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FIGHTING TECHINQUES - 5 Phases of a highly effective Self-Defense Strategy
How can you make sense from the chaos that is clearly a fight or self-defense situation? Some could have you believe that you need to do is to memorize some karate moves referred to as kata. Others could have you believe that you may just ensure it is up as you opt for no preset strategy or goal at heart except to win. This short article outlines a formula for successful self-defense that takes the center path and focuses, not on technique, but on the strategic-thinking utilized by master commanders.

Perhaps you have wondered the method that you know which technique to use when an attacker is coming at you with murderous rage? Maybe you have read the newspaper or a magazine story and seen that a police officer, security professional, or other person trained in self-defense, was injured or killed by an untrained attacker?

Needless to say you have. And so have I.

Within the world of fighting techinques and self-defense, you can find two vastly different schools of thought for coping with a violent confrontation. They are what we would call...

1. The Kata Approach - that involves the student learning a series of preset - predetermined set of movements which have been passed on from teacher-to-student. The student would be to master these technique-strings called kata or "forms", through solo training, practice drills, and sparring sessions, until they are able to execute them at full-speed against an attacker. And...
2. The Free-Response Approach - which involves the student being thrown in to the pool, so-to-speak, and then being coached into various ways to attack or counter the attacker by "feel" and intuitive response. The student continues and, essentially, develops his or her own style or "way" to take care of situations.
While both these systems have merit and I use elements of both to teach my very own students, each system leaves much to be desired in-an-of-itself. Where in fact the kata student has a structure from which to work and may duplicate sets of moves to easily isolate and correct errors, they're left with their own devices when it comes to intuitively "figuring out" what comes next.

And, where the "free-response" adherent is left to develop her or his own sense of what's appropriate and what fits, they're generally guided minus the benefit of "success-models" developed by generations of past masters who've used what they passed on successfully, over and over.

Self-Defense Strategy

There is a level of proficiency beyond technique that both the kata practitioner and the free-response students will naturally progress to. It's the degree of strategic application, or being "results oriented," rather than focusing only on technique or "gaining top of the hand" through trickery or force.

However, instead of looking forward to only those intuitive enough to "figure it out," there is a formula which can be learned that will take a student through the natural flow of a fight. This formula, unlike many theories being passed on in the wonderful world of fighting techinques and self-defense, isn't predicated on my "ideas," but rather it develops when one is able to step back and look at what sort of fight begins, escalates, progresses, and is controlled by true experts.

The truth is that, every real expert at personal self-defense uses this formula, whether he / she knows it or not. They may not call it a similar thing or think of it as such, however they have developed a way to seem sensible of the chaos, respond to what their assailant is wanting to do, and then go on to controlling their attacker's options, perceptions, and capability to reach and do them harm.

The 5 Phases of A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE Self-Defense Strategy

1. OBSERVE Here we pay attention as our assailant attempts to move in against us. With experience and training, we can see if he is apparently setting up for grabbing or striking. If Additional hints 's already on us, this stage is approximately discerning where he could be attempting to take us with regards to balance, control, and direction.
2. AVOID At this time, we shouldn't be concerned about hurting him around not getting beaten by his first move. Here, we avoid or evade incoming strikes, or maneuver to regain balance and neutralize the effects of what he's doing if he has already grabbed us.
3. UNBALANCE Only after we have avoided his initial attacks and realize that we have a feeling of control of the situation, can we actually start to "enter" in against him. We're still not concerned about beating him yet - only rendering it difficult for him to continue with his strategy. At this time, we work to take and control our opponent's balance. We can do that physically, mentally, emotionally, or a mix of the three. The idea here is to create it increasingly difficult for our attacker to access us. Actually, we direct our intentions and techniques toward boxing him in and locking him up.
4. TAKE DOWN When we have taken our assailant's balance, he will find it very difficult to attack us. Actually, he may even find it very difficult to remain on his feet. Now, and only now, should we take the fight to the attacker. At this point, if we have successfully moved through to phase four, our attacker will never be able to get at us, nor move away from us. Literally, at this time of the game, we have choice. And choice equals freedom. We pick the techniques or skills that may take the attacker to the ground or knock him from us, based on what we need and whether he was grabbing, punching, or both.
5. OBSERVE No, this is not a misprint. We have come back to where it started after dealing with the original onslaught of our opponent and dealt him a blow of our own. Now, we return to the observation stage (not that we ever lost it) to see what he'll do next. We don't turn our back on him nor begin celebrating our victory. We watch. We watch to see if he is down and out, if he's got conceded and is running away, or if he's preparing to try something else.
These 5 phases shouldn't be seen as steps. They're not five things "to accomplish," but rather 5 stages or regions of control, that flow naturally from one another as we enter, engage, and direct our attacker's energies, intentions, and techniques away from us.

Jeffrey M. Miller is the founder of Warrior Concepts International. He is a highly sought-after trainer, consultant, and expert in the regions of self-defense, workplace violence defensive tactics, and personal protection. He could be the author of several books, and videos, including: "The Science of Self-Defense," and the dvd, "Danger Prevention Tactics: Protecting Yourself Such as a Pro," and may be the co-producer of the self-defense & martial arts podcast called KUDEN. For additional information and to download your free self-defense report entitled, "Fight Smarter - Not Harder" visit his site at: http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com
My Website: https://studenttcareerpoint.com/psychological-thing-called-literature-and-also-why-we-study-that-still/