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Mark Dixon - ArticlesSelf Defense and Mental Toughness Part 1Training in self defense and martial arts can challenge you as a person. The training can help develop your skills and help to develop you as a person. It is how you face the challenges in your training and your ability to master them that will see you succeed. If you are mentally tough you will achieve greater results not only in your training, but also in a street situation as well Self Defence and Realistic RehearsalIn our previous article we looked at the three stages of a street situation. From this it was we can see that most systems and styles start the defence from the physical point of the attack, but the actual fact is the confrontation starts much earlier Self Defense and the 3 Stages of Street ViolenceTraining for a street confrontation is very, very different from training in sport based martial arts, or martial art competitions. It is equally fair to say it is very different from doing sparring or martial art drills in a dojo Successful Training in Self DefencePeople study and research self defence for a variety of reasons. Ultimately, your success in learning self defence is down to how well you implement a training plan. Simply reading a self defence book or watching a DVD will not improve your ability or skill. You would not read a book on exercise and expect to get fit without taking any action. Similarly with self defence, ensuring you do the proper training and have an action plan will lead to greater success. Self Defence - Being Better PreparedBeing aware and being in a ready state is key to your self defence. Situations where you would need to use your self defence skills and training are hopefully rare, though this in itself is a double edged sword. How can you train properly and effectively for situations that are few and far between ? Self Defense - Confidence, Perception and PreventionTraining and studying self defence can lead to greater self confidence. But, can this greater self confidence lessen the chances of you being selected as a target ? Verbal Skills of Self DefenceYour aim with self defence should be to avoid confrontational situations altogether. Being aware of your surroundings and the people in it is key to this. However, there could be a time when you find yourself in a situation where someone is being verbally aggressive towards you. How Many Self Defence Techniques Do You Need ?There is an old story in martial art circles that goes something like... Self Defence – Helping You to Stay MotivatedPeople often start something new with a high degree of enthusiasm and commitment. A few weeks or months in and that level of motivation can drop away. So how do we stay focused and committed to something, especially if it is a long term goal like gaining a self defence black belt? The Problem with a lot of Street Fighting DVDsThere are so many street fighting and self defence DVDs out in the market place all claiming to be the best and have the most effective or devastating techniques. Some claiming you need no previous knowledge and can knock out a bigger opponent in a few simple moves. Others claiming to be secret or banned techniques that you are not allowed to know. Since we wouldn’t want to buy and watch every single one how can we find the good ones ?
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