Mixed Martial Arts Training for Self Defense

I want to tell you all a short story of a man who could have lost his life. If he has been training in mixed martial arts, things may have happened differently. Either way, it is much better to have the ability to take care of yourself then to be at the mercy of your attacker.

Here you are, finally getting off from work, doing everything like you normally do. You start walking home from the train station, when suddenly you hear footsteps behind you but think nothing of it and keep listening to your music. The next thing you know you're BLINDSIDED by a seventeen year old kid. You have no idea why this person just hit you but all of a sudden you're on edge and in survival mode. Now he and his friend tell you to give up everything in your pockets including that nice new iPod. The two are unarmed so you talk back to them and tell them no, still surprised by the sudden blow from behind. Then one of the guys say "Just shoot him and take what he got, we don't got time for this!"

Now you think of your wife and 4 kids and what would happen if you were killed tonight over a couple dollars, a wallet, and an iPod. What would happen if someone had to tell your kids that daddy's not coming home? So you give it up, all that you got even though he never showed a weapon. You go to the ER because of the gash over your right eye, get stitched up and head on home to your wife and kids. You are upset. I mean, you're a tae kwan do champion! You could have done something right? I mean with all those years of training, something should have came in handy. Well the chances are, NO. In a street situation, it's been proven that tae kwan do and similar traditional martial arts are not very effective. What has been proven effective over and over again is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Judo, and Wrestling - All the arts that are most effective in the cage.

Now I tell you this story because it recently happened to a close friend of mine, who has now been training Mixed Martial Arts in the Maryland DC and Virginia area for 5 months following this event. He has never been in this great of shape nor felt this confident, until training with us. Also, I write this article not to bash traditional martial artists and their art, but just to give someone a safer option for self defense. Most people choose martial arts because of self defense, so why not choose an art (or mixture of arts) that is the most effective to PROTECTING yourself? I am not saying that Vale Tudo or MMA can protect you from a gun, but if one is not present, you have a better chance of handling the situation without an eye that needs stitches or your things being taken. Take care, and protect yourself.

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