This article was written quite awhile ago by my good friend Bob Oralndo. Bob was a Silat and Kuntao pioneer and truly one of the all time greats. I cannot tell you how much training with him influenced my martial skill sets. It pervades IRT and Bob’s wisdom and understanding of physics of body movement and the ability to lay it out helped me greatly.
Here is an article he wrote on facing an armed assailant:
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