Month: March 2026

Responding to real life situations.
Recognize the threat. Assess, Perceive, Set up, Respond. Understand that in a real threatening situation, good self defense should emphasize Offense!  Dominate the situation. Keep your responses to violence simple and direct. Once you begin stay in motion. Focus, Commitment, Sheer Will.  Using a tactical de escalation approach can be a great equalizer.  Keep your emotions and ego in check. 

Training for real life situations
Most systems take the approach that the attack is already upon you. Okay they say and this is the solution. If in your mind the attack is imminent and you feel threatened, why wait. Offense and a meaningful disengagement is and always will be the more efficient and effective approach. Yes, knowing solutions is helpful and something to be used when you make a mistake, but if you can negate that situation before it happens why not do so. Your goal when encountering violence should be to survive , not to experience the thrill of look what I can do.

Training for real life situations.

Know the primary negations to entries Generally, if you prevent the attacker’s entry, you will be negating their planned assault.

360, inside redirect, double hammer, dive, stabbing, repelling, butterfly: double and single, checking, plucking , sweeping, wrapping. ( brushing and passing are considered enhancements ).
Know these, be comfortable with them and you will survive the majority of assaults.
Some negations are better done when striking at the same time.