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Self-Defense - 3 Critical Elements Of A Good Self-Defense Stance
Almost everyone is familiar with the concept of the martial arts or self-defense stance. Every style or school of self-defense seems to have it's own unique forms or stances. Some are said to be derived from the movements and natural defenses of animals, while others seem to have been created at the whim of the system's creator.
Learning a martial art for aesthetic reasons, as in the case of those who simply like anything Japanese, Chinese, or for health and fitness motivations is great. But, if you're taking up the study of the martial arts or enrolling in a self-defense course for the purposes of developing the ability to protect yourself in a real-life street fighting situation, you must be very critical of everything that you are being taught.
And, one of the first lessons you will encounter after joining a class, is the concept of the stance or defensive positioning. In the martial art of ninjutsu, also referred to as budo-taijutsu, the word used to refer to these stances or "positions of safety," is kamae (pronounced "come-eye"). While other styles of martial arts, like Aikido (pronounced "eye-key-doe" - not "a-kee-doe") use the same term, most karate-based martial systems use the word dachi (pronounced "dah-chee").
Regardless of the word used, or the way the body is formed to make each posture, you must keep in mind that when the system was being developed, the focus was on self-preservation - not looking "cool." With that in mind, you must make sure that each stance or kamae that you're being taught and spending so much time learning, has 3 critical elements. These elements, or key points, vary with the intended use of the posture, but they are there in every good, solid, and effective stance.
If all three elements are not present in any given self-defense stance, you either need to get clarification as to why, ask what's missing from your understanding of it, or throw it away!
The 3 Critical Elements of An Effective Self-Defense Stance
Most martial arts and self-defense systems have, at their foundation, a basic protective posture. Again, this stance can have many forms according to the system, but it should have three qualities if you are to be able to trust using it in a life-saving, self-defense encounter with a real attacker bent on doing serious damage.
These 3 critical elements are:
1) Create and control the distance between yourself and your attacker. The key to remember here is:
"If you control the distance, you control the fight."
2) The lead arm creates a shield or barrier between you and your assailant. The essential strategic point here is that:
"If he can't hit you, he can't hurt you."
3) Blades (profiles, or turns) the body sideways to the attacker. The key idea here is:
"If he can't hurt you, he can't beat you."
Your ability to control these three vital, strategic elements with your body positioning...
The distance between you and your opponent
Keeping your weapons "between" you and your attacker, and...
Controlling the placement of your own targets relative to your attacker's weapons
...will determine how much energy, effort, and attention you'll have to put into your own self-defense.
So, remember this simple slogan that I learned from one of my own teachers:
"If he can't hit you, he can't hurt you. And, if he can't hurt you, he can't beat you."
This is a great way to remember the 3 key elements that make up a good self-defense stance. And remember, laying a proper foundation for mastery is like building a house. Without it, nothing else will stand up for very long. And the last thing you want, whether house or self-defense training, is for everything to come tumbling down when the storm comes!
About the Author
Do you want to be able to defend and survive a real street self defense attack? Do you want to know how to have just the right technique for the attack that's happening, and be able to defend yourself successfully against a violent attacker who's throwing anything he wants? Well, you can. How? By learning what it's like inside of a real attack, and developing the skills necessary to handle a variety of self defense situations.
If you want to learn more than just the step-by-step punches, kicks, and techniques that most students limit themselves to, then you should read my newest <a target="_new" href="http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/street-fighting-self-defense-book.html">self-defense book</a>, <B><I>"Fight Smarter - Not Harder!"</B></I></a>
You can download it free at: <a target="_new" href="http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/street-fighting-self-defense-book.html">http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/street-fighting-self-defense-book.html</a>
Jeffrey M. Miller is an internationally recognized self protection expert and the creator of the unique, <B>EDR: Non-Martial Arts Defensive Training Program.</B> Each month, he shares his 30+ years of real-world study, training, and experience to help literally thousands of students from all over the world, to be more safe and secure in Today's often dangerous world. Jeff says, <I>"If you really want to be able to protect yourself, then I can teach you the critical skills you'll need to defend and survive an attack against any attacker - <U>guaranteed</U>!</I>
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