The effectiveness of Self Defense BITING!

I don't know where you stand on the
subject, but when I tell people that I teach
BITING as a self defense technique in my seminars
and in my "Street Fighting Self Defense" videos,
lots of people, none of whom have never been in
a serious fight themselves and therefore should
keep their mouths shut, start to laugh at this
very serious topic.

Now, when I say that these people were never in
a "serious" fight, I mean one where one or more
of the participants was carried to an ambulance
and driven to a hospital and all participants
feared for his life at one point or another.

Only then do you realize the extent to which
you would go to get out of the situation alive
and that includes biting, if necessary and possible.

So, for those of you who were never in such a situation,
I found a video that shows just how powerful and
damaging biting in close-quarters fighting can
be.

First, read the Associated Press article:

February 16, 2010
Vt. man testifies in trial over bitten eyebrow
By The Associated Press
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BARRE, Vt. -- An Iraq war veteran whose eyebrow was partially bitten off at his wedding reception in Vermont is testifying at the trial of his alleged attacker.

Thirty-five-year-old Kevin Gartland, of Fayston, is accused of aggravated assault and if convicted could face 15 years in prison.

Prosecutors say Gartland got into a fight with Ryan Kessler at Kessler's June 2008 wedding reception in Duxbury. After the two were separated, Gartland allegedly lunged at Kessler and bit him on the face.

Kessler lost half of his left eyebrow in the incident.

A two-day trial in Vermont District Court in Barre (BAYR'-ree) got under way Tuesday, with Kessler describing the events that led to the alleged attack.

Gartland contends if was self defense.

Now watch the television report, which shows a picture of
the injury and post your comments below:


Vt. man testifies in trial over bitten eyebrow