So what should a good self defense DVD contain? There should certainly be a section that covers all of the basic strikes and kicks. Keeping your attacker at distance is a great way to avoid defeat. It should also teach you how to deal with a thug at close quarters because that is where they feel they are strongest. Finally, if the fight ends up on the floor, you will need to know some grabs and holds that will cause great pain to...more
It is arguably worse to involve yourself in a bad self defence training course than it is to stay at home on the sofa. This is because at least when you're at home and not in training, you are not fooling yourself into thinking that you are tough and capable. When you have learned a host of self defense tactics from a martial arts course or self defense DVD you assume that you are better at fighting than you actually are. Too many...more
What if someone told you that you could learn how to defend yourself from street attacks while also improving your strength, flexibility and stamina? Well this is possible through martial arts self defense which can do all of this and pull you away from the fear that currently consumes everyone who doesn't know how to stand up for themselves. Knowing how to defend yourself is an amazing feeling and the benefits of self defense training should not have to be sold to anyone. Yet there are people who always make excuses ranging from not enough time to it's too hard to it's too expensive. Make excuses all you want but don't come crying when you get beaten up. Smart people will grasp the opportunity to be tougher than they ever dreamed possible.While the techniques learned in self defense training can often be effectively performed by people of moderate strength, increasing your power can only help your self defense cause. Martial arts training does this in spades as bodyweight staples such as push ups and chin ups are performed repeatedly. The strain these put on your muscles causes them to grow. These are the building blocks of strength and if you like the feeling you...more
If you have been smart enough to realize that there is no escaping the necessity for self defense, you will be faced with something of a dilemma. You may be hounded by advertising people extolling the virtues of the latest self defense video. This in turn will be countered by those who believe that there is nothing better than a...more
Instead of settling for self defense videos that try and make a simple art as difficult as a rocket science exam in Latin, spend your money on something that cuts through all the misinformation and contradictory advice you hear from so-called martial arts experts. If you need a video to protect yourself then chances are you are a...more
There are a number of things you could call people who sell a self defense DVD with no actual merit. They are criminals, charlatans, con artists but worst of all, they are endangering people's very lives with the garbage that they sell. Small, frail housewives all over the country are conned into thinking that they can become an expert in self defense within a few weeks. They eagerly purchase the DVD, practice all the moves religiously and are imbued with a new sense of confidence. They start to take chances they normally wouldn't and before they know it, find themselves in a situation that their dubious skills couldn't get them out of. They realize they have been taken for a ride but the consequences are dire.No matter what anyone says, martial arts is not something that can be learned in ten easy classes. If you buy into all that you are essentially mocking those who have dedicated their lives to mastering their art. If it takes a kung-fu master 40 years to become an expert, what makes you think you will be one within 40 days? In skill terms you are not even able to tie your shoe in comparison to someone of even moderate ability. This means that those fraudulent...more
Living your life in fear seems preferable to settling the issue by force for some people. While it is understandable that you don't wish to contribute to the already devastatingly large amount of violence in the world, when someone...more
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In the fast and busy pace of life, we tend to lose focus on the more essential things. And because of the earthly needs that we are trying to meet, we tend to neglect the importance of internal peace. The lack of internal peace makes a person feel...more