When it comes to self-defense, there is a fine line in what actually defines self-defense. If someone attacks you and you defend yourself, that is considered self-defense. If you attack someone you assume is about to attack, in the court of law, you are at fault. The definition of self-defense is keeping yourself safe and at the same time avoiding as much injury to you and the attacker.
One of the best martial arts icons once said, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” The more distance between you and the attacker the better.
With the way things are in this day and age it is good to be trained in some sort of self-defense training. Any type of martial arts training in self-defense is good to know whether it is karate, judo, krav maga, or kung fu. You can find all the information on the web in self defense videos, or through DVD. If you do not want to spend the money, the internet has many free sites to learn technique. However, you may not receive the full training as you could with systematic training self defense videos. With a video at home, you will be able to practice each technique at your own pace and can repeat them when needed.
You will learn strikes and holds to stun your attacker to give you the opportunity to take control of the situation. It is best to train with a partner, with one being the attacker and you being the one attacked. Work with your partner on different real life situations, finding ways to protect your body, use makeshift weapons, and try to take the weapon away. This will help to give you the confidence to fight for your life.
Some of the self defense videos show you how to disarm an attacker that is holding a gun or knife, in this situation be strongly advise that if ever faced in that situation to run and seek shelter because most attackers do not attack the same way. In addition, you do not know how skilled the attacker is with the knife or gun. Unless you know what you are doing, do not just stand there, that is not self-defense.
All law enforcement and military are also all train in self-defense. They train on immobilizing an attacker with pressure points, physical holds and locks. This is a more advanced training technique. They also need to know how to protect themselves as much as they are taught how to protect the public.
Self defense videos will help you if you are ever face to face with an attacker. You will know exactly what to do, the main thing though is to remain calm because if you panic you will lose all thought and forget about all of the training you have just learned from the self-defense video. You do not want to be left with a serious injury and then think about how you could have handled the situation if only you did not panic. If you feel the need to know how to defend yourself whether you are a man, woman, or child and cannot find a local dojo or facility, the internet is a good place to find at home self-defense videos and information you can learn from.
If you are looking for a new way to defend with a more effective training that deals with real life situations, then consider Krav Maga, a mixed martial art that deals with close contact. You can find Krav Maga videos on the internet by typing “Krav Maga videos” in any search engine, and pick any link that pops up. There you will find out if Krav Maga is right for you.
Krav Maga is a hand-to-hand combat technique developed in Israel during an intense period of anti-Semitic actions between 1930-1940 in Bratislava. Imi Lichtenfeld spent many years fighting in the streets with other boxer and wrestler friends to protect his home and neighborhood. It was not long before he was the go-to-guy for training, which later became known as Krav Maga. Today it is used both as a personal protection strategy and even in law enforcement and military training. Typical techniques utilize kicks, elbows, punches and knees to defend yourself from an attacker. Most often, these strikes will be aimed at the legs or groin of a standing opponent and even head butts are encouraged as a life saving strategy.
When you are engaged in Krav Maga, training you will learn many things that could save your life. This style of fighting takes a departure from forms such as Karate in that perfect form is not stressed, instead you will get tutoring on how to defend against an actual attack. Unfortunately, many people who have spent years perfecting other forms of martial arts have found themselves at a serious disadvantage when faced with a real life situation.
One shocking thing about Krav Maga videos is that you will not find any movement that is off limits. Let’s face it if you are in the fight of your life there really should be no boundaries to what you can do in defense of yourself or someone close to you. Maybe even more importantly, you will learn how to avoid these types of situations to begin with.
Though Krav Maga is definitely a fighting style, the main point is to avoid conflict whenever you can. However, once you are faced with a dangerous attacker you will have the skills necessary to defend your person. Krav Maga teaches you how to do as much damage as humanly possible and then run for your life. For this reason, you should only use the methods or techniques when absolutely necessary to defend your life.
Police Departments and military are also trained in Krav Maga. It is one of the primary hand-to-hand combat techniques taught in the United States. It provides for effective and quick training however, this is generally ineffective if the opponent has similar training (also quickly learned). A simple video can never make you an expert in this field and if you are faced with an attacker who has also studied the art you could be in trouble. The one of you with the most training will likely win in your altercation so keep that in mind. After watching the videos on Krav Maga, if you feel it is a good fit for you, simply find a local facility and enroll in basic training, then work your way up the ladder.
With so many martial art styles and forms made well known thanks to the UFC and other fighting brands, it was interesting to find out how and where some of the martial arts were developed. Styles like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu came from Judo. On the other hand, Krav Maga and Jeet Kune have a variety of other styles and forms of martial art mixed in. I would like to go back to the basics. Karate, no it is not wax on wax off, or sweeps the floor, it is more than that.
Karate comes from the island of Okinawa, Japan. Karate was used as self-defense training and for combat. Some of the techniques consist of strikes like punches and kicks. In some styles, grappling and vital point strikes are practiced.
Karate teaches ethical principles and discipline. People practice karate as an art, sport, combat sport, or as self-defense training. Sport karate emphasizes on exercise and competition. In some styles of karate, weapons are an important training activity.
The internet is a good place to find Karate videos. To Google and type in “Karate Videos” and you will find tons of links that lead you to what you are looking for. You will find videos on Kata techniques and how to perform them correctly. In addition, you will learn why each movement is important and why. Kata, which means “shape” or “model”, develops leg strength, and posture. Kata also shows the gracefulness karate has to offer.
If you are going to train from Karate videos, you should study the techniques, listen to the instructor and then practice the move. You can find Karate videos that work on one technique at a time. They show you systematically from where your arms or legs should be at point A and where they should be at point B.
There are Karate Videos on self-defense. You will find that in most of the videos there are two people, you can use a dummy or get a friend to help you practice the techniques. It would be good to play out a few scenarios that happen in real life to help with your self-defense techniques. By doing this you will find out what will work and what will not work if you were ever faced in a situation where you had to defend yourself. You can practice on moves that will immobilize an attacker by practicing arm-locks or kicks to the legs and groin areas, which are in some styles of karate. Knowing a little of something can save your life rather than if you knew nothing at all.
Whether you are doing it for sport or self-defense, Karate videos via internet or DVD are valuable tools with the information you need to learn Karate. You never know, it may save your life one day. Using a Karate videos is like having a personal trainer readily available at any time of the day.