Post by AngelaG on Aug 3, 2004 9:38:53 GMT
Here are some questions for you. How many of you have actually had to use your Martial Arts in a real life situation? How many of you have deliberately put yourself into situations whereby you can test your MAs? Either by going into a job where the likelihood is that you will need some sort of self defence training, or by maybe not calming down situations that maybe you could have talked your way out of, because you were curious to see if all his stuff actually works? Do you think MAs go through a dangerous stage whereby they actually go looking for fights in order to test out what they have learnt?
It’s very hard for me to know whether my MA would work in a self-defence situation or not. I do my best to avoid confrontations, I try not to frequent bars that are known to be troublesome hotspots, as a female I don’t get the ‘alpha male’ syndrome when boozed up guys try to show their fighting prowess on a Friday night, and the most fighting I have to do at work is getting to the tea trolley before all the decent chocolate sells out. My worst habit is thinking I am invincible after a couple of pints and deciding to walk home from the pub, especially if the cash funds are low. However, in these circumstances I hope I never have to find out whether Karate works in a self-defence situation because the likelihood is that anyone accosting me would have far more dangerous things on their mind than the average overheated pub brawl.
I think though that whether I know it or not I use my karate as a self-defence skill on a weekly basis. It shows in the way I stand, in the way I am more confident when I move, I am more aware of my surroundings, the fact that less and less I will put myself into stupid situations (such as walking home alone) and will either wait for someone else to walk back or catch a taxi. If I go into a pub and the atmosphere seems tense, then I’ll walk on out and go to another one, there’s plenty of drinking establishments around. I now loathe sitting with my back to the door. If I am walking down the street I am very aware if someone is walking close to me, or homing in on me. I try to walk in a confident manner, chin up, making eye contact. In my opinion all these things are as important skills in self defence then actually being able to block a punch and retaliate.
What do you lot think?
It’s very hard for me to know whether my MA would work in a self-defence situation or not. I do my best to avoid confrontations, I try not to frequent bars that are known to be troublesome hotspots, as a female I don’t get the ‘alpha male’ syndrome when boozed up guys try to show their fighting prowess on a Friday night, and the most fighting I have to do at work is getting to the tea trolley before all the decent chocolate sells out. My worst habit is thinking I am invincible after a couple of pints and deciding to walk home from the pub, especially if the cash funds are low. However, in these circumstances I hope I never have to find out whether Karate works in a self-defence situation because the likelihood is that anyone accosting me would have far more dangerous things on their mind than the average overheated pub brawl.
I think though that whether I know it or not I use my karate as a self-defence skill on a weekly basis. It shows in the way I stand, in the way I am more confident when I move, I am more aware of my surroundings, the fact that less and less I will put myself into stupid situations (such as walking home alone) and will either wait for someone else to walk back or catch a taxi. If I go into a pub and the atmosphere seems tense, then I’ll walk on out and go to another one, there’s plenty of drinking establishments around. I now loathe sitting with my back to the door. If I am walking down the street I am very aware if someone is walking close to me, or homing in on me. I try to walk in a confident manner, chin up, making eye contact. In my opinion all these things are as important skills in self defence then actually being able to block a punch and retaliate.
What do you lot think?