Learning to apply martial arts techniques for self-defense purposes is a large part of what we do in our dojo. What we teach is not intended to be a purely theoretical practice, but rather a system of techniques with real world applications should a bad situation go down and you’re forced to defend yourself physically.

One problem with training realistic self-defense techniques is that it isn’t safe to practice many of the techniques we teach full tilt. At the same time, you don’t want to lull yourself into thinking that practising techniques on a compliant partner is enough to train you for what to expect in a real physical attack. As you become more familiar with techniques and how to apply them, students should start practising them against partners exerting more and more resistance so as to increase the realism of their training. Here are my thoughts on how to do this: (more…)

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