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No Martial Arts or Self-Defense Technique is Perfect
by: Jeffrey M. Miller Far too many people who are training in the martial arts or in a
self-defense program - including police and security personnel by-the-way - take
for granted that all they have to do is learn a few tricks and that's it. When,
according to the reality and nature of self-defense, no technique that you've
learned in a martial arts or self-defense class is perfect in-and-of-itself for
the unique situation and circumstances that you will find yourself in when you
need it. And... ..that's okay. What's important to learn is this... ..these techniques that everyone hold up as the "holy symbols of their
style,"... ..were just passed down from past-generation masters as "examples" anyway! After you've been training for a significant while with a focus on being
able to handle a real-world self-defense situation, rather than merely
memorizing a preset string of moves for your next belt, what you'll find is
that... ..in your attempt to defend yourself in a given situation and against a
unique assailant with his own 'favorite' techniques and attack-methods, you will
actually be stringing several basic moves together in a moment-to-moment,
spontaneous flow. The trick is to know your techniques so well that you can do
this in what appears to be an effortless flow from one technqiue or skill to the
next. Just as I pointed out in "The Karate-Myth" there are certain critical
pieces missing from the vast majority of training programs. And, it is those key
elements that MUST be managed during a physical altercation if you are to walk
away with most of you intact. So, if you really want to be able to use what you've learned in a
real-world self-defense situation... ..then you must be able to give up your attachment to your "perfect
techniques." Remember: The only people who believe that any given technique or skill is
"perfect" or "unbeatable," has not been around long enough, or... ..has deluded themselves into believing that training in class, or
competing in a tournament, is somehow equivelant to the all-out,
adrenalin-triggering, overwhelm that makes you feel like your heart will explode
in your chest during the "real thing."
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