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In the majority of martial arts training today the focus is mainly on the sports aspect and tournament style competition. While most schools emphasize self-defense as a byproduct of training, little if any time is devoted to learning true street fighting skills. Tournament competitions must abide by rules. The student is instructed and trains to pull a martial arts technique just prior to contact to prevent injuring an opponent. In this article I will discuss why this type of training will get one seriously injured in a life-threatening situation.

There are no rules in the street. Survival without being seriously injured is the only option. A martial arts practitioner will only be able to defend themselves by practicing a fighting defense that assures they can disable the attacker and escape. Going through the motions or "air guitar syndrome" training gives one a false sense of confidence in their abilities. Following completely through the intended target with self-defense techniques, such as a punch or kick, with full force is the only way to injure an assailant.

Biting, hair pulling, eye gouging, dislocating joints, pressure point manipulation, etc. is not allowed in competitions for obvious reasons. On the street any or all of these, and more, may be necessary to survive. There may be obstacles, people or things, to avoid. Or to use to your advantage as a self-defense weapon. Even if a single martial arts tactic has rendered the attacker unable to continue, there may be others to contend with.

Not understanding the pain that accompanies a real life self-defense encounter is also detrimental. If one has never been injured in the dojo they will not be able to know their pain threshold. Boxers prepare for a fight with several hours a day of full contact sparring. Without feeling the pain associated with a punch to various parts of their body they would never be able to handle the pain physically or mentally in a real match.

Many if not most martial arts instructors have never needed to use their skills in a life-threatening scenario. Most have been in competitions and may be very skilled and have won many trophies. Nevertheless, they may not be skilled in a street confrontation. Dojo training consists of partners going through the motions of a real attack. While this is very good exercise and training it will not mentally or physically prepare one for an attack without warning.

Self-defense training must prepare one for contact in a real-life situation. Proper breathing techniques can help focus on the situation and not on the pain. Conditioning with bare hands on heavy bags, focus mitts and other apparatus, using full force and striking through can give one a sense of the feeling of striking a living target. One may dislocate or break a bone in the hand, fingers or wrist when striking an apparatus hard. But then again, many times a bone is broken when defending yourself in the street. If one has never experienced pain while training the outcome could be disastrous in a life-threatening situation.

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Every country is home to criminals who simply enjoy harassing the innocent people. The violence is increasing each day and law seems to dwindle from the scene when it is most needed. In a scenario like this, self defense techniques are the best option for a common man. Moreover, at the time when criminal activities are taking place, you may not be having time or means to call police. In this situation the best possible way is to defend your self. The following article will speak of the street fighting secrets.



The foremost thing to consider is the fact that you should avoid any situation that leads to street fighting. However, after several attempts, your denial is falling on deaf ears; you start preparing yourself and analyze the situation. In the self defense techniques, do not consider your stance to be equivalent to a Hollywood star, and then start fighting. You are a normal human being and you have to consider that your opponent may be as good or even better. Basically, do not do something which is out of extraordinary.







In case your opponent or the person, who is attacking you, is charging towards you with a great force, the best option would be to dodge that force. This is one of the best street fighting secrets. You have to make the attacker?s force go away in a different direction or simply redirect the force. There is a theory which tells that it is not correct to redirect the force. According to it, you must stop the force of the attacker even if it is for a matter of second. You can stop the movement by a kick or a hit on the eyes.



One of the self defense techniques includes a serious blow on the groin region. This will make the assailant stumble to a large degree. You can take benefit of the time while your assailant is staggering and run for safety. Always keep yourself armed with small handy things that can be used against the attackers. Pepper spray or perfume sprays are some of the examples. The street fighting secrets involve small details that we generally tend to ignore. A pepper spray can be extremely helpful in such situations.



You can join the local marital arts school to obtain a good training course. Kung-fu, judo or karate are extremely good self defense techniques. In case it is not possible for you to take such courses, then you must have certain points in mind during a street fight. Always look into the eyes if the attacker. This will deter his confidence to a great extent. He may even leave you and go. Never keep lethal weapons like guns or they will do more harm than you can think of. If by any chance the gun falls into the hands of the assailant, it can turn out to be more dangerous. It can become life-threatening. Thus always carry something which can momentarily distract the attacker; for example a pepper spray. One of the most important street fighting secrets is the confidence factor.