subject: How Much Should You Learn From Self Defense Videos? [print this page] How Much Should You Learn From Self Defense Videos?
A common question that a lot of people have about self defense videos is how much they will actually learn. Some videos seem to focus on only a few related techniques, while others seem to teach hundreds of different moves. Unfortunately, there isn't a simple answer to this question. The straightforward answer is that you should learn as much about self defense as you need to learn. But what does this really mean? In order to find a more precise answer for this questions there are several factors to consider.The first factor that you should consider is how you want to learn self defense. There are self defense videos that are designed to teach you a moves that can be used in a variety of situations, whereas other videos will address each situation individually. Some videos focus on using weapons, such as pepper spay or stun gun, while others focus entirely on your body as weapon. Because there are so many variables to consider in terms what you can learn, you need to decide what you want to learn. If you never carry pepper spray, then learning how to use it isn't going to benefit you. If you are a person who prefers learning fewer, but more versatile, techniques then you don't want a program that addresses every situation differently.Another thing to consider is what you don't want to learn. If you naturally do not have a lot of upper body strength then you probably don't want to learn techniques that require you to overpower your attacker. There are a variety of different types of self defense videos and each one is designed to emphasize a certain skill set while ignoring others. By deciding what you do not want to learn will help you decide which videos are right for you as well as how much you should expect to learn.You should also consider why you are going to be using self defense videos. If they are your primary training tool, then you should expect to learn a lot. If you are only using these videos to supplement your previous or current training, then you should expect to learn less because you will likely already know some of the content that is covered. By looking at your current base of knowledge as well as how you plan on using the videos, it will be much easier to determine how much you should expect to learn.Hopefully a look at these different variables gives you a better understanding of why there is no simple answer to the question, "how much should you learn from self defense videos". It depends on what the focus of the videos are, what content you don't plan on learning, and how you will actually be using the videos. While there is no simple answer to this question, the key to making sure that are happy with what you are being taught. As long as you are learning as much about self defense as you want to learn, then the videos are teaching you enough. If you find that the video has not taught you enough to feel safer or more secure, then it did not teach you enough.
