How good are you at self defense?

hey there well I have been doing lau gar kickboxing which is based more on street fighting, since I was 10, am currently quite highly graded without going into any details so I am pretty confident in handling any situation that arises.

Altho the easiest and simple way to avoid confrontation which I would always choose first, is to walk away.

Altho if someone attacks me i'd immobilise them and ring the police as am not into agression but if it comes my way yes I could and would handle myself.

I am not very self defensive due to my weak body so i do not fight with any one i stay away from all these but that does not mean i affraid people i generally manage the things by communication no need to show the power but if any situation create like that then i can manage it very well

That is just what i am doing now! I am not strong or tall enough, so i must have something or some special techniques to defend myself. Now i am learning chinese koofu almost everynight,Taiji,a famous martial art .I have see lots of books and video about it,and find it can strength your body fundamentally,what is more, it also is a good way for expanding life.
Just keep on,and i will get it.
However the most important matter to avoid fights, is not fists but words, so I will use my special techniques just at special situation.*^^*

I was into Thai boxing years ago. It's was an amateur sport so i trained for the sport but i think i can defend myself when the situation calls for it. I know some blocks and strikes and i know how to keep him a few meters away. It's the main reason why i joined Thai boxing anyway. Before, i couldn't throw a punch but right now, i'm quite confident.

Hi!I dont know any martial arts but if time permits one day I will learn karate.I have never been in a situation where I had to be physically rough.I knew a friend of mine who carried a pepper sprinkler with her if need arose though I dont know if she ever used it.

I know I can handle situations like that^_^,like U just kick them in the PERFECT SPOT lol... WE had Karate lessons in our P.E so I think I can use it lol I wanted to pursue the training during those times but I was a working student.But in the future I still want to undergo training If possible.Ive never been into a fight except when WE had our Karate Match w/ my fellow collegemates,lol I fought with a guy and the other Match was w/ a girl lol! I made her Cry. I like to learn self-defense I think watching Action movies made me like it.lol

hello nikky,
this is a good topic especially for women

I took ARNIS or stick fighting as a PE in college. I was hoping to take taek won do but when I was about to enlist on a class, I almost fainted right on the spot. the students there are really good.high kicks and the instructor was a big man hahaha... toink. Talk about a tiny 17 year old girl looking dumfounded in a small dojo in the campus... So I went back to the gym and look for other martial arts PE, I found ARNIS. It's good though. when you learn the basic fighting in arnis you can use any object to fight with. though I'm not a violent person and I don't like fighting, my only reason is to learn how to defend myself. So far, I haven't used it to anyone*wink*

uhm as for kicking, nikky. you can kick there where it hurts most hee hee... no skill needed. hahaha kidding. If in case I'm in a dire situation, I don't want to do that kinda not good for the guy's future lol... I don't want to carry a guilt that the guy won't be able to reproduce a pepper spray is still a good defense, at least it wears off when they wash it...

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I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and I also learned military combatives/combat hapkido while I was in the Army. I have lots of experience with submission grappeling, especially during my time in the Army, and only ever lost to one guy. I am pretty confident in my ability to defend myself, and I've been teaching self-defense to my wife and developing a martial arts curriculum based on my knowledge. I recommend martial arts training to everyone; even if you never use it for self defense, it can really help with building self-confidence and situational awareness, which in turn can help you avoid fights in the first place. Good luck and I hope you find a good school!

I have been wanting to take up kickboxing... I know no self defense at all
and I have never been in a situation that I needed to defend myself...Thank god.. But Its always good to know. I am a pretty tough girl but I dont know if I would be able to protect myself in a situation like that