Combatives training vs martial arts training and revisiting the front thrust kick as a lead

In this video I discuss the primary difference between combatives training and traditional martial arts training.
I also reference the recent video where I presented the front thrust kick as a potential lead strike.
The primary difference between combatives training and martial arts is that combatives focus on principles while martial arts focus on techniques.
Combatives were borne out of the need to train soldiers in hand to hand combat over a short period of time.
Avid martial arts students will study an art for years and learn hundreds of techniques for dealing with a variety of attack. However, they tend to master few, if any of these techniques.
Combatives principles tend to perform better under pressure testing, especially when the person being attacked has limited experience with fighting.
In this particular video I reference the previous front thrust video to indicate the principle of moving forward and taking ground was in play in that demo, not to mention the principle of striking first.
The best defense tends to be a good offense. In an assault, if all you are doing is defending, you are losing.
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Your doing your dropping your foot as you kick. A trained fighter will pull your foot forward and remove your balance. If you did it correctly your weight would not pass through the center of gravity. Using that technique you can still step forward but your opponent cannot use your loss of center of gravity against you.