| Although you may not realize it, there are numerous | | | | likely get stomped, stabbed or beat down by your |
| unqualified blackbelts and self defense teachers | | | | opponent or his buddies. |
| offering advice and disseminating information which | | | | How to choose the best self defense instructor #4 - |
| could get you killed. Even worse, none of these people | | | | Any respectable self defense instructor ought to be |
| have ever been party to a life or death fight and | | | | certified and to have received his training from a |
| therefore do not have credible or real experience with | | | | recognized expert of the art. You don't want to fall |
| regard to fighting. | | | | victim to the martial arts teachers that claim they are |
| How to choose the best self defense instructor #1 - | | | | masters. Also, his instruction ought to be in fighting that |
| You should always interview any martial arts teacher | | | | is based in the real world. You do not want to get |
| you may plan on learning from, before you sign up. | | | | from his instruction just mere tactics for the "common |
| The process that you want to follow in talking to them | | | | attack" and no techniques that are founded in reality |
| should have as its purpose to discover what qualifies | | | | based fighting. |
| them to instruct you. Should their blackbelt in | | | | How to choose the best self defense instructor #5 - If |
| taekwondo have been obtained when they were | | | | he likes to be addressed as master, or alleges to be a |
| fifteen and their experience is solely composed of | | | | family member of some group of master self defense |
| sparring, then give them a pass. | | | | instructors or martial arts experts, he is full of it. The |
| How to choose the best self defense instructor #2 - | | | | majority of dojos are out to make money and should |
| Be certain that the class you are considering | | | | they fill their sales pitch with a bunch of hype, then you |
| incorporates full contact sparring. It is important that | | | | must understand that he simply wants your money |
| you feel the pain when hit and become accustomed | | | | and his instruction is no doubt worthless. |
| to the conditions when real fists and feet are trying to | | | | Selecting the correct self defense instructor is basic to |
| take you down. The biggest thing you need is the real | | | | your training and success in a real life fight. What you |
| experience of combat conditions and stress. | | | | really want is an instructor who has had to use his |
| Ways to find the best self defense instructors #3 - | | | | skills in real street fights and won. What you do not |
| Some mixed martial arts instructors do not | | | | want is stale information or instruction which has no |
| comprehend the fact that there is a difference | | | | reality on which it is built. |
| between being in the octagon and being on the | | | | And please do not believe that aligning yourself with |
| streets. Should they indicate that their jiujutsu will | | | | the highest priced dojo will protect you in a street |
| protect you when you are on the ground, they are | | | | attack either. Interview you potential teacher before |
| simply wrong. This is because you never want to go | | | | you sign up! |
| to the ground during a street fight. In all reality you will | | | | |