5 Tips That Could Save Your Life In A Real Attack

If you think taking a course in Karate, Taekwondo, or another popular martial art is going to save your life in a situation where you need real self defense, think again.  Martial arts are largely about stylized training moves (thus the “art”) rather than practical fighting. For this reason, the best martial art for self [...]

Choosing the Best Self-Defense Methods

Choosing between all the available self-defense methods is a daunting task.  There are a great number of options out there, some more appropriate to self-defense, some more appropriate for tournaments, and others still more appropriate for meditation.  Let’s look at ways to find the most appropriate forms for self-defense. The bottom line of self-defense is [...]

Phases Of An Effective Self-Defense Strategy

How do you make sense out of the chaos that is a fight or self-defense situation? Some would have you believe that all you have to do is to memorize some karate moves known as kata. Others would have you believe that you can just make it up as you go with no preset strategy [...]

Real Self Defense Training – Knowing What Is And What Is Not Self Defense Is The First Step!

Learning how to defend yourself is not as easy as many peddlers of self defense books, martial arts videos, and self defense training programs would have you believe. The truth is that, self defense training and the ability to be able to defend yourself against a real-world, violent attacker, is a complex and deep subject. [...]

Blind Dating: How Women Can Prepare for the Worst

Many women are unaware that rape is a very common occurrence in regards to blind dating. If you are a woman, and you are active in the blind dating scene, it is important that you have the knowledge and skills required to prepare yourself for what could happen. If you’re lacking the physical capabilities to [...]

Don’t Know Which Martial Arts Or Self Defense Training Program Is Best? This Will Help You Decide!

Self defense training – especially in Today’s often violent world – has to be less about your own personal preferences, and more about what you’ll need to survive. While they say that they’re looking for effective self defense training, far too many people take up the study of martial arts or enroll in a self [...]

“Kick Me Where It Counts” – A Critical Mistake In Martial Arts And Self-Defense Training

During my recent visit to Japan for training, there was one overriding thing that I noticed about most of the black belts that I worked with. Now, if they were just having fun and aren’t really looking to be able to defend themselves against a determined attacker should they ever face one, then okay. But, [...]

Defend Yourself & Stay Alive ! : The -3- Goals Of Self-Defense (2Nd Of 3)

Ask any tough guy, boxer, wrestler, or martial artist the question, “What are the Goals of Self-Defense ?”  What you will get are several answers ranging from “Don’t get hit !” to “Beat up your attacker !”  Unfortunately, none of these answers presents any value to the average person when dealing with attackers in this [...]

Science Of Self-Defense – Control The Distance And You Control The Fight

One of the biggest problems that students encounter in their attempts to master self-defense, is the use and control of distance. And yet, learning to control the distance between you and your attacker is probably THE most important skill that you could ever master.   This isn’t just something that those new to martial arts [...]

Learning To Kiss Will Make You More Effective In Your Martial Arts And Self-Defense Training

Why is it that so many people report that, even after learning self-defense, they doubt that they’ll actually be able to use what they learn? Many things will challenge you as you progress through your martial arts study and training but, when it comes to learning self-defense, you must make sure that you’re not running [...]

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