The Resistance World

It’s what we do socially that entangles us in a world of barriers and resistance. This has shaped and developed traditional martial arts and has some major drawbacks when contemplating defense against multiple attackers. I think of it as the Resistance World and it is our personal struggle with resistance that defines how we approach our martial arts. The traditional methodologies of strikes, wrestling and ground fighting have a focus on either winning against or manipulating the presenting resistance, and while this may work against a single opponent, it lacks effectiveness when facing a group attack.

Multiple opponents require something extra, something that can be found when you can achieve full energisation of your system. This is similar in nature to a survival response; it’s where you fully energise and give everything you have for a few moments, with the end goal of getting rid of resistance and achieving safety.

The Energy World framework was developed to take an opponent through the complexities of a group attack. The development of these concepts was a way to understand what you have to do in a time strapped environment when facing a group attack. Time cannot be wasted, as time can either be your asset, or your enemy. A group of attackers can be a life and death affair; there is no time to indulge in endless technical solutions.

There is a free ebook called "Martial Arts against Multiple Opponents" that can be found on the web if you want to read more.