It would be nice to say “Don’t be in an abusive relationship” and have that be that; but life is not so easy. Because life is not easy, and people have issues with self worth, domestic violence is a part of our society that will likely be around for a long time. As much as I would like to believe that people could learn some martial arts moves and gain confidence and self esteem; the fact is that this doesn’t always work for every person. You read about people who got into martial arts in some form or fashion; usually [ Read More ]
I first want to say that the first step in stopping the cycle of domestic violence is to learn the warning signs and acknowledge what may be happening to you or a loved one. No one deserves to live in fear of anyone; mostly a person they love. We tend to think that domestic violence occurs between a man and a woman who are I a relationship; but domestic violence includes behaviors shown to parents and children and sometimes even siblings. It can be easy to think that you’re well armed if you know martial arts moves; or you get [ Read More ]
There are so many self defense courses out there ranging in a whole world of styles and each is packed full of moves and techniques to fight off attackers.
Recently I was reviewing some of the old martial arts moves I had learned in the past years of study. I do this because it’s good to refresh your memory. I’ve always said there is a place for martial arts and that some martial arts moves can be very handy in a fight. While refreshing, it dawned on me how simple so many of these martial arts moves seem to be. It would make perfect sense how one would think that this sort of training, especially if they are taking classes in a dojo, would be quite sufficient to use [ Read More ]
When it comes to keeping yourself safe, do you think your self defense tactics are enough to stop someone bigger and stronger than you? Can you effectively fight off someone, say, 100 lbs heavier than you and on a mission to get what they want? I cannot say that it doesn’t matter one bit if you are weak. But weaker than your opponent doesn’t have to mean that you lose in a fight or lose something important to you…or lose your life. However, in order to win out over a larger, stronger opponent, you must master some self defense tactics [ Read More ]
Ok, I’m finishing up. But date rape IS a problem and I want to be sure to give you chunks of information at a time so that it stays fresh in your mind. There is much you can do to learn self defense. And when you do, you are more able to protect yourself. The reason date rape is different to me is that this is someone you KNOW – or at least you feel like you know him. Avoiding a date rape starts before you even go on a date. If you are going out for the first time [ Read More ]
There are a number of people that question how a combat self defense course is actually created. It might be hard to understand because it seems like there are a number of different martial arts styles involved and some of these art forms are not even used by the military.
In training for personal safety, there are two main roads that people tend to take. One is to train in the martial arts. Training in martial arts is good for body and mind; I learned a lot from the martial arts training that I have received over the years. Combat training is the other road that people head down in order to learn how to defend themselves. Combat self defense utilizes different techniques than the martial arts; and also requires (or teaches) a different mindset. For one, in many forms of martial arts, there is a love for everyone – [ Read More ]
Knowing the self defense moves you need to fight off an attacker can mean the difference between life and death in some cases.