Another very important aspect of self defence is learning to recognise the waning signs that an attack may be just about to occur. Work on improving your sensitivity to these basic waning signs and it may give you the vital few seconds you need to extract yourself from an attack or perhaps even avoid the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »A little tip that criminologists have found is that a lot of criminals will use a technique known as “interviewing” before a physical attack to find out how easy a target you will be. There are a few basic interview types that a criminal will use: Remote Interview: The criminal observes your general situational awareness [...]
Read the rest of this entry »One often overlooked aspect of self defence in both traditional and sports martial arts is the environmental awareness aspect of self defense. Go to a boxing gym and they will teach you how to throw and dodge punches till the cows come home, go to a karate dojo and they will do the same. But [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Martial arts are a fun and healthy activity, I’ve been doing martial arts of one type or another for 15 years but one thing I have found about most training is that it is lacking in realism or “real world” applicability. Traditional martial arts like karate, jiu jitsu and aikido tend to focus heavily on [...]
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