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Self defense is not something you learn at school… at least not during the normal school tuition. But it never hurts to know a bit about defending yourself. The history of self defence goes back for thousands of years. Of course you don’t have to practice the self defence moves that were exercised 2,000 B.C. in China, but there are lots of modern varieties out there! Martial arts are constantly evolving. What so many found useful long ago is no longer holding up in our modern-day world. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It just means that new catalysts have been introduced into the situation and now new studies and practices are necessary. Gracie ju-jitsu is a perfect example of this. Suddenly all the stand-up martial artists had to figure out a way to fight on their backs. Later the game changed again. A mix of martial arts were then required in order to compete in professional circles. Practitioners needed a good stand-up game and a good ground game to vie with the best. However, many individuals are solely interested in martial arts for self defense moves. This means reality and the street are the issues at-hand. Any idea what you would do in an altercation?

I like to always emphasize that there are street forms of self-defense and there are sport forms of fighting. Sure, they may share some of the same principles, practices and techniques, but they are rather different. You see, fighting in a competition requires oodles of training, conditioning and sparing. Whereas self-defense will not take up as much of your time. The key is learning the high percentage self defense moves. What works and what does not? Some martial arts techniques are very practical and efficient and others are simply ridiculous. I would like to offer my perspective on self defense moves since I have trained in a few different martial arts for many years. First of all, if you’re learning a martial art for self defense, I don’t recommend hard styles such as karate and tae kwon do. They have a lot of fancy kicks and unrealistic blocks that can be saved for the point competitions. If you’re searching for a good hard style that has proven its worth, I recommend Muay Thai. Secondly, the two most practical arts in my book for street self-defense are Wing Chun and Brazilian ju-jitsu. Both offer very effective self defense moves that can be learned in a short period of time.

The Internet will definitely guide you to plenty of information and websites when it comes to self defense moves. Even if you’re not interested in taking a course, you can acquire certain texts that are awesome for our modern-day environment. Learn how to keep yourself safe at all times. Most of it is just common sense.

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