Author:
SF Tactics Team
Aug
23
One of the best ways out there to learn self defense techniques is to use a home video made by a qualified instructor in your spare time. While attending classes is an excellent way to learn these skills many of us just do not have the time or attend since you have to go when it is scheduled and that is not necessarily the best for you.
With a DVD you can learn self defense when it is good for you. And as a bonus you can learn these skills with your family all without paying an extra cost like you would if others attended the class with you. By learning together it gives other people to practice the moves with so you can feel what it is in real life by sparring.
A fun thing to do is to gather your friends and family together to learn from a martial arts DVD right in your own home. This party of sorts is a perfect way to learn the skills and techniques needed to fight off an attacker while spending time with those you care about.
As an added benefit of working on these techniques together you can rest assured that everyone you know can defend themselves should they ever become targeted by a criminal looking to make them their next victim. Get the skills you need to take care of yourself, get in better shape with exercise, and spend time with those you care about all at once. No other DVD can do all of that for one family like a instructional self defense video can.
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Author:
SF Tactics Team
Aug
16
While it is popular for many people, especially women, to carry a can of pepper spray to fight off an attacker this weapon of self defense is not really the most effective one available. The best weapon for preventing an attack is actually your own body. Unlike pepper spray or even a gun that you may not have handy your hands and feet are always with you and ready for use.
Taking the time to learn self defense tactics that will allow you to use your body as a weapon against an attacker is easy to do and worth the effort should you ever be faced with a violent attack on the street or even a home invasion. While it may sound like marketing hype that with these skills even a small woman can take on a defeat at much larger attacker it is actually the truth.
Martial arts self defense takes the strengths that everyone has and uses them to take on the weaknesses that everyone has as well. Using your body parts such as feet and even fingers you can cause harm to the attacker so their agenda changes from committing a crime to wanting to stop the attack and get out of the situation.
Fingers in eyes and feet in the groin can put a quick end to an attack which is something that pepper spray does not always do. Pepper spray is not always right at hand and without getting it into the eyes of the attacker it will not be effective. But your fingers are always there and these can put out an eye just as effectively making your body the best weapon you have to fight off an attack.
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Author:
SF Tactics Team
Aug
16
It is no secret that martial arts varies in its effectiveness for self defense since some style are not as good as putting someone down and keeping them down as others are. But for those who want to learn martial arts to use as self defense there are styles that will take an attacker and turn them into the one who should be running for their lives.
One of the more effective styles of martial arts is the fighting form from Thailand, Muay Thai. Also known as “The Art of Eight Limbs” this unique form of fighting is willing to use all the points on the body as weapons not just hands and feet like other martial arts forms.
While actual Muay Thai fighters are some of the toughest people in the world those who learn to use not only their fists and feet as weapons but their knees and elbows as well as formidable opponents for an unsuspecting attacker who thinks they will have an easy target. Students of Muay Thai not only learn self defense skills with this fighting style but many are some of the fittest people around.
What makes Muay Thai so effective for self defense is the no holds barred attitude where you take whatever opening you have and hit it with the best weapon possible. Whether that means a knee to the groin or an elbow to the nose this fighting style is known for its ruthless approach. Also unlike other martial arts with this form from Thailand hurting your opponent or attacker is not discouraged so moves and techniques are used that will not only stop an attack but turn the tide and make the attacker the one laying on the ground hurting.
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