If you are going to train yourself, then you need some good guidelines. Especially, if you have self-defense goals.
If you really want to make sure you can defend yourself in a variety of situations, and you are determined to get your martial arts instruction on your own, then you are going to have to make some choices. For some, these will be hard choices:
* You will probably need a training partner at some point, or you won't truly be able to make the martial realistic.
* You should eliminate competition moves from your training -- in fact, try to avoid a tournament mindset completely.
* Most of your invaluable training will be boring -- or at least repetitive. You will have to have the motivation to keep up on your training.
Realistic Martial Arts Instruction
If your goal is self defense, then you will have to train yourself in ... pause ... self defense. In martial-arts competitions, the competitors have to kick above the waist. In many tournaments, they can't punch to the face. Joint pressure wrist locks may be .
You certainly can't bite. And the list goes on.
Well, that's fine for tournaments, but not for you. You want to be able to defend yourself. So, you need to practice all of the techniques.
Note: Worth the price of this "free" article -- Here's a very important tip: If you want to know the very best techniques to use in a real self defense situation, then grab a set of martial-arts competition rules. Something like the UFC or PRIDE. Everything they say is illegal in their competitions is exactly what you should be doing in your solo practice
It's fine to build stamina on your own. Solo training is great for building up the numbers of punches and kicks you can perform in a row. Great for building power and speed.
But at some point, you will have to put all of those UFC-banned moves into a more realistic setting. You'll have to practice reacting to a real human. A practice partner. (Hopefully several, so you don't just get used to one person's techniques.)
Does the thought of facing a real opponent scare you?
Here's a Free ebooklet of mine that will give you some suggestions for dealing with nerves and fear in a real street fight ....
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Keith Pascal has been a full-time martial-arts writer for eight years and a martial-arts teacher for 25 years.
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