Self defense classes?

[big4life]

Does your gym offer them?

Have you ever taken one?


I used to set up classes for a shelter that I worked at, and I just think that every person, man or woman should go through one of these classes. They teach you a lot in a very short time about the items that you can use as a weapon that you might not think about using.

If your gym doesn't offer them, ask them if they could.

 

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[Night Fly]

I would love to be able to take some of these classes. My dad keeps asking me if I am going to take them! I don't think he wants anyone hurting his baby girl...

 

[MrMuscle]

I would love to be able to take some of these classes. My dad keeps asking me if I am going to take them! I don't think he wants anyone hurting his baby girl...

who would ever think about attacking a girl that could lift you over her head and then do squats with you on her shoulder? definately not me.

 

[Night Fly]

who would ever think about attacking a girl that could lift you over her head and then do squats with you on her shoulder? definately not me.

haha...oh, come on Mr. Muscle...I don't look THAT intimidating, do I???

 

[MrMuscle]

haha...oh, come on Mr. Muscle...I don't look THAT intimidating, do I???

when doing all those weird exercises? yes you do. id piss my pants if i saw you running towards me with some kinda sement suitcase in your hands

 

[daveyboy]

Took Martial Arts for 3 yrs about 12 yrs ago. Made it to Brown belt level & still was very uncomfortable being put in a fighting position. They taught us how to kick but never how to punch. You know, after you get hit in the face about a dozen times you start to wonder if your really learning anything. Frustrated with it all, I quit. Later I started picking up some self defense tapes which demonstrated things that you never were taught in class such as : eye jabs, knee attacks, head butts, throat shots, elbow techniques, neck cranks, etc. To make a long story short, I felt I got much, much more out of those tapes rather than spending my money on stuff that I really didn't have much confidence in. Just my .02

 

[big4life]

Absolutely, martial arts is a great discipline to learn, but you can learn so much in a short time in a well taught self defense course.

 

[JohnyJuice]

Took Martial Arts for 3 yrs about 12 yrs ago. Made it to Brown belt level & still was very uncomfortable being put in a fighting position. They taught us how to kick but never how to punch. You know, after you get hit in the face about a dozen times you start to wonder if your really learning anything. 02

You Tae Boe hoe.

 

[sigweed]

when doing all those weird exercises? yes you do. id piss my pants if i saw you running towards me with some kinda sement suitcase in your hands

hahah ok man thats gotta be the funniest thing ive heard all day.
im just trying to picture a girl who can probably squat more than i can running at me with a cement suitcase lol!!

 

[daveyboy]

I agree that Martial Arts is good to learn but imo you really need to have someone teach you the nasty street stuff along with it. I can remember watching some 3rd degree black belts spar in my class & thinking to myself "shit, these guys are dead if they ever get into a street fight". Most of them only weighed about 150-160 lbs. & hardly had any strength whatsoever. If you got in close on them & took away their kicking techniques they were lost. Didn't have a clue as to what to do. That's when I began to think that it was more about the dojo making money than teaching someone how to really defend themselves. Sorry for rambling....I guess it's a bit of a sore spot with me. ok, I'll shut up now...lol!

 

[-SD-]

I agree that Martial Arts is good to learn but imo you really need to have someone teach you the nasty street stuff along with it. I can remember watching some 3rd degree black belts spar in my class & thinking to myself "shit, these guys are dead if they ever get into a street fight". Most of them only weighed about 150-160 lbs. & hardly had any strength whatsoever. If you got in close on them & took away their kicking techniques they were lost. Didn't have a clue as to what to do. That's when I began to think that it was more about the dojo making money than teaching someone how to really defend themselves. Sorry for rambling....I guess it's a bit of a sore spot with me. ok, I'll shut up now...lol!

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is very solid close combat/ground fighting, if you can get a combo BJJ and Muay Thai kickboxing class you are covering everything.

