How to Defend Yourself With Confidence?

Home Security Advice That Can Change Your Life

Making your home secure may seem daunting to you. You do not have to spend a lot to get an efficient home security system. If you take time to read the article below, you will see that it is easier and a lot less costly that what you’ve expected. Before leaving for vacation, turn off the ringers in your house. When burglars hear phones ringing for an extended period of time in a home, they know that there is no one there to answer. You should make sure that you have a good lock on any doors to the outside. Deadbolts can really provide that extra home security that you need. Deadbolts can not be jimmied open as easily as a standard knob lock. A door that is not secure is an open invitation for trouble. If your home has glass doors, you need to install a sensor in order to be safe. In many areas, burglars seek out houses with glass doors since they are easy to break. Installing shatterproof glass is a very expensive option, so you should consider having a sensor put in.

Personal Security and Safety

Before you think about home security, consider personal security and safety. Security systems are a proven method of reducing your chance of break-ins, but it is not always the right choice. Sometimes you may just want to invest in a dog or self-defense classes. Ensure that you have considered all your options before making a final decision. You should be in a better position to improve your home’s security now that you’ve taken the time to educate yourself on the subject. You can get right to work on improving your home’s security. You will soon be treated to a home that feels safe any time of the day or night. You are going to be able to relax completely soon! There’s an old saying in the martial arts that, “Pride goes Before The Fall.” In the realm of self defense training, regardless of whether you train in a martial art, or in a modern self defense system, there is a world of difference between “thinking” that you can defend yourself, and actually having the skills necessary to survive a real world attack. The truth is that there are countless schools of martial arts out there professing to be teaching people how to protect themselves, lead by teachers who are sport athletes with no real-world self defense experience. There are even more so-called self defense experts popping up every day on the internet who are more than ready to sell you some magical, “silver bullet” system for mastering the art of self defense “in 30 minutes or less!” What’s the best martial art training for protection? Some of them are muay thai, taekwondo, and BJJ. Read this post from Home Alarm Report because it provides a lot of practical tips. What both of these are selling is not sound, solid, and proven self defense ability. No. What both are selling amounts to nothing more than the abstract, “feel-good” qualities of:

• Hope
• Peace of mind
• a Sense of security, and…
• Confidence

But, in reality, none of these things are real. They are only states of mind and feelings – both based on what we “think” we can do, rather than on any actual results. Now, don’t get me wrong, or get your panties in a twist. I never said that the techniques being taught are not effective. Well, most of them anyway. After all, EVERYTHING is valuable – in context. Train Yourself To Be Safe But, here are a couple of things I want you to think about as you go through your training – even if you are already a black belt or instructor (of course, even if you are – you ARE still training… right?!): 1) Does your instructor spend more time complimenting you, than he or she does correcting you? While we all need to know that we are getting things right, and that we are progressing – we are training under a teacher to break old habits, learn better ways of doing things, and to get direct feedback so that we can progress – how we get feedback about that progress can make a huge factor in our success. And often – more often than not – that feedback takes the form of having our mistakes pointed out to us. I would highly suggest that if you are training for effective, real-world self defense ability, and you have a teacher who is always patting you on the back… Find a different teacher! They’re feeding your ego and breeding a sense of false-confidence! You need a teacher who will not only teach you what you need to know. But also one who will not patronize you, or create a false sense of confidence. 2) Do you train solely on your own without the benefit of direct feedback? While it is possible to get a lot of information from sources like books, magazines, self defense dvd’s, and even online video directories like YouTube, you cannot limit yourself to them. Because… the one thing that you cannot get from these sources is… Direct feedback from the teacher who wrote the article, or is demonstrating the technique in the video. This feedback is the single greatest benefit of training face-to-face with a qualified teacher of self defense (see above). Without it, you would be surprised to find out that what you “think” is being conveyed, is not what’s is being done at all. It’s amazing how our ego can convince us that we are really doing one thing, when in reality, we are doing something VERY different! 3) Are you trying to learn self defense with the same training partner? Worse than this would be to try to learn with no training partners at all, but what most people fail to realize is that you are not training to learn a martial art system. I know that sounds confusing but what I mean is this… Anyone can simply learn the skills and step-by-step kata within a martial arts system – even attain rank for their skill and progress – but this is not the same as learning how to defend yourself against a live human being who is trying to beat, break, or kill you! To effectively learn self defense, it is important to train with as many different body types as possible – as well as with as many fighting styles as possible! How to find a self defense trainer? There could be several self defense schools or disciplines near your place. This post from Contemporary Fighting Arts provides a lot of insights.

Self Defense Techniques

The reality within self defense is that you don’t know who your attacker will be, any more than you will know.

• Your attacker’s size
• What, if any, kind of training they possess
• If they will be armed or unarmed
• Whether or not they will have help
• How far he or she is willing to go in their attempt to hurt you, and…
• Many other unknowns!

So, you owe it to yourself to work with as many different partners as possible, and with as many different situations or attack scenarios as possible. If you don’t have anyone to train with, start a training group in your area. If you are a member of a dojo or self defense class, avoid limiting yourself to training with only one or two “friends.” Get around and work on different bodies and with different personality types – especially those that scare you the most! Self defense is a very deep subject and one that requires attention to detail and a commitment to getting the kind of training you’ll need to survive – not just “think” you can survive!

Effective self defense requires more than just a few “karate moves.” It involves the ability to think strategically, and understand how to defend yourself with as little wear-and-tear on you as possible.