| There are a lot of self defense myths and | | | | Your Best Self Defense Weapon |
| falsehoods out there. Unfortunately, every martial | | | | This myth is absolutely ridiculous, and makes me |
| artist has heard are fallen victim to one or more | | | | angry more than anything. This myth states that |
| of them. I am no different in this case. | | | | there is no better self defense weapon than your |
| Yet there are three big ones that seem to trick | | | | own two hands and feet. And to me, there is no |
| people time and time again. So in hopes of | | | | sillier of a myth than this. |
| exposing these myths, I am showing you these | | | | For those of who self defense dreamers with |
| today. | | | | Champaign wishes and caviar dreams, who think |
| Annoying Myth #1: There is an Ultimate Self | | | | that this empty hand combat is the only way to |
| Defense Style/ Course | | | | go, allow me to elaborate... |
| The forums ring with people claiming this self | | | | You are walking down the street when an |
| defense course is the ultimate self defense | | | | attacker tells you to get in the car. You tell them, |
| course or this style is the ultimate self defense | | | | I dont think so, and put up your dukes. The |
| style. These people are often cleverly coined | | | | attacker then pulls out a gun. Who will be the |
| forum warriors. | | | | victor? |
| These people are often affiliate marketers of a | | | | I can almost guarantee you it will not be you. |
| specific course or just wannabe martial artist, | | | | Now, if you have been specially trained in the art |
| many of which have never been in a serious fight | | | | of unarmed combat through the military, law |
| in their lives. No wonder so many of their | | | | enforcement, and martial arts you're chances are |
| comments leave people confuse. | | | | much better than that. However, those people |
| In truth, when you want to determine a self | | | | know and understand the importance of using |
| defense style, a lot of things come into play. | | | | more than just your hands and feet. |
| What is you size? How strong are you? What is | | | | Now don't be mistaken, training in any empty |
| your style of learning? All these things come into | | | | hand combat is an excellent idea. It conditions you, |
| play when you are determining the best method | | | | and shows you how to effectively defend |
| for you. | | | | yourself. However, empty hand combat should |
| You also have to look at the school. How well do | | | | only be used as an absolute last defense. |
| the students. | | | | The truth is the most effective self defense |
| Remember, when you are looking for a good self | | | | weapon you could use is not your hands or feet, |
| defense school, you do not need to find the very | | | | or anything else for that matter. The most |
| best. That is a life long journey. You just need to | | | | effective self defense weapon is your brain. In |
| find a good school that will show you how to | | | | other words, good old fashioned common since. |
| effectively get the job done of defending | | | | Think about it for a second. If you had a choice |
| yourself. Thats all. | | | | of a way to stop a criminal dead in their tracks, I |
| Once you get that down, then, only if you choose | | | | am sure you could think of about 3 or 4 that |
| to, you can begin searching for schools that can | | | | might be more effective then just using your |
| advance your techniques because you will know | | | | bare hands. |
| what to look for. | | | | For example, you might think of using a taser |
| So in a nutshell, instead of searching for the | | | | gun, to stop them dead in their tracks. Or you |
| ultimate style, just focus on finding a style that | | | | may want to use a pepper spray to shoot at |
| you think works well for you, and a school where | | | | them for 6 feet away. You could hit them with a |
| the teacher is a good communicator who | | | | stun gun and run like heck or you could pick up a |
| answers your questions and the students are | | | | stone or brick and throw it at them. |
| good fighters. | | | | You see what we mean? |
| Annoying Myth #2: You Can Become A Deadly | | | | Too many people think that the world is a kung |
| Commando In Just a Few Days With this | | | | fu movie, when really its not. The real world thugs |
| Take-Home Self Defense Course! | | | | will not only hurt you, they will kill you and they |
| You have probably seen ads for these on the | | | | don't care about your empty hand abilities or not. |
| internet or in self defense magazines. Some top | | | | So you need to do as much as you can to legal |
| secret law enforcement or army guy tells you | | | | stack the odds of survival in your favor. |
| that they have the ultimate top secret self | | | | But what happens if someone takes away my |
| defense technique that will turn you into an army | | | | self defense weapon? |
| super soldier in days. Yet when you get them, | | | | Well, there is a possibility that this could happen, |
| what you learn does not live up to the hype. | | | | but again, by educating yourself on self defense |
| Again, we are not attacking take home self | | | | products you can greatly reduce the chance of |
| defense courses. There are some very goods | | | | you being harmed if this happens. For example, |
| ones out there that, when used along with live | | | | did you know that most stun guns have a disable |
| martial arts training can really help you to improve | | | | pin that, once removed renders the device |
| your overall technique. | | | | inoperable? That means they could never use |
| However, when a scam artist states that their | | | | your stun gun against you. |
| course can deliver impossible results with very | | | | You may also want to think of the fact that |
| little training, you have to wonder. Our opinion is, | | | | having the advantages of having a self defense |
| when you see these offers, dont get over | | | | weapon on you far, far outweighs the |
| excited. They may have some very valid tips, but | | | | disadvantages of not having anything to defend |
| nothing that will make you a one man or woman | | | | yourself with. |
| army. | | | | Think of a self defense weapon as the ultimate |
| So, again, martial arts training from a school | | | | diversion. It is a doorway out of a difficult |
| mixed with take home self defense courses can | | | | situation, so if you find yourself in a situation |
| be very good if you get the right one. But take | | | | where someone is taking you self defense |
| home self defense courses without proper training | | | | weapon away, don't tussle with them. Throw it at |
| from a school can often be incomplete and leave | | | | their face. Use it to your leverage and always, |
| you unprepared for a real life-death situation. | | | | always, run as if your life depended on it, because |
| Annoying Myth #3: Your Own Two Hands Are | | | | in truth it does. |