-packed Trainer’s Toolkit that Andrew designed, we work continuously to improve the best Trainer package in the industry.

The Directory is repopulating and so far we have 24 licensed Trainers listed. Great job gents! I really appreciate the way you jumped right into getting sorted out. There’s still a handful of Trainers I am working to get with over the next few months to get you sorted out.

The upgraded Trainer’s program is indeed working well and Trainers and Instructors have begun teaching more workshops. Mattias Persson from Sweden is teaching AMOK! full time now with his own solid following in Scandinavia and Europe. Congratulations Matt, you are working very hard and it is paying off.  Koki Wong has opened up southern California.  Kristoffer Göransson in Sweden and Kim Hansen in Denmark made their public debuts. Alex Garduño is very active in Mexico, Shawn Graham has been teaching, and Greg Cruz is back on the scene. Keep up the good work gents; I’m proud to see you out there sharing skills.

Hands-on Events

Buried on the video project all spring and away most of the summer I scarcely worked the first eight months, but things picked up in the fall and we finished the year strongly with 41 Events by 8 Presenters in 9 countries. Below is a recap of the year.

In JAN, I was in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. In FEB, Andrew and Joe and I were in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In MAR, I was in Sweden with Mattias. In MAY, Mattias was in Norway and Sweden. In JUN, Mattias was in Sweden and I was in Virginia and Rhode Island.  In JUL, Kristoffer was in Stockholm, Sweden and I was in Mass four times. In AUG, we had the Anniversary Camp in Pattaya, Thailand. In SEP, Kim was in Denmark, Mattias was in Austria, Kristoffer was in Sweden and I was in Rhode Island, Maine, and three times in Mass. In OCT, Mattias was in Germany and twice in Austria; and Koki was in California twice, while I was in Spain and Sweden. In NOV, Kim was in Frederiksberg, Denmark; Mattias was in Germany; and I was in Rhode Island, Texas, California, and two times in Mass. In DEC, Kim was in Denmark, I was in Rhode Island and Mass.

I absolutely love doing workshops and hope to do them for another couple of decades. There’s a special excitement that comes with training in the workshop environment and interacting with a variety of people. It is always rewarding to forge relationships and work with people who return often, and I find it equally rewarding to work with newcomers who are typically blown away by the whole experience. Our thanks to everyone who attended, the hosts who organized, and the instructors who shared.

Annual Thailand Camp

Words fail to express the excitement of Thailand Camp. It is always my favorite time of year with so many guys from around the world coming together. There are so many good things to say it is hard to know where to start.  After breakfast, we start each day by training for several hours, always fighting first and then presenting the latest upgrades and innovations. Training is typically followed by a swim in the pool with lunch, which is almost always followed by a foot or body massage (a whopping $6).  There’s a bit of spare time in the afternoon for sightseeing or extra workouts and then we gather again about 7:30 for dinner. Half the nights we eat at “the Mexican” because the food is terrific, with a wide international selection, large portions, the best margaritas in town, they put up with 20 of us at a time, and give us separate checks with no hassle.

This year, we had over twenty guys attend to train and celebrate the 20th anniversary of AMOK! and the 10th anniversary of the Thailand camp. We began with three days of training where we covered refinements in content and upgrades in methodology, the triangles are easier to understand and the once-complicated roadmap to functionalism has been replaced with a much simpler format.

On the fourth day Ole and Wan Bruch (Asiatours.net) took us on a speedboat to Ko Samet Island for our AMOK! 20^th Anniversary celebration. We started with a nice meal at picnic tables on the beach and then we took a swim is the beautiful warm tropical water. Gathering back on the beach, Ole and Wan presented us with a gift Thai whiskey for our celebration toast and that got the party going. We drank, swam, laughed, and had loads of fun all afternoon before boating back to the mainland. It was one of the most fun and memorable days I’ve spent in the ten years I’ve been going to Thailand.

The celebration day was followed by another three days of training (thanks to Shawn Graham for his excellent presentation), and by the end of camp, a few of the guys had earned their Trainer licenses and Paul Tsiavlis earned his Instructor license – great job gents!

AMOK! Spain 10^th Anniversary Camp

Another highlight was Jose Maria Gutierrez’ training event and 10^th anniversary celebration of AMOK! Spain. Every detail of the event was infused with Jose Maria’s characteristic panache. In addition to my presentations, we were treated to a doctor’s first-aid workshop and a knifemaker’s presentation. Trainer Kim Hansen made the trip from Denmark to train and celebrate with us. Jose Maria presented me with a beautiful custom 10^th anniversary combat blade and then he presented one to the sole survivor of the dueling activity in the workshop! This was followed by a toast in AMOK! shotglasses around the AMOK! España Banner and after that we enjoyed a fine dinner at the local pub. I am always thankful for the brotherhood I share with Jose Maria and I am proud he represents AMOK!

