Zombjitsu!

[Augustus Desius]

Topic

Hey, what hand-to-hand combat style would you think be the most useful on a zombie covered world? I personally think judo, as it has a number of methods to defeat overwhelming strength and grappling.

Also, I made this topic before, but I couldn't find it since the revamp. So I'm remaking it. Please delete this if you find the previous one.

Example:
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Scenario:
-Situation: Z-day
-Location: Gun Shop
-Mission: Restocking ammunition
-Party: Alone

You enter the shop, closing the door behind you. All is quiet and dark, the only light is that which is filtering though the broken segments of the boarded windows. You notice most everything has been looted already. Mostly what you find is loose rounds on the floor, empty cases, and blood. You decide to head upstairs.

When you get there the door is locked, you listen carefully, placing you ear against the door, in order to pick up any sound, and other than your own heartbeat, you hear nothing. Not to be fooled, you gently knock on the door, in order to alert anyone inside, or perhaps get a zombie to move. You listen again. Nothing. You decide to kick open the door.

No sooner than you do so, a zombie stumbles though the opening, hands stretched out. You attempt to draw your melee weapon, but the zombie was too close, and you can't draw the weapon without exposing yourself to a bite. It grabs onto you, struggling to draw you in. In an instant, you close the distance, position your center of gravity beneath its, and perform a perfect hip throw.

The zombie now lies on it back on the floor. You step back and kick as hard as you can. You are rewarded with a satisfying crunch as your boots come away sticky with undead brain matter.


tldr: be prepared.

[Darkness]

"Is this one about Weaponless Combat?"

[Augustus Desius]

Yes'm

Also, grats on making moderator!

[Darkness]

"Cool, just wanted to get the description right."

"And thank you."

[Zombie_215]

What if you don't have any hand to hand combat training? I have no idea what a "perfect hip throw" is or how to do it.

[Behemoth]

When zombie lunges, side step, whack it in the small of the back with both hands like a baseball swing without the bat, zombies momentum will keep it moving forward, run into room, shut door if possible, draw weapon, go back to finish of zombie or if unsure that a single is all you have to face, get the heck out!

[fester_hicks]

Ya...Judo i'd think...but i hope not to be that damn close... but you have to think, alittle karate or akito wouldnt be bad either just because it might not only be Zeds your battling... some striking skills would be good

[mattifikation]

Judo is too close for comfort for me. I'd rather use something that keeps them at a distance, so they can't bite me. Tae Kwon Do and some nice boots sounds like the ticket.

[zmbvan]

Muey Thai kick-boxing would be perfect for this type of combat. Hell any form of fighting could probably take down a zombie. But you still have about a 50/50 chance of being bit.

[zombie butcher]

Hmm I teach Taekwondo and I think my legs could keep them at bay but I would prob go into my Aikido training to send them flying away from me once they got in close. Also grappling would be a nice skill if you are one on one and they had you pinned to the ground. But if get pinned with more then one I would think you were screwed.
Escrima Training would be also usefull.

[skullwarrior]

i think ive played enough re4 to try and do hunks special move to side step a zombie and snap its neck.

[fester_hicks]

i will tend not to put myself even CLOSE to a situation were I have to get that close to a Zed. Who knows what the situation will be regarding the initial reason the Zed's arose....

[Evil Pug]

The Father McGruder style!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt-29u0e7Bo

[voyager]

The defensive moves learned while studying judo and grappling would be very useful in close quarters. Zeds are mostly grabbers to pull either them to you or themselves to you to bite. I belive very tight fitting, but still practical and protective, would be key. If they can't grab hold it is easier to slip around so to speak

[IronJayBee]

Koppojutsu is a bonebreaking technique, also a great way to break graples and holds that a zombie might have on you