Scolai
Active Member
I just read this article, which makes the case that the state may have a difficult time prosecuting Chauvin, the rogue cop who killed Floyd in broad daylight.
Most of you know that I have been training in martial arts since I was 14 (I'm 50 now). I've been consistently training (COVID-19 lockdowns notwithstanding) for 11 years. Here's why I have a problem with Chauvin's actions.
1 - yes, he pressed his knee into the side of Floyd's neck, but what is worse is that as Floyd was pleading for respite from the pressure on his neck, Chauvin applied MORE pressure to Floyd's neck. You can hear Floyd audibly cry out as the cop bears down on his neck.
2 - I trained with a 10th-degree grandmaster instructor who described the side of the neck as the "human off switch." I've been smacked in the side of the neck before. I've slapped others in the side of the neck. It sucks, and enough pressure there can render a person unconscious. I nearly put a kid on his ass when he got a little stupid in a kumite session by swatting him on the side of the neck. The area is packed with nerves (the supraclavicular nerve trio), and trauma to those nerves can render a person unconscious.
3 - had the officer used a slightly different approach, he could have detained the suspect while simultaneously protecting the sensitive areas of the neck. Here is a picture of me 'detaining' a suspect. This method is assuming that I have three other officers to help facilitate detainment of the suspect:
All I had to do to maintain control of the 'suspect' was to sit down (lower my weight) and flatten my foot (the one around his neck). At no point was the 'suspect' distressed to the point of being incapable of breathing.
Chauvin acted foolishly and arrogantly, resulting in the death of a suspect in his custody. With the right expert witnesses, they can get a conviction.
Most of you know that I have been training in martial arts since I was 14 (I'm 50 now). I've been consistently training (COVID-19 lockdowns notwithstanding) for 11 years. Here's why I have a problem with Chauvin's actions.
1 - yes, he pressed his knee into the side of Floyd's neck, but what is worse is that as Floyd was pleading for respite from the pressure on his neck, Chauvin applied MORE pressure to Floyd's neck. You can hear Floyd audibly cry out as the cop bears down on his neck.
2 - I trained with a 10th-degree grandmaster instructor who described the side of the neck as the "human off switch." I've been smacked in the side of the neck before. I've slapped others in the side of the neck. It sucks, and enough pressure there can render a person unconscious. I nearly put a kid on his ass when he got a little stupid in a kumite session by swatting him on the side of the neck. The area is packed with nerves (the supraclavicular nerve trio), and trauma to those nerves can render a person unconscious.
3 - had the officer used a slightly different approach, he could have detained the suspect while simultaneously protecting the sensitive areas of the neck. Here is a picture of me 'detaining' a suspect. This method is assuming that I have three other officers to help facilitate detainment of the suspect:
All I had to do to maintain control of the 'suspect' was to sit down (lower my weight) and flatten my foot (the one around his neck). At no point was the 'suspect' distressed to the point of being incapable of breathing.
Chauvin acted foolishly and arrogantly, resulting in the death of a suspect in his custody. With the right expert witnesses, they can get a conviction.
