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"Which Self-Defense Keeps You
Safe?"
There are a lot of different self-defense
classes offered. Every martial arts school, every fitness club and even
some personal trainers offer self-defense classes. How are you supposed
to know what is top and what is flop?
Always keep in mind the following two facts:
1. Your opponent is stronger than you!
2. You only have 2 seconds to react....if that!
Your opponent is stronger than you! Always! It does not matter how
strong you are, how fast you can punch, how many times you could hit
someone in 1 second or how many boards you can break. If someone would
choose to attack you, that someone will be stronger. Think about it. An
attacker is always looking for a victim, and victims are supposed to be
weaker. Or would you attack someone who is stronger than you are and
challenge him to a fight? Certainly not.
You only have less than two seconds to react in a fight! A realistic
fight only last about two seconds. And the only thing that keeps you
safe, are your reflexes. If you have good reflexes (and useful in a
fight) you will be safe. If your reflexes are useless, you will lose.
It's as simple as that. If a fight last longer than two seconds, then
both "fighters" don't know what they are doing. This "2-second-Rule" is
also the reason why some people (even black belts) with martial arts
training freeze in a fight. They didn't know what to do. The attack was
so fast that they didn't know what just happened.
And for all of you who think martial arts training has nothing to do
with today's stressful lifestyle, think again. The reflexes that keep
you safe in a physical fight are the same reflexes that allow you to
manage and control high stress situations. This is very important. Read
it again. The reflexes that keep you safe in a physical fight are the
same reflexes that allow you to manage and control high stress
situations.
A physical fight is a high stress situation, especially for someone with
no training. I am sure you had some sort of that experience at some
point in your childhood. If you lost that fight you probably think
fighting is horrible. On the other hand, if you won that fight, you felt
great and empowered. You also carry this event with you and it was
great. You probably understand better than anyone else that you have to
stand up for what you believe. Competition is part of our daily life. We
compete with everything and everyone. And usually the people who say out
loud that fighting and competition is bad for us and our children are
the one's who compete the most.
The ability to defend yourself does not make you a bully, it makes you a
warrior. You get up every morning with a purpose. You know why you go to
work. You challenge your colleagues at the office, your partners and
vendors, definitely your competitors and sometimes even your boss. And
what's wrong with that? You challenge them because you have a vision, a
goal and you need to stand up for that. Imagine for a moment, that you
invented a great product that could make the lives of millions of people
much easier. You are trying to find people to turn this invention into
reality and nobody is able to see your vision. You let your dream slide
and eventually give up on it. Then, one day, you see your idea turned
into reality by someone else. Someone else has been more persistent than
you were. Someone else found a way to make it happen and people will
remember someone else's name and not yours. How does this make you feel
now?
Don't believe that our style of martial arts teachs you a collection of
techniques that usually don't work in reality. Even if you do feel that
way, that does not mean that there is no alternative available.
Keep looking and you will find what you want and need. It all depends on
how much you want it.
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Sincerely,
Mr. Maurice A. Gomez Sr.
American Kenpo Karate Black Belt
USA- Head Instructor
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