AMOK! New England / Sundays

Last year I made a commitment to cut my travel and rebuild our New England network by teaching drive-to workshops again, developing Trainers, and developing the Sunday class. I’m happy to report that things are going excellently in all three areas.

Already we have commitments from ten martial arts schools for workshops in the first part of the upcoming year and I’m working to double that number by year’s end. It has been especially rewarding to reconnect with guys with whom I hadn’t had contact for some time and I look forward to seeing them on a much more regular basis again.

Some of the workshop hosts, all of who have previous training with me, are already working thru the material to become licensed Trainers and I’ve had a few guys coming to me privately who can’t make Sundays and don’t have a school.

AMOK! Sundays are going fantastic and I always look forward to Sunday class. Now that the group has working skill it permits me to approach activities that are difficult with untrained persons. The guys are seasoned and the group functions well as a unit. They understand methodology, the context and format of the activities, they understand their part in the activities, and they coach each other well. I am very pleased with their skill development and how much brotherhood they share, which of course, those two things are co-dependent.

AMOK! Sunday group has developed quite strongly because it is more than just Sundays. We meet 2 Sunday’s/month to train as a group but some guys meet up between classes to train AMOK! and they cross-train in other disciplines and activities. At my house we have Pasta & Methodology nights where after dinner we cover theory/methodology, and the guys come by my garage for coaching quite regularly.  Sunday’s are working out as I envisioned and we’re all glad to have so many solid new brothers in AMOK!

Looking Ahead to 2013

Trainers

Trainers are the backbone of AMOK! so I will remain focused on developing them with our two-part process of coaching Trainers until they are skilled and licensed to teach, and then coaching them on the business end in order to do the teaching.

I am proud of the way the Trainers have stepped up to make the transition to professional licensing and we will continue working hard to help the rest of you get processed as quickly as possible. Making it easier for us to achieve that goal, besides me, Koki Wong, Andrew Smith, Paul Tsiavlis, and Mattias Persson are now authorized to process Trainers.

Upcoming Events

AMOK! enters the new year very strong with 24 events already on the calendar. So far I am scheduled for Hawaii, Amsterdam, Sweden, Thailand, Texas, and a bunch in New England. Mattias already has commitments and is waiting on dates in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria, and Ireland. Other Instructors and Trainers have commitments but no dates yet for workshops in the first part of the year. I fully expect in 2013, AMOK! will have more hands-on training opportunities than any previous year.

Website / Videos / Community

We’re working as hard as we can to implement new website upgrades. We are right around the corner of having the first Focus Courses available. Once the back-end is configured and the first two courses are up we will be able to produce them more regularly because the framework will be in place. We’re also going to be offering a $10/month-for-a-year payment option that gives increasing access every month with option to renew. We are also redesigning the homepage to have a lot more videos on it.

AMOK! New England / Sundays

Resourcing workshops throughout New England will remain a priority and I look forward to reconnecting with quite a few old contacts before I aim at new guys. On Sunday’s we’ll keep doing what has brought us so much success so far and continue finding ways to improve it. We have room for just a few more guys and I don’t expect those spots to remain open for very long. Starting this spring, right after AMOK! Sunday Combatives class from 10am-12, Greg Cruz will be teaching an ongoing Interactive Gunfighting class.

Thailand Camp AUG 11-17, 2013

Sawasdee Kup!  Another amazing training adventure is on the horizon. The Thailand Camp seems to grab the spotlight for highlight event of the year, every year, and with good reason. Good friends and new friends gather from around the world to enjoy a week of training and camaraderie in paradise.

Already guys are asking if the dates are confirmed so they can save money by buying tickets early. We have already reserved the training room at the Sunshine Vista for Aug 11-17 so these dates are confirmed. August will be here before you know it so start planning from now. Please, remember to book your room thru our AMOK! Sister Wilawan Bruch at www.AsiaTours.net – you will save money and there are a host of other benefits. If you’ve never travelled before we’ll be happy to help you every step of the way. Kaaaaaaa.

Cruz may be offering his own Interactive Gunfighting Camp in Thailand this year and may do his at the same place, on the same days, for two hours every afternoon. That way people can take just the AMOK! training or just the IG training and we’ll work out a combined rate those who want both.  Who is Cruz and what is Interactive Gunfighting?

In Association with Interactive Gunfighting

We are proud to be working in association with Gregory Cruz, founder of Interactive Gunfighting, a firearms instructor for over 20 years with extensive gunfighting experience. Having just retired from the military, Cruz is teaching firearms full time with an exciting selection of courses drawn directly from his experience in multiple combat engagements.

Presenting ammunition, Simunition, and Airsoft activities in parallel, Cruz’ curriculum places a heavy emphasis on Force-on-Force activities (shooting at each other) and jam-packed with his personal innovations, Interactive Gunfighting exemplifies the latest evolution in firearms training.

Cruz has been with AMOK! since early on (we go back 30 years) and he also lives in RI, which presents a rare opportunity for New Englanders to train with a veteran warrior decorated for valor who has lived an extraordinary life on the trigger.

