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RealityBased SelfDefense Training 19 Principles That Will Save Your LifeRealityBased SelfDefense Training 19 Principles That Will Save Your Lifeby Jeffrey MillerWhen it comes to your personal protection, the program you choose to study, the way you train, and the person who teaches you, all determine how well, and even IF, you will be successful in a real-world self-defense encounter. When seeking out a defensive tactics program, you must remember that youre not shopping for a piece of furniture where, if it doesnt work out for you, you can take it back. A self-defense situation is also very different from the safety of a karate tournament. There is no "fair-play" and no referee to insure that each participant adheres to the rules. The following is a list of principles that will be crucially important during your training if you are to be ready to face a violent attacker bent on crushing you in the real-world. Missing, or not knowing the importance of even one of these could, literally, be fatal. 1. Somewhere, someone is training to hurt another human being. If youre not training to protect yourself and you meet him - HE will win. 2. Self-Defense is not a choice - its a responsibility 3. Theres more than one type of attacker - make sure youre prepared for ANY type 4. Most so-called experts are not even close - dont just check the instructors credentials, check his background and experience 5. If you must fight, learn to fight "smarter" not harder 6. Your body knows how to defend itself instinctively - learn what that is and learn to use it to your advantage 7. Theres more to defending than physical self-defense - train to also develop non-physical, distraction, and non-confrontational options 8. You cant have a favorite technique - so dont 9. You cant have a weak side - avoid only learning things on your strong side 10. Most martial arts and self-defense programs dont work - know what you need BEFORE you choose a program 11. Your assailant wont care what color belt you have 12. Emotions, not logic, will rule the day - make sure theyre a part of your training too 13. You will defend yourself as you have trained - right or wrong - so make sure that what youre learning is "right" 14. Step-by-step, memorized, Karate-moves wont work - if your skills are not automatic, forget it 15. A street attack is not a contest with rules. It is a life-changing event, and the trophy is your life - train that way 16. A one-day seminar, video, or book will not suddenly make you an expert 17. The more options you have for any attack, the greater your chances of surviving 18. If you want to survive, you must be ABLE to hurt another human being (yes, I know... Ive said this before...) 19. You cant "pretend" to hit, kick, or grab - your assailant wont be pretending When it comes to self-defense, you have to know that what youre learning is right. Not after the fact, but before you ever find yourself face-to-face with your worst nightmare. Real-world training can still be very safe and enjoyable but, there are certain elements of the training that simply cannot be ignored. You may not like the idea of having to roll or the fact that you might get a bruise or two along the way but, as one of my female staff members points out to students... ... "which would you rather have - a bruise or two now from the training, or whats left over when your attacker is finished with you?" The choice is yours. After all... ...its YOUR life! |