Some useful information about a real self-defense case that cost the life of one of the participants. Knife fighting, confrontation and self-defense in real combat.
Fitness club instructor, CCM boxing and bodybuilder Dmitry Tomilin were stabbed to death - presumably because of a girl, presumably suspect and already detained Alexei N. One sentence, but how much information about real street fights and life itself it contains! But let's take it in order.
First, a description of the case based on materials in the media:
On February 5, in St. Petersburg, the deceased Dmitry Tomilin met with the future murderer at about 9 pm. Dmitry hardly imagined that the "showdown" would end with his death. (And should have foreseen any possible scenario).
The attack, which is beautifully called "duel" on the LifeNews website (is it like a "one-sided duel?") Took place in the very center of St. Petersburg. The video clearly shows that people are walking nearby, but they hardly turned around to the murder taking place in front of their eyes. This, unfortunately, is usual for our modern society, especially in megacities, and is a good indicator of people's attitude to each other. It is clear that not everyone will throw themselves at a man with a knife, but anyone can call the police.
Only when a passer-by approached the already fallen Tomilin, several more people approached him. The woman tried to close his wounds with her scarf, which is noble but ineffective. That is, do not drag, for example, a limb, but simply cover it from above. Few people have first aid skills - and how many people could be saved!
At this time, judging by the footage from the street cameras, the criminal first walked along the alley, then ran. This did not help him - we do not have as many street cameras as, say, in London, but they can actually lead law enforcement officers on the trail. It is not known what helped the employees this time - perhaps Dmitry's words to the taxi driver that he was going to a meeting to sort things out because of the girl. I figured it out … But I gave the staff a clue.
For Tomilin's wounds:
“According to a report from the Mariinsky Hospital, a 25-year-old man was taken to intensive care from 4 Nekrasov Street. Doctors diagnosed him with multiple stab and cut wounds to the neck, chest, head and acute blood loss. After 40 minutes, the doctors pronounced him dead."
Video commentators write that if Dmitry had not run after the killer, but immediately asked for help, he might have been saved, but at that moment Tomilin was, most likely, in a state of passion, and no longer knew what he was doing. Or he didn’t understand what was happening, which also often happens. Especially if the blow is stabbed into the body - then the blow is simply felt. Especially if it happens in the dark and the knife is simply not visible. But in this case, he clearly understood - the blows were in the neck, and the knife was clearly visible. If Dmitry did not immediately notice the knife, then later he definitely saw it.
The killer just ran away from Dmitry - and what, he had no blood loss, time is on his side. He could run around and wait until Tomilin himself fell. Which is practically what happened.
So, let's destroy the myths
1. "Symmetrical knife duel is possible" - that is, two people decided to fight with knives (for example, because of a girl - a great reason), and, throwing gloves to each other, took fencing positions. And away we go. So? As we can see in this typical video - not so!
A real knife fight is exactly the same as in the video - it is a surprise attack, possibly during a conversation, at close range. And the first blow with a knife - in the neck. And the neck, as you know, is one of the most vulnerable zones - here you have an Adam's apple (a blow is enough), here you have a carotid artery (suffocate by suffocation or another method), here you have fragile cervical vertebrae, etc. In the case of a knife fight, it is enough to strike on the neck in the right place, and that's it.
We are not in 19th century Spain. In our reality, a knife fight is when they come up with a knife in their sleeve at a close distance, distracting with words, and already there they try to suddenly cut or stab. "Zekovskaya", not a dueling manner. It is necessary to proceed from this in training activities. Practice defense against a surprise attack.
What did Tomilin have to do? First, don't succumb to the opponent's scenario. Surely, it was the killer who summoned Dmitry to that place (Nekrasov Street), and then led him down the street under some pretext, and then suddenly began stabbing him with a knife. Of course, the investigation will show whether the attack was planned or spontaneous. Although, it still depends on the mind of the suspect, and whether he has a lawyer. So, perhaps, according to the official version, the attack will be declared spontaneous. Although from the video it seems that the killer had planned everything in advance - by his gait, by the way he stopped at the right moment, and suddenly began to stab him. But these are only assumptions.
