Self Defense for Fools. Why MOST Martial Arts Fail
Self Defense for Fools. Why MOST Martial Arts Fail! The other day on Linkedin I watched about a minute long video of a grand master showing a knife defense technique.
Over the years I have seen a lot of thing like this. And they are cute.
And it was not his techniques that bothered me. It was his sale pitch, as this is the only thing that will work under these circumstances.
If he believes this he is a fool.
This technique, while perhaps worth practicing in a Dojo has zero value in the real world. Self Defense for Fools, and only a fool would believe him. There is no such thing as knife defense. Because the knife that cuts you is the knife you do not see.
Self Defense for Fools
Self Defense should not be a product. Because there are no guarantees. Plus, and this is important, if you have a knife pressed up against your abdominal a lot has gone wrong that day! You have made many mistakes.
Yet a martial artist can have a BIG enough EGO to think after all this has gone wrong they get to move and decide the outcome. This is Self Defense for Fools!
Techniques, like the one I am talking about are reactionary. And do you know WHY, if a man holds a knife to you, why you are not DEAD? Because he has not decided to kill you YET. He leads the dance, period.
Only an egotistical fool would believe they have any control. And while I am saying this, where was your head when someone got this close to begin with?
So, what if ANY is the solution?
Self Defense for Fools - Training
You have to train differently. Self Defense is NOT and CANNOT be about what you want to do. You do not have that privilege! Martial artist train to react to one punch and then the Uke stands there.
This is fine for beginners. Worse they train with an Uke who puts a wooden or plastic knife to their body and does not move again. Or they make some ridiculous stabbing motion like a Halloween sequel.
That is NOT what happens in the real world, and never will be.
You study offensive scenarios and what attacker really do! Since we are discussing knives here is a link to an article called the 13 Misconceptions of knife Attacks written by someone who knows, and has been cut!
And if you think because you are an MMA guy you can handle this, well get a good insurance party for your family because they will miss you.
You must learn to be prepared for what is happening, not reactionary. And to ESCAPE first, engage second.
Self Defense for Fools
Do not get me wrong, there is a training path. And there is no one size fits all. And anyone telling you they have guaranteed techniques are liars.
Perhaps they should consider becoming politicians because lying is the way of life for those clowns. I have no respect for politicians, sorry. I have seen too much in my half century plus of life.
This clip above is very wise. Martial artist tend to think they know everything and have arrived. They walk down the middle of the road. And eventually Karma will catch up to their ego and they are going to take on hell of a beating.
Self Defense for Fools, don't be fooled.
Self Defense for Fools in Conclusion
If your training is only repetition, and you are not learning new content, new ideas, new methods you are regressing.
I learn and train with something new each day.
Because I know this is an endless study. And I study the NATURAL LAWS that govern motion, so I know by observation of the attacker what they are planning to do.
I strongly urge every reader to continue to learn. Don't get caught in a trap that your teachers knows everything or that you do. Learn, train hard, and expand your horizons.
That is what life on the path of budo is all about.
Thank you for reading Self Defense for Fools.
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