To Defend Yourself, you should have total control over your mind and body. Martial arts are hard to follow and sometimes you have to see what is being done rather than reading it. Now self defense is nothing to play with. Please don’t mess around with this. You could seriously hurt someone. Break their arms, legs, necks. You could even kill someone, so don’t mess around.

BLOCKS - Blocks are supposed to deflect your opponent’s attack. Blocks are always half face twisting your hips. So if you miss a block and you are half faced the opponent will most likely miss you. When you block make sure you hit the opponents wrist, or ankle if he is kicking at you. There are many types of blocks such as rising blocks, which block punches to the head. Middle forearm blocks, block punches to the stomach. Downward blocks, block a gadon (punch to the private) punch or kick.

KICKS - When you kick, point your knee at your opponent and kick with the ball of your foot and stretch it out. Practice by kicking something soft using only the ball of your foot. Make sure when you kick you snap your leg back so the opponent doesn’t grab it. For a sidestep kick you get into a kibadachi stance (a type of stance where your feet point inward and your knees point outward and you put pressure on your knees). Cross one foot over the other. Take one leg and bring it up to your other leg while still staying low. Point your knee and kick. When you come back down get into your stance.

BASICS -

Sparring: This is a form of practice fighting where you aren’t really fighting. One of your opponents steps forward doing a downward block. He is either going to attack with a punch to the face or stomach or a kick. The reciever is supposed to step back or do a side block. He also has the option of striking. When you block, you instantly strike afterwards. It’s important always to go back into stance and twist your hips when you strike. If you are in a real fight, keep on going and don’t always use a fixed position. In a real fight, if you manage to get your opponent on the ground, KEEP HIM THERE. make sure he/she can’t get up. Sometimes in sparring you can follow with combos or strike before your opponent strikes. Most important, wait for the punch to come and THEN strike. Remember this is self defense.

Slips: For a slip when your opponent attacks, take your arm and catch the punch. Then you twist his arm and kick. Take the same leg you used to kick and put it behind his leg. Then bring him down. Make sure when you slip you strike with a punch downward to his face or stomach. Another is, when he strikes at you block with the palm of your hand and sweep using your foot to your opponents foot. When you do this don’t try to sweep by the leg, use the foot.

In self defense remember that by not attacking you are defending yourself. So only use this in self defense. Don’t start shit because you think you’re tough. You could kill or damage someone really bad. We hope that you have learned some interesting ways to Defend Yourself in a tacky situation. Be Safe, be happy