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Self-defense or private defense is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property or the well-being of another from harm. Anything not related to a specific martial art, any hypothetical situations, and anything related to the law are off topic.

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traumatic experiences causing martial arts skittishness

Competence and confidence go hand in hand. It's very difficult to gain one while the other is constantly being battered. Cut it down to one martial art, and probably none that are on your current l …
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Low kicks vs high kicks in street fight

Outside the training hall the ground surface is unpredictable. Inside it's completely predictable, you can kick all day and on every step it'll behave the same. You can throw any kick you like and you …
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Is it expected that all training stances/positions will have direct fighting applications?

Is it generally expected in martial arts systems that all training stances/positions (horse stances, front stances, drop stances, etc.) will have direct fighting applications? Generally expec …
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Where can I find statistics on attack modalities?

It's information which is sadly rather difficult to get hold of, but which is crucial for all martial artists and security professionals to understand. Given that some martial arts were designed origi …
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