Self Defense
What will probably be missing and is crucial, is awareness skills, avoidance strategies, dealing with the pre-fight and most importantly anticipating and dealing with the effects of the adrenaline rush. With most traditional martial arts people train to fight other people of the same style or discipline. This can be amazing to watch as it is really a show of technical superiority. However, in a street situation violence can happen suddenly. There is no ring or judge or time to prepare mentally.
The situation on the street can hamper you. The surface maybe slippery or uneven, there may be no room to line up an attack, it could be dark, your clothing could be restrictive and confine your moves. This is a million miles away from your normal training environment where you may wear loose and comfortable clothing, you know the rules and the boundaries.
Martial arts on its own can help improve a person’s self esteem, improve their confidence and help get you in shape. Will it help you to defend yourself in a real street situation? Perhaps, though it could give you a better chance if your training involved effective self defense techniques and strategies. Also it could include some reality training and how to deal with fear and adrenaline.
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