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When it comes to self defense learning a martial art is one of the smartest things you can do.
Knowing certain special techniques will help you be sure that you are able to fight off attackers.
If you are met with an opponent who is ready and committed to taking you down you must also be able to defend yourself and hopefully walk away unharmed.
Self defense is always equated with martial arts because you need special techniques to make sure that you will be able to fight off attackers.
Considering the fact that your opponent is ready and committed to taking you down as a prepper you must also be able to defend yourself and hopefully walk away unhurt.
Best Martial Arts for Self Defense
The importance of combat skills can never be stressed enough.
You may be skilled at handling guns and other weapons but it is also necessary to be able to fight for your survival when no weapon is within your reach.
Whether you are a male or female young or old you must have at least some basic training in martial arts techniques. There are plenty of disciplines that you can choose from.
Some come from ancient arts and others are considered combined or mixed martial arts. The following are some of the most popular martial arts for self defense.
1. Kickboxing for Self Defense
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Kickboxing trains you to be good at using many “weapons” – your hands feet knees elbows and head. So it’s a great martial art that would defend you against any unarmed attacker.
Simply rush at your attacker and quickly send him a hard kick in the chin. Kickboxing thrives on such moves that require you to attack fast using the element of surprise.
If you do it correctly you’ll successfully force your attacker to bite off his tongue break his jaw crush his throat break his teeth etc.
In kickboxing you are trained to deliver lethal kicks and blows efficiently and powerfully without being telegraphed.
Another smart kickboxing move is to quickly grab his hand with the weapon (if your attacker is holding one other than a gun) and head butt him on the face particularly on the nose.
Kickboxers are also trained to endure pain and damage to any part of the body.
2. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for Self Defense
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And the winner that received the most of our visitors’ votes in our Top 10 Martial Arts in the World list is – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). It’s difficult to explain but I know from my personal experience that I fell in love with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu during my first training session.
This wonderful type of martial art became famous during the very first Ultimate Fighting Championchip competitions when Royce Gracie defeated his opponents one after another by using just BJJ technique.
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is currently the most popular martial art among MMA fighters. As Helio Gracie said – “Jiu-Jitsu is for the protection of the individual the older man the weak the child the lady the young women – anyone who doesn’t have the physical attributes to defend themselves.”
3. Muay Thai for Self Defense
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Muay Thai is known to be a very effective art in all circles. It has proven itself quite well in competitions like mixed martial arts and kickboxing .
It teaches diversity in striking in that kicks punches elbows knees kicks and more are taught very very well. The clinch or inside fighting on the feet is focused on to a great extent.
So when someone comes in and tries to turn a self defense situation into a grappling match which let’s face it happens very frequently Muay Thai has an answer at least before the fight hits the ground.
That said Muay Thai is not a grappling art per se. And since the majority of fights end up on the ground this is a weakness.
4. Krav Maga for Self Defense
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Krav Maga 004-1It is Israel’s national martial art developed largely by Imi Lichtenfeld and dedicated to no-holds-barred incapacitation for the purpose of street survival.
No quarter is expected or given.It incorporates Western boxing punches Karate kicks and knees Greco-Roman wrestling Brazilian Jiu-jitsu ground fighting Jiu-jitsu throws and grappling and most importantly “bursting” adapted from Wing Chun.
This is a simultaneous defense/attack: instead of blocking an attack and then delivering a response you block the attack and deliver a response at the same time
i. e. block with the left arm and push forward with the legs striking with the right fist to the throat all simultaneously.
5. Taekwondo for Self Defense
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Taekwondo: the real serious form of taekwondo is a Korean martial art that draws techniques from many other martial arts.
It’s what MMA would be if it were designed by traditional martial arts experts. The discipline involves various strikes with the hands and feet from a mobile stance.
There are also some take-downs holds and joint locks. However the emphasis on speed and high kicks might keep some older and slower would-be martial artists from pursuing the discipline.
6. Karate for Self Defense
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A very common martial arts practice karate means “Empty hand” because there are no weapons being used. Karate dates back to as early as the 1300s.
It consists of zero weapon-striking. Instead an individual’s hands and legs become the main forms of defense.
Not only is karate a good self defense tool but it also packs a few health benefits not found in other martial arts practices.
It is said to use karate only when you are confronted by a “villain or ruffian” and it can be used as a way to avoid fighting or confrontation.
7. Boxing for Self Defense
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Few martial arts teach these two defensive skills: Use the head to protect the head and the body to protect the body.
Instead they use weapon-fighting tactics — using the hands to protect the head or the body. For self-defense from the pocket it would be hard to defend against a good boxer. Of course boxing’s lack of elbow strikes groin attacks and ground defense is limiting but for pain tolerance and conditioning it can’t be beat.
Source: http://survivallife.com/2015/01/19/best-martial-arts-self-defense/
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