First of all, let us be clear. If you want to learn life or death survival self protection, there are five key characteristics that describe without a doubt that you are in the right place to learn immediate and practical technique.
The 5 Things That Describe Reality-Based Street Self Defense:
#1 – A Reality-Based Street Fighting System Only Takes A Couple Of Days Or Weeks To Learn – Modern-day combative training schools are usually shorter and more intensive. No belts. No tests. Training systems such a TACT Self Defense as taught by Norm Bettencourt of Vancouver, B.C. Canada, Christopher “Bob” Roberts of The Extreme Measures Fighting System in Frankfurt, Germany and Damian Ross of The Self Defense Company, headquartered in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey with branches all over the United States are excellent examples of reality-based programs. The head instructors are usually black belts, but ironically they don’t require that you become one in order to learn their systems.
#2 – These Fighting Schools Usually Involve Very Few But Highly Effective And Easy To Execute Techniques – For the streets, you are trained to develop your most important asset, that is, your ability to respond without thinking. In reality-based combative training, less is more. It is much better to learn a handful of 100% effective and easy-to-execute techniques than having your brain try to absorb an encyclopedia of every move possible.
#3 – Reality Based Fighting Techniques Could Never Be Used For Sport – By the fact that these techniques are too dangerous for sport makes them the best for self protection.
#4 – It Is Only Taught With Immediate Practicality In Mind – You can learn it today, and were it necessary, use it tonight.
#5 – These Training Systems Are Almost Never Associated With Any Unmodified Or Unchanged Ancient Or Archaic System Or Style – Though every fighting systems has its roots from somewhere, reality-based and combative programs modify and incorporate fighting styles and techniques to fit modern-day life and modern-day situations. A true reality-based fighting system rarely if ever try to maintain any particular tradition or martial art if it does not serve and have an immediate and practical use for you to defend yourself and to protect your life.
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From Charles Prosper – The Street Fighting Sifu.
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There are two fighting styles that I feel are all but useless in a real life or death struggle for your life. These two fighting systems are:
1. Capoeira
2. Aikido
Wait! Wait! Wait! Don’t start buying your tickets yet to look me up in Los Angeles to give me a piece of your mind and/or foot. Just hear me out, and then let common sense be your guide.
Why Capoeira Is Ineffective As A Reality-Based Fighting Style:
Capoeira is a fighting system which originated from Africa and was later migrated to Brazil. This is a so-called fighting system based on dance, grace, acrobatic coordinated moves such as one handed stands while your head is upside down and your feet flip into the air before it twirls to the ground. These acrobatic premises in themselves are counter to grounded street defense common sense.
Capoeira causes immediate doubt and misgivings for me in that it is usually accompanied by rhythmic music. Real street fighting is very chaotic, and it would be very hard to write a musical score to the explosive, violent and unpredictable nature of its movements. Whenever you have an audience who is doing so much applauding as they watch staged demonstrations of martial arts accompanied by music is cause to give me doubt. Why am I obligated to call entertainment “martial art”?
Why Aikido Is Ineffective As A Reality-Based Fighting Style:
I know that right now, I am about to make the founder, Morihei Ueshiba, turn in his grave, but I must call them as I see them. In Aikido, you wait for the attacker to make the first move or to make the first strike (again, against everything that I know and believe about street fighting), you move with the flow and movement of the attacker allowing you to use his momentum and force against himself. Yes, yes, I know that the staged and scripted demonstrations of Aikido are very impressive, but keep in mind that the old black and white clips show 80-year old Morihei Ueshiba throwing several make-believe attackers all over the stage who are more than willing to fall, tumble and spin when grabbed on cue. Aikido is a “passive” martial art which has no strikes. Yikes!
These entertaining demonstrations will garner lots of applause when on stage, but who is going to applaud for you when you’re out there on the streets using ineffective styles and getting your butt kicked?
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From Charles Prosper – The Kung Fu Fighting Guy
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It is amazing the surprise on most people’s faces when I explain that learning a martial art is not exactly the same as getting combative training. There are many factors that make this statement true. First of all the question that you must ask is if this school that you want to join is sports and tournament oriented or if it emphasizes close range explosive street combat. It can take years to master any sport be it basketball, tennis, football or karate (when it is sports oriented). Close range street combat, believe it or not, can be thoroughly taught by any experienced and knowledgeable instructor in as little as two days of 6 hours each. And I know that if every martial arts studio taught fighting with that type of efficiency that there would be no need to keep you hanging around for years to earn your various colored belts offered in semi-annual intervals once you join the average club. (Hey, senseis gotta eat too!)
Notwithstanding, there are 5 things that most dojos and martial arts schools overlook when they purport to teach you how to fight.
The 5 Essential Fighting Principles Missing In Most McDojos That Teach Martial Arts:
Most Missing Fighting Principle #1 – Most Martial Arts Schools Almost Never Teach Explosive Aggression – Real street altercations are not about straight-lined and predictable forms and katas, they are out explosive chaos and unpredictability. Real street fights are about impromptu adaptability to a multiple of dynamic variables of an opponent’s strikes, grabs, kicks and what-not.
Most Missing Fighting Principle #2 – Most Martial Arts Schools Rarely Train In Realistic Environments and Clothing – “Okay, I want you to take off your shoes and don this ancient garb because this is what I need to train you in to get you read for modern day street fighting.” This is the logic of most martial arts schools that obligate you to wear gis and go bare feet.
Most Missing Fighting Principle #3 – Most Martial Arts Schools Never Teach You How To Lose Your Fear Or Misgivings About Hurting The Other Person Attacking You In The Street – You are taught to bow. You are taught self control. Honor. Respect for the other person. You are being taught how to get your (S.S.A. spelled backwards) kicked!
Most Missing Fighting Principle #4 – Most Martial Arts Schools Never Teach Biting – This is the most natural, instinctual and readily available response to being caught up in a clench or holding position. It is primal, unexpected and almost impossible to counter.
Most Missing Fighting Principle #5 – Most Martial Arts Schools Rarely Emphasize Striking First – You will hear the teacher telling you how to block and counter. This presupposes that you are waiting for the other person to attempt to strike you first. Here we see the subtle difference between self defense and self protection. Self defense indicates that the other person has initiated some strike or offense, and you are now having to defend yourself. Self protection implies that you are not even going to allow him to strike you first by being preemptive. This is called self protection.
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