| In most martial arts schools today you | | | | weapon was an extension of the body. |
| can take regular lessons and add some | | | | Even firearms feel like an extension of |
| self-defense classes. But there is still | | | | the body. |
| the problem of the effectiveness of the | | | | If you are serious about learning then |
| martial art and the so called | | | | consider this fact. Policemen are no |
| self-defense moves being taught. It has | | | | one's personal bodyguards. Their jobs |
| been my experience that many of the | | | | are to find and arrest people who have |
| martial art methods being taught in the | | | | committed crimes, not to prevent crimes |
| United States are not completely | | | | from happening in the first place. |
| functional in today's world. You have | | | | Clearly, the responsibility for |
| Tae Kwon Do schools, Karate schools, | | | | victim-prevention lies with you. The |
| Ju-Jitsu schools and Kung Fu. For the | | | | idea is to not become a victim. |
| most part these systems are sport | | | | Wing Chun and Krav Maga are two martial |
| oriented in to some degree. There are | | | | arts designed for real street |
| few like Wing Chun who claim to be | | | | self-defense. Let me just say that I |
| strictly "real world self-defense". So | | | | like Krav Mag but as a complete martial |
| what happens if you have a martial art | | | | art only Wing Chun closely adheres to |
| that still incorporates RULES in their | | | | its concepts and the scientific use of |
| system? You end up with a less effective | | | | the human body. Furthermore it produces |
| fighting method. What happens if you | | | | a unique seamless and fluid |
| learn one of these sport oriented | | | | characteristic. It is not sport oriented |
| systems and also learn some | | | | at all. It is a real world martial art. |
| self-defense? Well, your chances | | | | Its focus is on hand to hand |
| increase if you've learned to make the | | | | self-defense, whether standing or on the |
| self-defense seamless with the martial | | | | ground, with or without weapons. |
| art but that is almost impossible with | | | | With high level control and relaxation, |
| 95% of what's being taught out there. | | | | the skilled practitioner is able to |
| However, if you have a martial art that | | | | defend himself or herself and inflict |
| is concept based, real world minded, no | | | | great damage to any attacker quickly. No |
| sport orientation, deadly in nature and | | | | matter the sex, body type or muscle |
| guided by true scientific biomechanics, | | | | development, anyone can these skills are |
| then you can have a seamless | | | | within anyone's grasp as long as they |
| self-defense system. This way you can | | | | have dedication and consistency. This |
| become "a motion martial artist'. In | | | | proficiency is developed through our |
| other words no matter what the opponent | | | | unique method of training and has been |
| does he has to move to attack you. That | | | | refined to be one of the most advanced |
| becomes his downfall because you are an | | | | and effective self-defense systems in |
| expert at detecting motion through sight | | | | the world. |
| first and then touch. With this you can | | | | I highly recommend if you are looking |
| creating a COMPLETE self-defense system | | | | for a complete fighting / self-defense, |
| and move effortlessly using the | | | | real world system, that you give Wing |
| attacker's energy against them. I know | | | | Chun a try. But remember; not all Wing |
| of only one martial art in the world | | | | Chun is good Wing Chun so do the |
| that functions at high levels in this | | | | research. If you don't live near my |
| manner. This system is called Wing Chun | | | | school then I recommend you find a |
| Kung Fu. The only thing I can add to | | | | competent Wing Chun instructor in your |
| this complete martial art is weapons in | | | | area. If that is impossible then I |
| hand. But even those become one with the | | | | recommend you arm yourself. It's still |
| body of the practitioner as if the | | | | your right! |