Comments on: How this man taught me to kill in four moves http://www.targetfocustraining.com/how-this-man-taught-me-to-kill-in-four-moves Self Defense Training Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:38:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick http://www.targetfocustraining.com/how-this-man-taught-me-to-kill-in-four-moves/comment-page-1#comment-772 Patrick Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:50:37 +0000 http://targetfocustraining.com/how-this-man-taught-me-to-kill-in-four-moves#comment-772 I thought you were going to say subjectivity as a function of "Hmmmm...Do I want to make this guy scream more or less?..." :) I thought you were going to say subjectivity as a function of "Hmmmm…Do I want to make this guy scream more or less?…" :) ]]> By: Chris Ranck-Buhr http://www.targetfocustraining.com/how-this-man-taught-me-to-kill-in-four-moves/comment-page-1#comment-770 Chris Ranck-Buhr Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:06:25 +0000 http://targetfocustraining.com/how-this-man-taught-me-to-kill-in-four-moves#comment-770 In general, a good article. One issue that needs clarification is the talk of using pain to get the job done.<br /><br />This is a common misconception, and as Tim notes, getting our message across intact in the media is difficult.<br /><br />Pain is irrelevant. Broken anatomy is everything.<br /><br />A broken ankle hurts, but what makes the difference is the fact that the foot doesn't work anymore. He can't get up and run around.<br /><br />Serial disability to nonfunctional gets it done. Whether or not he feels pain during that process won't make a difference.<br /><br />The issue with pain has to do with subjectivity—some people have higher pain tolerances, others may be worked up or chemically induced to 'feel no pain.' If it's a variable, you can't bet your life on it.<br /><br />Whether or not a gouged eye hurts is nothing compared to the fact he's now blind. In general, a good article. One issue that needs clarification is the talk of using pain to get the job done.

This is a common misconception, and as Tim notes, getting our message across intact in the media is difficult.

Pain is irrelevant. Broken anatomy is everything.

A broken ankle hurts, but what makes the difference is the fact that the foot doesn't work anymore. He can't get up and run around.

Serial disability to nonfunctional gets it done. Whether or not he feels pain during that process won't make a difference.

The issue with pain has to do with subjectivity—some people have higher pain tolerances, others may be worked up or chemically induced to 'feel no pain.' If it's a variable, you can't bet your life on it.

Whether or not a gouged eye hurts is nothing compared to the fact he's now blind.

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