The Purpose Of Self Defense

Many people are not aware of the purpose of self defense. You may think that the purpose of self defense is to take the bad guy out. This isn't so. It is the job of trained law enforcement to take the bad guys out and it is your job to get away from the bad guy.

You may have considered taking a martial arts class for the purpose of self defense. This is not the way to learn self defense, even though most of the moves learned in martial arts could be used for self defense. Since the purpose of self defense is actually to get away from the attacker, a self defense class that teaches you techniques to do that very thing would be more appropriate.

Furthermore, learning martial arts can take years. Learning self defense techniques can take as little as a few hours. Of course, you will need to practice the techniques to make them more effective, but you can seriously know what to do to defend yourself in a matter of hours.

The purpose of self defense is not to be a hero. When you try to be a hero, you put yourself, and possibly others at risk. Obviously, we all strive to help our fellow man, but there is a right way, and a wrong way. You learn self-defense. Please leave the hero work to those who have signed on to be heroes, ie. the law enforcement people!

The purpose of self defense is not to kill your attacker. The purpose is not even to render him unconscious. The purpose is to slow him down, to distract him, and to get away from him. In self defense, you will learn to get away at the first possible opportunity and to create that opportunity if necessary.

Always remember that the purpose of self defense is to get away from your attacker and to get to a safe place!

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