 

[big4life]

Some of the martial art schools just concentrate on show type moves and fail to teach real world applications for those moves. The key is to look around and ask questions before you sign up with a school. Find what you are looking for.

 

[The Shadow]

I start martial arts next month

 

[danielson]

You Tae Boe hoe.

sounds like you were doing tae kwon do. lots of kicking in that one =)



big4life i would 'potentially' disagree about self defence classes


the teacher may not instill the message that the techniques demonstrated are not to be used unless absolutely necessary. i realise it depends a lot on the instructor, but if someone is going to a self defence class, he;s gonna want to know how to kick ass, not belectured on when to use force. u get a lot of people going to these classes looking to be violent

they are good because they apply techniques to a more practicl setting though, and they are quicker to learn. but i;d still go with martial arts any day, unless the class looked good (one self defence class i know of is thai boxing, jeetkundo, and kungfu combined, which is pretty f-ing cool ).

 

[big4life]

sounds like you were doing tae kwon do. lots of kicking in that one =)



big4life i would 'potentially' disagree about self defence classes


the teacher may not instill the message that the techniques demonstrated are not to be used unless absolutely necessary. i realise it depends a lot on the instructor, but if someone is going to a self defence class, he;s gonna want to know how to kick ass, not belectured on when to use force. u get a lot of people going to these classes looking to be violent

they are good because they apply techniques to a more practicl setting though, and they are quicker to learn. but i;d still go with martial arts any day, unless the class looked good (one self defence class i know of is thai boxing, jeetkundo, and kungfu combined, which is pretty f-ing cool ).

I agree about the people coming in just to look for ways to fight. My experience has been setting up classes for women to defend themselves against attackers. Any class that is taught should also teach you the damage that these moves can do and when to use them.

 

[danielson]

I agree about the people coming in just to look for ways to fight. My experience has been setting up classes for women to defend themselves against attackers. Any class that is taught should also teach you the damage that these moves can do and when to use them.

dude, you live in america, can't you give em an uzi to keep in their handbag or something

im glad that aspect is taught though, its just as important. kicking a guy in the balls is a last resort move dammit!

 

[daveyboy]

"I start martial arts next month"

Uh Oh!!! FRESH MEAT!!!!!!!!! Hehehe...j/k Corn. Good luck with it man. Let us know how it goes.

 

[Thaibox]

im glad that aspect is taught though, its just as important. kicking a guy in the balls is a last resort move dammit!

Gotta go the opposite direction on this one bro. I taught my girlfriend to attack the throat, nuts, and eyes. I told her to be ruthless as hell and do not stop until the motherfucker stops moving(or breathing, whichever). And, if there's more than one, I spent a lot of time teaching her simple knife fighting tactics. She carries a blade with her everywhere, and can instinctively whip it out and jab at least 2 potentially lethal spots before the average man can say "oh shit!"

In case I'm not around, my 5'3" 125lb girl is not one to be fucked with

 

[2 ton hoss]

I would love to be able to take some of these classes. My dad keeps asking me if I am going to take them! I don't think he wants anyone hurting his baby girl...

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[paradox]

haha...oh, come on Mr. Muscle...I don't look THAT intimidating, do I???

Looks can be decieveing

 

[danielson]

Gotta go the opposite direction on this one bro. I taught my girlfriend to attack the throat, nuts, and eyes. I told her to be ruthless as hell and do not stop until the motherfucker stops moving(or breathing, whichever). And, if there's more than one, I spent a lot of time teaching her simple knife fighting tactics. She carries a blade with her everywhere, and can instinctively whip it out and jab at least 2 potentially lethal spots before the average man can say "oh shit!"

In case I'm not around, my 5'3" 125lb girl is not one to be fucked with

no, that sort of situation is cool, where;'s she;s fighting potentially for her life

im talking about the girls who have a disagreement with their bf or someone random and kick em in th nuts and think its funny cause they saw someone on TV do it

and dont realise the guy is gonna need his testicles removed the next day surgically or something. that happened to one of my firneds, lucky he has another one undamaged