General Approaches to Self-Defense
Traditionally, there are two general approaches to self-defense.
The first one is strictly weapon-based. People consider various weapons as
the only key of their personal security. There's a huge amount of gun fans
among the self-defenders. Such people usually can't imagine their own
lives without guns. Guns under the clothes, guns around the house, guns
in the cars, guns in the dreams - guns everywhere. Such gun addicted
people are usually strong guys and perfect shooters. Nevertheless the
overwhelming majority of weapon-oriented self-defenders consists of people
who avoid to use deadly force in the acts of self-defense. They prefer
to carry non-lethal weapons such as stun guns, Air Tasers and sprays.
The first defensive approach is relatively simple. Usually
who fires first, wins the game. It evidently has some drawbacks. First, when
you entirely rely on weapon, you become dependent on it. There's a chance
that you won't have weapon when you're attacked - what will you do in
a such case? In many countries including Great Britain, Australia and Russia
efficient weapons (e.g. handguns) are prohibited for civilians, and
available weapons can't give self-defenders an appropriate guarantee
of their personal security.
The second approach to self-defense bases on martial arts training.
There's no reason to debate, what kind of martial arts is the best for
self-defense: djudo, aikido, kung-fu, karate, kickboxing, taekwondo or
anything else. Every combative school has some special features. And
there's virtually no use in giving any manuals for fighting - it would
be much more useful to watch some of these videos
or visit our discussion center.
The principal benefit of martial arts training is that it really gives you
the confidence in your strength, your defensive abilities. It's the
kind of weapon you carry every time and you can always rely on. Although
martial arts training involves a large variety of extra skills which
seem useless to many people who want to acquire only the physical aspects,
that appear to be directly connected with self-defense. It is also important
that the martial arts is a kind of a way of living - it requires a lot of time,
patience and zeal. This approach doesn't correspond to the most of people.
Anyhow these two general approaches to self-defense are evidently
restricted and need modification. One of the Self-Defender Net Communion's
objectives is to create the total approach to self-defense, which involves a
lot of specialized defensive skills (e.g. shooting, verbal techniques, combative
techniques, etc) combined with the general skills we apply everyday in our life.
Let's create it together!
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