So what are the major differences between reality based self-defence training and regular old school martial arts? In my opinion the most important parts of both definitions of self defense and martial arts is to ultimately become a better fighter between armed and unarmed opponents.
One of the major differences between the two is that in martial arts training systems, they are designed for combat with ranks, belt colors and a larger learning curve considering that it is a traditional martial art. I highly agree that any type of traditional martial arts training you do is extremely beneficial to improve your self-defence training.
There are also flaws however with sport based combat arts that claim to have valid self-defence training incorporated in their system. The biggest sport based martial arts that don’t work are like Taekwondo. This fighting style has no real working value in street fights or reality based martial arts training.
However there are also a lot of different self-defense and martial arts fighting styles that I highly recommend that are exclusively designed for self defence-training. These styles include: Krav Maga, Jeetkunedo Concepts and Karate. There are also other types of martial arts as well as hybrid self defense systems that are just as good.
Ultimately studying a traditional martial art and a self-defense system will help improve your core foundation in self-defence scenarios and street fighting. You need to know the techniques that are easy to rely on, memorize and use in emergency. If you want to become an even better fighter I recommend you try reading Bruce Lee’s thoughts on philosophy of combat.
Be as in shape and healthy as you can be and remember that martial arts are limited only to the amount of time you have practiced them, that make them easy to remember and use a life or death battle on the street. Train hard every day, do cardio, lift weights, eat healthy. This will both improve your physical capabilities of fighting as well as help you to progress in any traditional martial arts training style you do.
Get the very best from the martial arts by constantly absorbing as much information and techniques as you can. The more skilled and wise fighter always wins the battle. And another thing to remember is that it takes constant practice to become a better fighter.
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Guest post by Steve Gentry
