Learning To Fight Using Videos

In the past if you wanted tpo learn self defense techniques to help you keep yourself and your loved ones safe in case you were attacked, or to take up martial arts as a fun hobby and a way to keep fight, slim and healthy then you had no choice but to find a club or class in your local area who could teach you to fight using their particular system.

But today there is a vast wealth of information out there, with videos and articles on the internet, DVDs and many other sources which claim that they can teach you martial arts and self defense techniques which will enable you to win a fight against any attacker. But can you really learn martial arts from an online video?

Certainly I would not say that these resources are completely useless, and the best one can be very helpful, but there is certainly a limit to the amount that you can learn like this. There is one main problem with learning from videos in this way which cannot be overcome - sometimes you will be making mistakes that you don't realizre you are making, and which would only be spotted by an expert. The other main problem, however, can be addressed. it is never enough to simply practice solo forms and perform shadow boxing style practice. At some point you need to test your techniques against an opponent. Classes are ideal for this, but if you have a friend who wants to learn with you then this will help.

There are some things that video tutorials are ideal for. If you have trainined or are training at a dojo, gym or class in one martial art, then it is much easier to learn how to fight using the techniques of another martial art from videos, books and articles. So, for example, if you already train in Wing Chun Kung Fu, then you can learn Jeet Kune Do from videos quite effectively. Also they can be good for teaching general principles and basic techniques. You will never be a martial arts master learning like this, but a brief primer in self defense for someone who doesn't want to commit to a regular class can offer a very useful service.