If your life was in jeopardy at knife point, would you know how to respond? What if your wife or child was being assaulted by multiple attackers right in front of you? It does not matter whether you like to fight or not. It is critical that you learn some basic martial art strategies in case you find yourself in a bad place at a bad time.
Fights in the ring and altercations on the street often last a long time. As both fighters maintain their balance this allows them to exchange back and forth with a variety of strikes and wrestling maneuvers. If you focus on disrupting the opponent's balance the moment the confrontation begins he will have a difficult time trying to defeat you while simultaneously struggling to regain his balance. That is arguably one of the most powerful yet overlooked principles of the martial arts.
You must focus on immediately unbalancing your attacker. If your assailant has his balance he can overpower you. If you quickly take his balance he cannot fight you and fight for his balance at the same time. Taking your opponent's balance is a quick and effective martial arts tactic for ending confrontations swiftly.
In street combat your kicks should be placed low. Even if you are a phenomenal martial artist throwing high kicks in the street can be dangerous when you are facing weapons or multiple attackers. It makes you too susceptible to being countered and taken down to the ground. Low kicks can be devastating and can easily blow out an attacker's knee.
It is important to learn to recognize the nine angles of attack. Many martial art schools over complicate their teachings by having their students memorize hundreds of random techniques. If you can learn to spot the nine angles it makes no difference if an assailant comes at you with his right or left hand, a kick, a charge, a bat, a knife, a crowbar, or a machete. There are only nine angles that you may be attacked on and if you learn to recognize them you will always have an answer for surviving an encounter.
It is crucial that you learn to be a creative and adaptive martial artist. If you only memorize techniques what will happen when someone attacks you in an unfamiliar way with a weapon that you never trained against? You can learn to nurture your mind's creative eye and your ability to instantly adapt to any situation once you learn to spot the underlying principles of martial science. Once you learn to see principles you will be able to create in the midst of combat by inventing your own techniques and counters.
You must train your emotions and spirit to make your martial arts work on the street. Some people only focus on their physical training. That is important, but if you do not develop the emotional control of your fear and anger through breath work, meditation, and reality based training your physical techniques may not be enough to help you survive a highly stressful life and death encounter. The maxim of training mind, body, and spirit is as true today as it was thousands of years ago.
Fights in the ring and altercations on the street often last a long time. As both fighters maintain their balance this allows them to exchange back and forth with a variety of strikes and wrestling maneuvers. If you focus on disrupting the opponent's balance the moment the confrontation begins he will have a difficult time trying to defeat you while simultaneously struggling to regain his balance. That is arguably one of the most powerful yet overlooked principles of the martial arts.
You must focus on immediately unbalancing your attacker. If your assailant has his balance he can overpower you. If you quickly take his balance he cannot fight you and fight for his balance at the same time. Taking your opponent's balance is a quick and effective martial arts tactic for ending confrontations swiftly.
In street combat your kicks should be placed low. Even if you are a phenomenal martial artist throwing high kicks in the street can be dangerous when you are facing weapons or multiple attackers. It makes you too susceptible to being countered and taken down to the ground. Low kicks can be devastating and can easily blow out an attacker's knee.
It is important to learn to recognize the nine angles of attack. Many martial art schools over complicate their teachings by having their students memorize hundreds of random techniques. If you can learn to spot the nine angles it makes no difference if an assailant comes at you with his right or left hand, a kick, a charge, a bat, a knife, a crowbar, or a machete. There are only nine angles that you may be attacked on and if you learn to recognize them you will always have an answer for surviving an encounter.
It is crucial that you learn to be a creative and adaptive martial artist. If you only memorize techniques what will happen when someone attacks you in an unfamiliar way with a weapon that you never trained against? You can learn to nurture your mind's creative eye and your ability to instantly adapt to any situation once you learn to spot the underlying principles of martial science. Once you learn to see principles you will be able to create in the midst of combat by inventing your own techniques and counters.
You must train your emotions and spirit to make your martial arts work on the street. Some people only focus on their physical training. That is important, but if you do not develop the emotional control of your fear and anger through breath work, meditation, and reality based training your physical techniques may not be enough to help you survive a highly stressful life and death encounter. The maxim of training mind, body, and spirit is as true today as it was thousands of years ago.
About the Author:
Sensei David Weinberg is a 3rd Degree Black Belt and Instructor of Freedman's Method Ketsugo Jujutsu, a Reiki Master, a Certified Personal Trainer, and an Integrative Flexibility Specialist. To learn more about Freedman's Method, visit the official jujitsu nh site or the official jujutsu nh blog.
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