If you found this article, you are probably a good, decent person who wants to learn how to fight to keep himself or herself safe from the bad guys. Maybe you're a parent who wants to make sure that nothing happens to your kids when you're around.
This is a natural and good desire and something that we'll address here. However, I'd first like to talk about the idea of defending yourself.
The Myth of Self Defense
What comes to mind when you think of "how to fight?" Likely it's something from a karate movie. Maybe Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles. You picture high flying kicks and weapons like nunchucks, swords and sais. You have the kind of skill you need to make the bad guys look foolish and walk away unscathed. The bad guys may even end up being someone you get along with after in this fantasy.
For the ladies, you are probably imagining an attacker approaching you on the street. You pass by, but he runs up and grabs you from behind. You're able to pull a Miss Congeniality and kick your attacker in the groin causing him to fall to the ground while you run off to safety and call the police and the bad guy gets arrested.
The movies make these situations seem all too commonplace and believable. Might this happen to you in real life? I guess it could. Will it happen? I think we both realize it's unlikely.
How to Fight For Real
Your high flying kick and smack with your nunchucks to the evil people in real life might make them upset. But, what if they then pull out a gun and are ready to fire? For the women, the guy who was following you and your kid in the park, maybe your attempted choke out didn't quite work. Now the guy has thrown you on the ground and is ready to take your child.
What will you do then?
You are in a situation you never wanted to be in, but that you've seen people face in the news all too many times. It's come down to a question of whether you will be ok at the end of this or if he will. Right now, you must be able to make it so this person is no longer a threat to you.
Do you have that ability now? If you were attacked tonight, faced with a life or death situation, would you know what to do to render your attacker unconscious, crippled, or even dead if the situation warrants it?
Learning How to Fight Is Not Optional
It's an unfortunate reality that these are skills that we as responsible, good citizens should have to keep ourselves safe from those who would prey on us. We never want to use these skills, but we must have them to call upon when needed. For ourselves and for those we love.
The movies make it seem like these skills are exclusive to CIA operatives and ninja masters. However, there is a simple and effective way to put an attacker on the ground so they can't get up using movements that come very naturally, like walking, turning, and falling down. You don't need a black belt to keep yourself and your family safe.
This is done by focusing on areas of weakness of the human body and striking those with your entire body weight. If you can walk, swivel your hips, and fall on your knees, you can render an attacker incapacitated. You just have to hit the right targets!
This is a natural and good desire and something that we'll address here. However, I'd first like to talk about the idea of defending yourself.
The Myth of Self Defense
What comes to mind when you think of "how to fight?" Likely it's something from a karate movie. Maybe Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles. You picture high flying kicks and weapons like nunchucks, swords and sais. You have the kind of skill you need to make the bad guys look foolish and walk away unscathed. The bad guys may even end up being someone you get along with after in this fantasy.
For the ladies, you are probably imagining an attacker approaching you on the street. You pass by, but he runs up and grabs you from behind. You're able to pull a Miss Congeniality and kick your attacker in the groin causing him to fall to the ground while you run off to safety and call the police and the bad guy gets arrested.
The movies make these situations seem all too commonplace and believable. Might this happen to you in real life? I guess it could. Will it happen? I think we both realize it's unlikely.
How to Fight For Real
Your high flying kick and smack with your nunchucks to the evil people in real life might make them upset. But, what if they then pull out a gun and are ready to fire? For the women, the guy who was following you and your kid in the park, maybe your attempted choke out didn't quite work. Now the guy has thrown you on the ground and is ready to take your child.
What will you do then?
You are in a situation you never wanted to be in, but that you've seen people face in the news all too many times. It's come down to a question of whether you will be ok at the end of this or if he will. Right now, you must be able to make it so this person is no longer a threat to you.
Do you have that ability now? If you were attacked tonight, faced with a life or death situation, would you know what to do to render your attacker unconscious, crippled, or even dead if the situation warrants it?
Learning How to Fight Is Not Optional
It's an unfortunate reality that these are skills that we as responsible, good citizens should have to keep ourselves safe from those who would prey on us. We never want to use these skills, but we must have them to call upon when needed. For ourselves and for those we love.
The movies make it seem like these skills are exclusive to CIA operatives and ninja masters. However, there is a simple and effective way to put an attacker on the ground so they can't get up using movements that come very naturally, like walking, turning, and falling down. You don't need a black belt to keep yourself and your family safe.
This is done by focusing on areas of weakness of the human body and striking those with your entire body weight. If you can walk, swivel your hips, and fall on your knees, you can render an attacker incapacitated. You just have to hit the right targets!
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