How badly taught Military Self Defense can cause you Problems

When you hear the term ‘military self defense' you automatically think of Green Berets dismantling an attacker with precision moves that an ordinary person could never learn. To be honest, no regular citizen will be able to fight like a marine or soldier because they have years and in some cases decades of training behind them. Yet you have instructors trying teach some of these martial arts techniques in the same way as it would be taught to a military person which is completely wrong. As already stated, these men and women are physically elite so what is taught to them is not applicable to 99% of the population. While this doesn't mean that the techniques they learn are redundant, it is clear that there are problems with the way they are taught.

The first issue with military self defense as it is often taught is the fact that it focuses on speed and strength above all else. Once again, military personnel are exceptional in both departments, trying to teach an average Joe these maneuvers that are based on you being as strong as your opponent is foolish. Generally speaking, if you are being attacked randomly there is a very good chance that your assailant will be physically stronger than you. Thugs generally don't go around picking on strong guys because they are cowards at heart and want a confidence boosting exercise which involves beating up weaker people.

Some teachers decide to teach you how to use weapons which is definitely a good idea. However, they overemphasize their importance. Rather than focusing on the person who is the real problem, they keep their eyes firmly on the weapon, seeing it as the be all and end all of the confrontation. If someone attacks you with a knife, obviously your first goal should be to avoid their initial attack and find a way to get that weapon out of their hands. There are several martial arts techniques that can help you with this. Yet once you succeed in disarming them, they are still there, ready and willing to hurt you in some other way. The focus should always on defeating the attacker, not their weapon.

There are many military self defense techniques that can have lethal consequences. Sometimes situations occur when fatalities happen. If a thug attacks you with a gun or knife or a group of people come after you, the ferocity of your defense could accidentally kill someone. While that is more the fault of the legal system, the fierceness of this training presents trainees with another problem. Knowledge of the effectiveness of military techniques could actually cause you to hold back which results in you getting badly hurt. It is necessary to find an instructor who can teach you how to defend effectively without getting in legal trouble.

If you are learning martial arts techniques fused with the expertise of military training, be careful if you ever get involved in a confrontation. Being too fierce or holding back could spell danger whilst focusing on things like strength and the opponent's weapon should be discarded in favor of learning solid technique.

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What is a good knife to carry as a back up to a handgun for self defense?

I was thinking the Ka Bar TDI https://www.kabar.com/product/productDetail.do?productNumber=1480&mode=category&categoryId=1,7,9&categoryName=Military/Tactical

Any suggestions would be helpful.

You're initial instinct is correct. The Ka-Bar TDI is a fine (circular) self-defense knife. I, personally, prefer the, 'ankle version' better; but either one would do. About half the knife recommendations in this thread would get you put in jail anywhere in the northeastern United States. Be careful about carrying any, 'straight knife' though. Some states (or municipalities) do not allow a, 'straight knife' to be carried for anything except hunting.

It is not true that a knife is useless in a gunfight. Lots of gunfights take place at very close range, (knifefighting range) guns jam, and a tussle can ensue. That's why there's always a large, one-handed folder on my belt. Any of the larger CRKT folders will do. I carry a CRKT #6783. It's worn on the opposite side and next to my spare magazine carrier.

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Israeli System of military self defense as tought by Rony Kluger Lithvania

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