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I pulled the following off of a site that ranks high in google (we’re on page 1 for self defense, hopefully, there to stay for a while). Someone has a site and posted a list of SD “facts” while some are fine, there are a few “old wives tales” that keep popping up.
This is HIS rules for self defense (comments in parenthesis)
# Never assume anything. Let nothing surprise you. (you will be surprised, even if you have a situation that YOU know will go south, there is always a brief moment that you will pause)
# Never play fair. Maximize any advantage. (OK)
# Do whatever it takes to win. (OK)
# Turn your killer-instinct on and be ferocious. (More focus on will to survive)
# Use all of your attributes effectively. (OK)
# Be explosively mobile while maintaining stability. (OK)
# Use range and angle to your best advantage. (I’m not sure what is meant here)
# Control the fight. (Good luck with even controlling your bowels!)
# There are no points for second place. You win or lose. (OK)Attributes of a good fighter
* Ferocity and extreme aggression (OK)
* Explosive mobility and balance (OK)
* Sensitivity to your opponent’s energies (Huh?)
* Focused, analytical thinking (Right, you won;t be able to “think” of anything.- How can you have attribute 1 and think analytically?)
* Management of fear and stress (Yes, you have to focus and channel it, you can’t suppress it)
* A good sense of timing and rhythm (For dancing maybe)
* The ability to relax in spite of fear and stress (HAH, this is my favorite, I LOVE the idea of deep breathing exercises when someone is about to bash your head on the concrete)
* Excellent creative visualization skills (for painting…I don’t know how this fits in)
* Confidence and determination (OK)
* Power generation skills (I think he means putting power in technique)
* Strength (is always helpful)
* Flexibility (Physical flexibility is not needed at ALL!)
* Reaction speed (As long as you attack first
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* Movement speed (always helps)
* Muscular endurance (More like fast recovery. Adrenaline bursts only last about 30-60 seconds before some rest is needed.)
* Aerobic conditioning (Always helps, but fast recovery is better)
* The ability to take bodily damage and keep going (OK)
* Situational awareness (OK)
* The ability to make quick, intuitive decisions (Only 1 decision, attack or leave)
* An expectation that Murphy’s Law will come into play sooner or later (OK)
* An intuitive comprehension of the ranges of combat, angles of attack, and center-line theory (OK)
* Initiative and willingness to take proactive action (OK)
* Killer instinct and an “I’ll do whatever it takes!” attitude (Will to survive is STRONGER than desire to kill- in sane people anyway)
# There are no rules, only self-imposed limitations. (OK Tony Robbins)
######This is how most people who sort of “get it” but lack the real world experience. When I first started in tae kwon do, this was kind of the attitude. This is what martial artists’ imagine what it will be like. Unfortunately for those of us who have been “punched in the face” out side of the ring or faced someone with the intention of doing us in know that it is a surreal experience.
This also brings up the question: do you have to get into street altercations to teach self defense….No. what you can’t do is start to add this urgency to your training. Once you understand the basic RULES and TACTICS you can apply them to anything.
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Train under the following rules:
1. Your attacker is armed (even if you don’t see a weapon)
2. Your attacker has intent on harming you
3. Your attacker is bigger and stronger than you
4. There is more than one assailant (the one you don’t see)
5. Your in the worst environment (snow, ice, your kitchen)
6. You are injured or ill
7. The fight is never over
8. You will miss…a lot.Apply these rules to every self defense training exercise and method you practice. Also know (you probably already do) that your adrenaline dump and your stress are only going to allow you to perform a set gross motor based techniques. Take the simplest, most powerful and most effective and work with them over and over again, in any possible situation.
The primary techniques you learn in module 1 of the sdts are the same primary ones you use throughout the program.
Damian
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