To say that the modern populace has become soft when it comes to survival preparation for crisis or emergency is an understatement. Now is the time to rectify all that and begin planning for any emergency scenario, including criminal menace. Although you already know the demands of physical training on the body, you should also learn how to apply what you know about physical training to real-life situations in which you may have to ward off an enemy to defend yourself.
Going to the gym to build up your muscles is great, but no amount of body building will not teach you how to defend yourself on the street. Now you know that to become combat-ready, not just any physical training will do. There’s a world of difference between exercising your body to look good on a photograph and training your body to withstand combat scenarios which may alter from low intensity to high intensity over a matter of a few minutes.
Are you in top form for conflict?
Efficient self-defense lessons should actively include the whole package, including reactions to violence, like awareness, tactical evasion, when to escape, and combat diplomacy (also called trash talking in some circles). Training must not be confined by just physical aptitude to kick your attacker in the shin, regardless of how strong. One can assume then that combat fitness is more than just about physical strength, it’s about psychological willingness to take on an enemy that has the ability to threaten your life.
But, mental willingness for a crisis follows after you’ve taught your body to endure and keep at bay any physical attack. Having the physical aptitude to neutralize a threat gives you self-belief. Learning the strategies that will give you an edge over a physical menace can make you calmer in the face of danger. Conflict preparedness is not just about devices. It’s also about your capacity to battle even without your tools. That’s why unarmed combat is something that is stressed in the military and in self defense schools all over the country. You ought to be able to defend yourself and your family with or without a gun.
Ditch the Victim Frame of Mind
Your most terrible enemy isn’t the criminal who wants to grab your bag, it’s your outlook toward combat in general. Being a victim isn’t just a situation, it’s a state of mind. Not everybody realizes it, but we have been taught to think like victims by society in general.
For decades, we have heard people say we should stay away from conflict. This is a sensible principle. We should never generate conflict and we should at all times go for the diplomatic way to mend things. But what isn’t usually mentioned by anybody is how one should face conflict when it can no longer be prevented. When conflict comes flying to your side and you need to protect yourself, you can only rely on your physical training and tough spirit to fight back.
While it will do you good to keep a weapon around, as well as a list of emergency numbers to call should you encounter an intruder inside your home, it would be best if you also learned the concepts of genuine self defense. By real self defense we mean those unarmed combat tactics that soldiers apply in the front line when their life is on the line.
