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    • #192272

      So this morning I went on some sites for gyms in my area that claim they teach Self Defense. All were essentially martial arts claiming to instill real world Self Protection skills.

      I’m sorry but when your clean and safe dojo offers effortless takedowns and joint locks you may be getting into something that falls really short of Self Defense.

      I’m not against martial arts in any way and it’s got its purpose. But when it comes to real world Self Protection you need training that is simple, brutal, effective and covers pre fight, in fight and post fight. You need to stay away from fantasy and look for training that has proven to be effective in battle for years.

      I would love to hear more about some of the crazy gyms or Self proclaimed Self Defense Instructors or facilities you’ve run into.

    • #192276

      George don’t get me started! This is one of the things that drives me absolutely bonkers. My kids do BJJ at a gym called “Absolute Self Defense”. First off, until last month they only taught BJJ, now they have a dude who does Kali. Second, the “self defense” portion they cover for their belt tests is SOO bad I have to walk out because all I want to do it scream WTF! Each time they do I discuss how bad it is with my kids. At first they didn’t believe me, but after a while they began to see how the techniques being shown don’t even meet “common sense” standards, much less practical self defense ones.

      I attended the school myself for a few months and got into some heated arguments with the “professors” about the self defense. Their reasonings were asinine (take EVERY core self defense assumption and throw it out the window). It started creating a situation where the professor felt threatened so then he started making the situation toxic towards me so I just stopped going.

      All that said, GREAT gym for BJJ and has done my kids wonders, terrible gym for self defense, especially one that is named “Absolute Self Defense”.

      The problem I have run into, like you said, is that this is the case in virtually every martial arts gym. The bigger issue is that this is what the public is used to. I have applied to work at several martial arts and fitness gyms as a self Defense instructor to get some more general practice teaching and they are always looking for a black belt in bjj or some other McFu martial art. This doesn’t even touch on “modern military combatives”.

      You wanna see me rant and rave for an hour straight, let’s make this a KoBK discussion 😆

      • #192280

        Ok. I don’t know how to tag Damian but hear that brother? We need to do a podcast on this very topic.

      • #192281

        I mean shoot him a text, email, or just let him find it. He’ll probably see it after his morning coffee 😉

    • #192288

      I rarely had problems with that. Then again I usually check out places as much as I can, before entering any training.

      The K1/Kickboxing school I attended never really addressed self defense with the exception of how training raises confidence and a confident aura can deter you from getting picked as a victim (fair enough I’d say). Other than that it was just honest combat sports training and never advertised as anything else.

      While I deem it important for myself to keep an open mind and learn from as many sources as I can, some stuff is just way too far out there.
      But usually you can spot that stuff fairly easily with a somewhat experienced eye.

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