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Self Defense V Martial Arts
Is Self defense the same as Martial Arts?
No there are similarities but there are vast differences also.
When you go to Martial Arts classes such as Kung Fu, Wing Chung etc. you are put in a grading structure where you learn certain techniques until you are proficient enough to get graded and then you pass and get another set of techniques to learn and so it goes on until you become a Black Belt. This could go on for a number of years and most Martial Arts Instructors will tell you it will take between 2 – 5 years to learn all the skills needed.
2 – 5 years!!!!!
That’s too long for a woman who works late and needs to feel safe when walking home at 1am along a deserted street.
Self Defense will teach you skills within a few hours that will allow you to feel safer and more confident when confronted with a situation in the cold light of day (or night).
I have martial arts experience and although good, they don’t really work in a street environment, when your heart is pumping at maximum beats per minute and you are fighting for your life. I have reverted back to instinct when threatened as my martial arts techniques are too complex to execute in a high adrenaline state...........Why?....... Gross motor skills work better in High Adrenaline states, Self Defense is a Gross motor skill, Martial Arts use complex motor skills
The simpler the moves are the better chances you have to get away and be SAFE which is your ULTIMATE aim
Contact me to hear of Self Defense Classes designed for women and taught by a women in Oxfordshire. I also do corporate wokshops to keep your employees safe