Wrap up

Yes 2012 was in many ways our best year ever. Together we took some big steps forward and we’ll keep that momentum moving in 2013 by adding Focus and Specialty Courses to an updated website, hosting tons of hands-on workshops, enjoying an all-new format for Thailand Camp, by developing Trainers, and by working closely with Interactive Gunfighting. I look forward to training again with each and every one of you in the very near future and I wish you all a healthy, safe, and prosperous year.

Yours in training,

Tom Sotis

‎THROUGH A RAPIST'S EYES

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"THROUGH A RAPIST'S EYES" (PLS TAKE TIME TO READ THIS. it may save a life.) Click Share Button to share it on your Wall.

It seems that a lot of attackers use some tactic to get away with violence. Not many people know how to take care of themselves when faced with such a situation. Everyone should read this especially each and every girl in this world.

THOUGHT THIS WAS GOOD INFO TO PASS ALONG...

Through a rapist's eyes! A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1] The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun! , braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2] The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women whose clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around to cut clothing.

3] They also look for women using their cell phone, searching through their purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.

4] The number one place women are abducted from / attacked at is grocery store parking lots.

5] Number two is office parking lots/garages.

6] Number three is public restrooms.

7] The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to a second location where they don't have to worry about getting caught.

8] If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9] These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

10] Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.

POINTS THAT WE SHOULD REMEMBER:

1] If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it, or make general small talk: can't believe it is so cold out here, we're in for a bad winter. Now that you've seen their faces and could identify them in a line- up, you lose appeal as a target.

2] If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell Stop or Stay back! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

3] If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yelling I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.

4] If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can do it by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the arm between the elbow and
armpit or in the upper inner thigh - HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it really hurts.

5] After the initial hit, always go for the groin. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause him a lot of
trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.

6] When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked
audibly.

7] Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, and go with your instincts. You may feel little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

FINALLY, PLEASE REMEMBER THESE AS WELL....

I know you are smart enough to know these pointers but there will be some, where you will go "hmm I must remember that" After reading, forward it to someone you care about, never hurts to be careful in
this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do it.

2. Learned this from a tourist guide to New Orleans: if a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you.... chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car: Kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit
(doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU CLOSE the DOORS, LEAVE.

5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:

a. Be aware: look around your car as someone may be hiding at the passenger side, peek into your car, inside the passenger side floor, and in the back seat. (DO THIS TOO BEFORE RIDING A TAXI CAB).

b. If you! U are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

c. Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard /policeman to walk you back out. IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot).

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT! It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers,
wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as well.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better safe than sorry.

If u have a heart or compassion share this photo.

WE CAN SHARE JOKES AND SPAM MAILS TO OUR FRIENDS & NETWORKS
PLEASE FOR ONCE SHARE THIS AND
LETS TRY TO HELP THEM.

‘Helping hands are better than Praying Lips’ – give us your helping hand.
SHARE IT WITH ALL UR FRIENDS.

AT LEAST PEOPLES WILL KNOW WATS GOING IN WORLD.

Friends So Please Share....Your one share can Help to spread this information. We share So many Stupid Things on Facebook and ignore these types of things which can save so many lives’s...


Take care.

What Is An "Assault Rifle"? - You've Probably Been Lied To

snopes.com: Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut

A must read for those who use social media as news and information source, bad idea.
snopes.com: Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut

New skills for survival : How to Make a Solar Still. Make your own distilled...

New skills for survival : How to Make a Solar Still. Make your own distilled water

JKD: Attack & Counterattack DVD (Sample)

The idea looks very familiar to my way to fight empty hands, to use fakes and I always try to never think parry but counter attack, that removes the psychological problem with going from defensive to aggressive, all the parries have to hurt and create as much pain as possible, the pain will make the opponent become more tense and will make him less explosive and slows him down.

The human chess game of combat is to be at least one step ahead, either in an OODA loop or other ways to analyze the strategic situation and be one step ahead, I use mainly fakes or frame my opponent as it has a higher success rate, and I prefer to initiate instead of responding and set my opponent in a trap, being in a reactive mode is the last thing you should end up in, it is far better to have your opponent in a reactive state of mind as he will fail after 4-5 powerful and fast attacks, his mind will be overloaded on will never come further than the Observe or if he is good to the Orientate in an OODA loop.

I have lately started to wonder why I had to discover so many things on my own, luckily I have a toolbox from AMOK! to analyze what looks like the chaos of combat, why didn’t any instructor ever taught me how to set up attacks successfully, and instead showed me isolated techniques that would never work unless the opponent is an idiot, drunk or have some other problem.

My guess is that in most martial arts there is no opposition to test your skills and find the gaps that needs to be closed, that many of the instructors knows a lot of moves but have never been in a fight and have no idea what an adrenalin dump feels in a real life or death situation, I have fought in various tournaments but it will never be as scary as to be threaten to be killed with deadly weapons outside the comfort zone of training.