I've been reading a lot on self defense lately. The problem with the martial arts world is that we martial artists who have been doing martial arts our whole lives, practicing techniques, visualizing ourselves in a self defense situation, sparring, etc. don't have a perspective of what it is like to not have done martial arts our whole lives.
Most martial artists when asked about self defense immediately start thinking of techniques and movements, rather than attitude and mindset. Attitude and mindset are so deeply ingrained in some of us that we can't even consciously call those things to mind.
Showing some one what to do if they are grabbed, is kind of like telling people the treatment options available if they get lung cancer someday. We are better off telling people not to smoke, than telling them about treating lung cancer.
Likewise, we are better off teaching/learning what it takes to avoid a confrontation in the first place over what to do when we've messed that part up.
More to come.
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2 comments:
Many of us do not have a lifetime, or even very many years to spare in order to figure out how to better deal with potential violence. I like this prevention mode very much.
I agree. Mindset. Decide to survive. Deciding is a powerful action. It is the first step to true self-defense.
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