| When someone mentions the word self defense | | | | attention. It's there to assist you in staying safe. |
| they usually think of traditional styles such as | | | | If you are a woman seeking to learn effective |
| Karate. In the past martial arts were intimidating | | | | self defense moves to protect yourself from an |
| to others because they were relatively unknown | | | | attacker on the streets, I strongly recommend |
| and foreign. | | | | that you seek out a women's self defense |
| Today things have changed significantly. Numerous | | | | program versus a traditional martial arts class. |
| traditional martial arts have been proven to be | | | | Karate classes are great in the respect that they |
| insufficient in a life threatening situation. Many | | | | strengthen your body physically, but unless you |
| have found out the hard way that learning some | | | | are training for a competition it is probably not |
| form of karate or Kung fu will not guarantee your | | | | going to be what you are looking for. |
| safety and keep you from being attacked. What | | | | A basic women's self defense course will be fairly |
| we have to realize is that all styles are not | | | | brief and simple so that you can absorb what is |
| created equal, all self defense moves are not high | | | | taught. It will be taught by a qualified instructor |
| percentage, and mastering a martial art will not | | | | that will go over strategies on effective ways to |
| make you invulnerable to attack. The reality is | | | | avoid confrontation and how to escape life |
| that anyone can be beaten in a physical | | | | threatening situations quickly and effectively. |
| confrontation despite their knowledge. | | | | Staying safe outside of your home doesn't mean |
| It is now more understood that the best self | | | | you need to dedicate years to Kung fu training. It |
| defense moves are those that involve your mind | | | | means you need to acquire some basic |
| and are less of a physical nature. The main factor | | | | knowledge, a few highly effective techniques and |
| of surviving the streets is knowing your | | | | learning to trust your intuition. If you take some |
| surroundings and knowing how to prevent an | | | | time to learn this basic information then you can |
| attack from happening. If your intuition tells you | | | | keep yourself safe by avoiding potentially |
| something seems dangerous or strange, pay | | | | dangerous situations. |