In any case, Dmitry had to appoint his place and play by his own rules. And it turns out that he was simply lured and led to the slaughter, like a bull. And if the killer lured him to a remote place, where ten people would be waiting for him.
Of course, it is not good to talk like that about a killed person, but the purpose of this material is to convey to the living that it is impossible to behave this way.
2. "Boxing and the barbell are the very thing for life!" - as we can see, no. Here we have a great example - CCM boxing and bodybuilder. That is, he clearly knew which side to approach the bar. Of course, boxing is a great European martial art. Boxing strikes are borrowed from many modern martial arts. Boxing is a classic. This is seemingly simple, but very effective. Including boxing is effective for street fights. But - in this case, we are not talking about a fight. Not two guys were making faces at each other because of a pretty girl. Here we are talking about street fighting, about hand-to-hand combat. More precisely, an attack with melee weapons. And we can clearly see in the video that Dmitry missed almost all the shots. Especially the first one. He didn't even notice it. And why? Where is his boxer reaction? Well, well, in boxing they do not teach how to work against edged weapons (or against a stick, against kicks, against wrestlers, etc.). But there should be a general reaction, especially since he was a candidate for master of sports? Any person, noticing some movement in his direction - a flying ball or a bottle, dodges (successfully or not, another question). This is at the level of instincts.
Therefore, secondly, Dmitry had to go further from the person with whom you came not to drink beer, but to deal with! That is, Dmitry knew in advance that he had come to a meeting with an enemy who had a conflict with him. Well, that's if he agreed to play by the rules of the enemy, and went somewhere with him. It was necessary to walk not near the wall, but from the side of the roadway, in order to give yourself scope for action. Moreover, go a little behind the opponent, so that it was more difficult for him to attack. You can't keep your hands in your pockets in such a situation - it will take time to pull them out, and, as we can see, a split second can decide everything. Noticing the aggression, it was necessary to run out onto the roadway so that a "traffic jam" would form, so that everyone would pay attention to Dmitry and the aggressor - and he would hardly have liked it.
As for "a man is not a man" - there is nothing shameful in running away. It was possible to meet with the aggressor and then, on equal terms.
Noticing any movement from the side of the enemy, you need to, as it were, in fright, using the start reflex, throw your palm in the face so as not to allow you to come close, and immediately break the distance yourself. Or, on the contrary, strike him so that the knife itself falls out of his weakened hand. Everything according to the situation. Stopping kicks on the opponent's legs are good.
So is boxing a bad thing? No. It's just that boxing was originally intended for sports fights, and not for repelling street attacks with a knife. Different training method, different goals. Well, how do you compare a cool hunting rifle and a regular AK. Theoretically, it is possible to fight off with the help of a hunting rifle in war, but it is much better to use a Kalashnikov assault rifle for this purpose.
If Dmitry had been put into sparring with the killer, he would most likely have “worked” for the killer. Although, the aggressor in the video demonstrates a direct kick. We will not be surprised if it turns out that he is engaged in martial arts or martial arts. But in any case, on the street, the offender calmly killed Dmitry. You can be indignant as much as you like that this is "not according to the rules", but this is reality. This is life. Are there rules in life?
Therefore, real hand-to-hand combat (martial art) should be as close to life as possible. What does it mean? This means that in training one must take into account that everything is possible - and work on this basis. That the conditions may change at any time. That they can attack at any time (and with anything). That it is impossible to let the enemy behave on a leash. It is necessary to study strategy, tactics, and various techniques, and much more.
And most importantly, butting over a girl? Now, if you ask the murdered man - was it worth what he would say? And will this girl, like the “wife of the Decembrist”, wait for Alexei N. (if he really did it) from prison? One is killed, the other, most likely, ruined his life. Because of which?!
