There are literally dozens of reasons to study the martial arts . Everyday, countless numbers of children and adults take up the practice and study of such martial arts as karate, judo, aikido, as well as many other mixed or ecclectic forms. And, for the most part, a student will probably find what he or she is looking for in the program that they choose. I say “for the most part” because, the one area of study that cannot be left to chance is that of self-defense.
While just about every form of martial art can help a student to develop personal success traits like…
* Confidence
* Discipline
* Focus, and…
* Respect
Not every art, or teacher for that matter, is cut out to teach you what you need to know to survive a life-threatening situation.
Now, before you go off all half-cocked because you think I dishonored your art or school, or because you think I just said that you can’t learn to defend yourself by taking karate, give me a minute to explain where I’m coming from. As a former federal police officer and undercover operative in the areas of drug suppression and black market investigations, as-well-as plenty of street-time as both a uniformed police officer and bodyguard, I can assure you that, there is much more to defending yourself than learning a few punches, blocks, and kicks in a karate class.
So, how do you make sure that what you’re getting out of a martial arts class or so-called self-defense program will work in a real-world situation? How do you make sure that you’re not going to be spending your hard-earned time, money, and effort on something that, when the time comes, will be as worthless as not having trained at all? The answer is…
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