Welcome back!In this series of articles we have been looking at ways to manage a potentially violent situation and how to stop a situation from spiralling out of control into a fully-fledged fight (or beating, depending who you are up against- and that’s the point, don’t forget, you never know who you’re up against). So [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Law'
How to Survive a Violent Conflict Part 3
November 6th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
Tags: Confrontation Management·Distraction Techniques·Law·Pre-Emptive Strike·Street Defense·Striking
Is MMA Useless for Street Self Defense?
July 20th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
Since MMA first got a grip on the world’s imagination as “the best fighting system there is” there has been a lot of talk and discussion about its usefulness outside the cage and its relative merits as a street self defense system. The superiority complex held by many MMA proponents is often carried [...]
Are You Fighting or Defending Yourself?
July 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
Many people consider fighting and self defense to be the same thing but they are actually two totally different concepts. From a legal stand point, it is dangerous to consider fighting and self defense to be merely two sides to the same coin. If you are caught fighting and it can be proved you [...]
Tags: Fighting·Law·Street Defense
Real Self Defense in Action
July 1st, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
Here is a good example of self defense in action.
Below you will see the bruised and battered face of 22 year old burglar Gregory McCalium who got a lot more than he bargained for when he broke into the home of a 72 year old ex-army boxing champ.
McCalium broke into the home of Frank Corti [...]
The Realities of Street Self Defense
June 29th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
It is often said by martial artists that if they use the skills they have practiced for years in training in a real street self defense situation then their actions will be perfectly justified because they will be doing so in “self defense”.
To my mind, this is a very dangerous attitude to have if you [...]
Tags: Law·Martial Culture·Street Defense
