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Reality-Based Self-Defense: A 2-Fold Approach For Successful Self-Protection

Many practitioners, including karate and so-called self-defense experts really have no idea where to start when it comes to mastering the skills needed for protecting yourself against a real-world brutal attacker. This article takes outlines the two-fold approach that I recommend to clients who are serious about winning a brutal assault.

To look at the common approach to martial arts and self-defense instruction, the conventional approach appears to be to simply study a few of preset, get some colored belt rank or maybe a certificate of some sort, and you’re all a master. Right?

If that’s true, then why are so many trained individuals becoming victims to real attackers? Why, if what their learning works in the dojo or self-defense class, are these “invincible” strategies failing miserably on the street, when dealing with real-world attacks thrown by serious, real-world attackers?

There are a lot of reasons but I think the primary one is that, by and large, these courses are simply a matter of the blind leading the blind. What I’m referring to is that people, who have no experience in handling violence, are trying to get something from martial arts teachers who, themselves, have no real world experience at handling and winning actual street attack encounters.

So, what needs to be learned to survive a street self-defense attack?

My unique perspective on the whole self-defense study, and what I teach my clients, is 2 sided.

Initially, get as many options as you can so that you can respond in different situations and against a variety of aggressors.

Also, in the moment, when an attack is taking place, the defender must be able to respond to and manage the violence itself – regardless of where it comes from or what’s behind it.

Like a double-edged sword, each side is important if the practitioner is to be ultimately successful. The first side, your physical training should give you with not just proven skills, but an understanding of the important principles and concepts that are being taught by the technique models. This way, you won’t have to rely the preset techniques themselves, but you will be able to function during the attack, not against a classroom attack but, against whatever your attacker is throwing at you. A few of these basic principles include:

• 1) Barracading
• 2) Defensive angling and positioning
• 3) Rhythm and flow
• 4) Right use of space
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The other relates to attitude, or “heart.” No matter how sure you are, or feel in class with your friends, fellow students, and junior students, what matters in a real self-defense encounter is how you act and deal with the pure, animalistic violence being thrown at you by an attacker who isn’t pulling his punches and doesn’t care about your well-being in the least. Will you focus or fold? The only thing that will matter is what you do when the moment is on you.

This reminds me of the airplane ride I was put on to the tiny island of Grenada when I was in the Army several years ago. While I sat there, focusing on the far side of the aircraft and mentally planning what I would do when I found myself in a deadly combat zone (assuming we didn’t get shot down first), I heard other guys farther back in the aircraft actually crying. Ironically, these were the same guys who, during training exercises where we “played” war, ran around as-if they were John Wayne and Steven Seagal, acting tough and reminding everyone that they were ready to go to war right now. Well, here they were – on our way – and they were the least-prepared to deal with the pure reality of the situation.

Your training must insure that you can deal with both his punches, kicks, cuts,or whatever the onslaught may be, and you must be able to focus on winning by dealing with the rage and raw brutality that is a natural part of combat. Opposite sides of the same coin. Both critical for success.

So, take a look what you’ve trusted up till now, and make sure that you do so with the eyes of a critic, not a blind follower. See what’s in the news. Ask some police officers, bouncers, or even military personnel who have seen combat what you can expect to experience inside a real fight situation with someone who wants to beat, break, or kill you. Then, all assumptions aside, set out to fill in the gaps to make sure that you’ll survive, and not end up face down on the sidewalk!

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Typical Weapons For Self Defense – free tools

Today we’re going to be talking about lots of different martial arts weapons. We’re not going to go through all of them…we’re just going to try to go over the most popular ones that you’ll see and how they were used and what styles they’re used in. Keep in mind these are traditional weapons, and not improvised weapons.
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rnOne of the most standard weapons, the katana. The Katana is the sword you probably think of when you think of a samurai wielding a sword . It’s held with two hands and it has a long curved blade. A lot of people give these a generic name such as a Samurai weapon .. However, this is the wrong term. That’s just where they were commonly used. Sometimes the samurai would also carry two less traditional blades called the wakazashi and the tanto.
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rnMost fully armed Samurai would be equipped with all 3 weapons, the katana, the wakazashi and the tanto. These were the main martial arts free tools and they would use them for different ranges. For example, if they were fighting at a longer range, they would probably have a katana because it’s the longest weapon. But, if they got caught in close combat they would typically rely on the shorter wakazashi or the even shorter tanto. If you want to learn how to use improvised self defense weapons, click the blue link.
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rnSome other Japanese free tools — these are more for popular people, like the farmers and such. Back in feudal Japan, the Island of Okinawa was being attacked by Samurai. The farmers had to defend their own lives, but all they had were traditional farming free tools.. A lot of free tools originated from these Japanese farmers, including nun-chucks and kamas. At the time, kamas and nun-chucks were only farm instruments. However, they were eventually adapted as improvised weapons for the farmers.
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training an army to fight for survival

goal of every officer, when I step on the battlefield is to “kill, not kill.” This is high class, but most civilians take it for granted. training of staff in front of crew training the armed struggle. Participate in some of the most realistic combat training and experience hi-tech and play the role before sending it on the ground. For example, U.S. Marines participate in the programs that were designed by using Hollywood's special effects, real people and special effects to reproduce real life situations. preparing modern armed struggle, the staff is subject to grind. It is expected to defend the most difficult physical conditions. Terrain, adverse weather conditions and deadly attackers are the norm. Members are tested when they are necessary to conduct raids and rescue their comrades when saving from grenades, one on one attack, and fire weapons. offers customized horsed distract them or hold them back to give their best on the battlefield. They are also trained to focus on the trauma suffered by his comrades, so they could work to achieve the objective of eliminating the danger and save those who are helpless or wounded. main objective of training the army is fighting the melee. Any trained soldier can shoot enemies from afar, but if they are where they should be facing an opponent / opponents must be able to defend themselves. Learn unarmed combat soldier training to fight the resources that they have. Brings out the best in service staff in the next teach aggression and feeding techniques mentality to win. army combat training is based mainly on mixed martial arts. Double leg take downs, kicks, blows and fields are provided. However, these techniques are not close enough to ensure self-defense and survival. So, armed combat training focuses on survival skills, too. There are no rules, no rounds, judges and has no limitations. The objective is to recover the shotgun, so they are able to survive. Each

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