Too Bad Self-Defense Class Doesn’t Teach Real Self-Defense

Bearing Aems ^ | 6 Aug, 2018 | Tom Knighton

[MtnClimber]

Most guns are locked in a safe. I have included all except the one I carry. It places us at risk not having options placed around the house.

[BBell]

The correct phrase is pointy stick.

[1L]

If all schools required boxing, tae kwon do (or other similar art) and wrestling or other ground fighting, we’d have almost no violence.

[KittenClaws]

You’re at risk more if the ladies do not know how to use them...correction, if the ladies fear them...they don’t really need to know how to use them... point and shoot is good enough..but they should not fear taking the action.

[grey_whiskers]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mur-c5IiWJI

[Ken H]

Even if you have zero training, it is better to be armed than not.

[cpdiii]

Do not travel in dangerous areas.
Even if not in a dangerous area one must be armed with a weapon. Become proficient with that weapon, very proficient. Adopt the attitude that you will do all possible to avoid confrontation. Adopt the attitude if lethal confrontation is unavoidable use ever skill you have to kill that which wished to harm you. If your state laws do not give you this right, move!

[MileHi]

Self defense must stress the FACT that your gonna get hurt, sweetie....so quit fearing the hurt and hurt your attacker any way you can.

That is sot on. Some call it mind set.

[MileHi]

sot = spot

[KittenClaws]

It’s mind set because it’s true.

I lived it.

[MarkL]

some segments of the population think it’s more useful to “teach men not to rape”

Those "segments of the population" may be the dumbest beings with opposable thumbs that ever lived.

Mark

[MileHi]

It’s mind set because it’s true.

Yes, you have to decide to survive whether the encounter happens slowly or in an instant.

Good on you.

[KittenClaws]

For one thing, I’m not gonna travel in an unsafe zone...it just won’t happen.

leave that up to the rich twits that believe a resort in cancun is safe. And it may very well be...if your hubby ain’t rich enough,...

[Eagles6]

You get it.

[trebb]

I taught my wife about the importance of situational awareness, the inadequacy of a 30 foot distance and we did enough practice that she can put round after round into a 9” paper plate at 25’ via point and shoot.

[a fool in paradise]

>>The classes seem to be falling out of favor as some segments of the population think it’s more useful to “teach men not to rape”

do they try teaching men in prison not to rape or would that be discriminatory against homosexual tendencies?

[PlateOfShrimp]

Hey, I didn’t come here for an argument...

[LaDivaLoca]

I have taken weapon classes when I signed up for CCW and am a member of a range club. I also take Krav Maga a more practical form of self-defense system that has roots in boxing, ju jitsu and taekwondo.

I am a 5’4” 125 lbs 58yr old lady and educating myself on how to handle weapons and learning how to use my body as a weapon is very empowering. It takes more than buying a weapon and learning how to accurately hit the target. You also need to learn how to fight if the criminal tries to take it away from you. A lot to consider when you pull that trigger.

If a weapon is not accessible, any form of marital arts or form of self defense is always helpful. No guarantees of course since the criminal may be better trained than you but we have the element of surprise. So training regularly definitely helps build the mind set which translates to muscle memory.

We learn to train in defense/offense against a knife, long gun, pistol, stick attack. Again no guarantees of 100% survival BUT definitely gives us a chance to survive an attack.

Getting hurt is part of the territory and I have my share of injuries. However, when you train with people who have the same warrior mind set, you learn to wear your bruises and injuries like a badge of honor.