What works?

You will find so much information and opinions on the internet about self defense that you could read for days and still not know what is real, whatworks, and was is BS.

The 'buzz word' today is stress training. Re-enacting a situation, to simulate the feeling you would have under attack. Then you should be able to tell what works and what does not. This idea, alrhough it does have merit, falls short in many ways. Having someone yell and scream at you, will not in most conditions simulate a real situation, plus if you respond poorly, your confidence is shot!

If you look on the web you will also find hundreds of video's all saying martial arts training falls short, but there product is GREAT and works! So, how did they test it? Find volunteer assault victims? Give me a break.

The most important thing about self defense training is first to make the student understand the things they can do to be safe, avoid the problems to begin with, then give them simple and effective tools, based on real body movements, to defend with.

Ladies, kicking a guy in the groin will fail 9 times out of 10. But, this is the direction many 'self defense experts' will send you in.

More later.


Master Art Mason
Founder: Art Mason's Peaceful Warriors' Martial Arts Institute