• UK MP Christopher Chope says we should teach judo to reduce knife crime
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/veteran-tory-mp-sir-christopher-chope-teach-young-people-judo-to-halt-knife-attacks-a4101606.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1GlVmKzudL4xiPtmEqrGECGz5PyXhgDkulOZhkb1luaPeQj5Gw1Ar0lPI#Echobox=1553623935 A veteran Tory MP has suggested young people could practise judo or taekwondo in order to protect themselves from knife attacks. Sir Christopher Chope made the bizarre suggestion during a question and answer session with Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick and West Midlands Chief Constable Dave Thompson at a Home Affairs Select Committee hearing today. Sir Christopher, who had previously attempted to block upskirting from being made a specific criminal offence, said people could try to learn martial arts and “get fitter” to protect themselves from violent knife-based attacks. The 71-year-old MP for Putney likened people learning judo to defend against knife crime to women learning self-defence to ward off attacks. And yeah, this is the same guy who blocked upskirting and FGM bills from being voted on a while ago.
Or maybe you could not make massive cuts to police funding. I don't know, might be a pinch more effective.
Alternative headline "UK MP Christoper Chope is an idiot" Who in the right mind votes for this guy? Is there something in the water in his constituency?
Knife crime reduced, Judo crime increased.
"'av ya got a loicence for that judo manoeuvre?" "no, officer, I'm just dancing" "i know your tricks. into the slammer with ya"
iirc the preferred knife-defense technique among black belt judo fighters is to kick the knife-wielder between the legs and run away, so this is an excellent suggestion by mr. chope
I remember doing tae kwan do, it was absolutely useless. Very fun to do but a martial art that focuses on kicks when majority of the time you wear jeans or non-loose clothing, how are kicks going to help? And isn't judo based on grapple mostly?? You need a tool that utilises instinct and senses, blocking rather than attack/disarming in a real life scenario.
Yeah so that they could hire more sitting ducks "reacting" to crimes after your fellow brit is already pierced. Might as well divide that funding among the population as "emergency pounds" to throw at the attacker's face.
i don't know shit about martial arts lol, but i don't think you're really aiming to "block" a real knife attack, as in, there's no reason why it'd be a telegraphed lunge and strike like you see in the movies, where a precise "block" would maybe work. more of a really frantic sequence of stabs
can't wait for the defence against the knife arts class to be introduced in schools
The professor will go mad and demonstrate on a student by stabbing them
I mean, more young folks practicing martial arts wouldn't be a bad thing. It's good for you, builds confidence, improves self-discipline, and gives you something to do with your time.
Going hand to hand against someone with a knife is a great way to get killed, even with martial arts skills. Most martial arts aren't even that effective against someone who knows how to fight properly, many times more so when they have a knife.
This actually isn't a bad idea I used to practice judo when i was younger and it has helped me get out of sticky situations
Alternatively, you could just ask to see his knife license.
You guys are totally ignoring the fact that this would turn real life into a anime where everybody in London is fighting to become the mixed martial art champion. Im in!
A good idea for the wrong reasons, younger people practicing a martial art like this being heavily encouraged wouldn't be a bad thing, wouldn't solve knife crime that much however.
this is my knife, 『Bloody Wanker』 with the power of my knife, i can turn you into tea
While this is not a good solution to the issue at all, I can't fault the idea of what he's saying. Not only would training keep people safer, it'd probably enrich a lot of lives and probably improve general societal satisfaction. Shame this idea only comes up to bandaid a much more inherent issue in society
Well actually if a large programme of extra curricular activities such as martial arts game kids something to do there'd be less gang violence and thus less gang related crime including knife crime. So perhaps tackling knife crime by "just making our people better" isn't the dumbest idea in the universe.
Christopher Judo Chope. lmao what a nutter,
But if everyone knows Judo, no one does
My own karate instructor told us that to deal with a knife wielding opponent just run.
In judo the first thing we were taught is to get the fuck away, and if that doesn't work, then SHOUT at them and then get the fuck away. It's ideally about not getting involved at all. So it could almost be a good idea, the problem being that this isn't a replacement for a better solution.
This is absolutely bonkers. Because what you're implying in a perfect world scenario is pretty true. Except the world ain't perfect and physical combat gets quite a bit more frantic when there's a [[ APPLY FORCE HERE TO BEGIN BLEEDING ]] device in play. Teaching youngsters martial arts is great, as long as it's done reasonably and never as a "this is how you defend yourself against guns and knives!!" manner. The absolute best knife defense is run, preferably into a more public area. Throw your wallet at them if you have to. Use a decoy wallet. Get away from the situation. It doesn't count as a win if you knock the guy out and now you're in the hospital for 31 stitches.
Any idiot with a knife could mess up a martial arts expert due to random factors. When you're doing the training, you put yourself in ideal conditions. Light clothing, bright and dry environment, no distractions. In the real world, things can be very unpredictable and unfavorable. The best choice is always to avoid confrontation at all.
what about throwing knives is there a judo technique to block those too?
I hope the UK takes away every bladed object and it turns the country into a huge fist fight thats televised 24/7. Brexit can be canned, and in exchange the EU will hand out prizes to people who put on a good show like toasters and $$$
The technique is to watch the guy fuck it up, because throwing knives is really fucking hard. He'll get embarrassed and leave.
Nah I'd rather build a judo robot bodyguard, give it red hair and call it dors.
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