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I do not recommend this technique (in fact, I do NOT recommend any gun or knife technique for that matter), because a gun pointed at you is obviously extremely dangerous. But, in this case, in this fictitious scenario, I am able to pull off all of the "if's" (including being able to take the posture with my hands)...also, note where the gun lands...you may do a ballistics/trajectory analysis...the rubber gun weighs about 1/2 pound so there is a technique being done, for those that doubt (and this is fine...as Ed Parker himself said, "to hear is to doubt, to see is to be deceived, but to FEEL is to believe"...so ask the attacker how it felt, if you must). All that said (and so much more to say), it is just an excuse to string together a bunch of Ed Parker's American Kenpo Karate techniques....in this scenario, the attacker is determined to kill me, plus he is virtually indestructable and he has told me he is planning to kill those I care for as well...really, so much retaliation would not be justified otherwise and is even questionable here...btw, these are some of my favorite Ed Parker's kenpo techniques grafted together...thank you very much to Wade and Kelly for their help in this...also, in this demo, as in any, there is a fine balance between hitting/kicking your opponent too hard...note all the groin kicks/scoops (which again, I can't execute those with too much force for the demo attacker's safety, obvious, right?), buckles (which in this case, to keep the techniques going, I do not want him buckled to the ground), knees (not so many), even forearm lifts, a right over the shoulder finger jab, etc., things either unique to kenpo or unique in how it is taught relative to other martial arts...also, for all the purists out there, I had to modify the techniques not simply for grafting purposes, but, the stance changes may not be seen and INSTEAD, I substitute push drags...yes, recall that the original techniques with extensions, like Parting Wings, will have you for the most part, defending while the attacker stays essentially in the same place (overgeneralization) in space...for training that is fine and great for the Ideal Phase, as it is called in kenpo...here, however, the attacker is constantly being hit backwards so simple stance changes are replaced with hybrid stance changes and push drags, where possible. To me, even after well over a decade, this particular Martial Art fascinates me like no other and I have tried my best to interpret it here...it is uniquely American and is becoming rarer and rarer in its "purest" form for reasons I explain on my website...still on my journey started by seeing the movie, the Perfect Weapon, starring Jeff Speakman many years ago...many respectful thanks to Jeff for making the movie, and of course, respectful thank you's to Ed Parker, the creator and Grandmaster of this system of self-defense...I have had the honor to test for my black belts in front of Masters Tatum and Sepulveda...I've got the Tatum and Clyde O'Briant test video floating out there as well and on my website...here are the links in youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66ULsLAB0IE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nk3rjPnLOg thank you for taking a look, and please keep in mind...this is only an ART...you're not always going to get exact realism...thank you so much for spending time here and taking a look...www.kansaskenpo.com...Kansas City guy, Jim Park