| All over the internet, there is constant buzz | | | | A school can teach you how to effectively use |
| about different self defense systems. Its | | | | your technique. You have people you can |
| present in every forum, and every community | | | | practice with. You can learn what the right |
| that you can picture. People ask | | | | or wrong punch feels like. Even more |
| themselves... Is it really true? Can I learn | | | | specifically you have an instructor that you |
| to be a ball-busting super commando in just | | | | can work on a day-to-day basis. A commando |
| three short days? Super mystery special ops | | | | tape can not do that for you, and a Seminar |
| guy tells me that I can. | | | | can do that only for a few days. It takes |
| | | | time before mastery of any art can be |
| And so every day, countless people fork over | | | | achieved. |
| upwards to $200 for this piece of this | | | | |
| state-of-the-art top secret info. Every day | | | | So, before you try out your latest technique |
| people get these courses in the mail and | | | | from your favorite fighting instructional DVD |
| every day they are convinced that they have | | | | on some jerk on the street, you need to think |
| what they need. Unfortunately, some of these | | | | before you act. People need to understand |
| people find out to-little-to-late that they | | | | that there is no magic pill to a difficult |
| need more than just a DVD to teach them | | | | thing such as self defense. To learn |
| correct self defense. | | | | effective self defense one needs time to |
| | | | learn the reality of what can really happen |
| There is an ongoing debate about the validity | | | | to them on the streets. They need to know |
| of seminars and fighting instructional DVDs. | | | | both the pros and the cons of doing the right |
| There are a lot of people out there who would | | | | or wrong thing in a self defense situation. |
| tell you that in three days you can learn how | | | | |
| to defend yourself effectively on the street, | | | | It is also important to understand that the |
| when that cannot be further from the truth. | | | | right self defense dvs and weapons can often |
| | | | be more practical and even more effective |
| Now, dont get me wrong, I am by no means | | | | when used in conjunction with effective |
| stating the fighting instructional DVDs and | | | | training and advice from professionals. So |
| seminars are not excellent tools to use when | | | | even a consumer should call and inquire |
| learning self defense. In fact, I believe | | | | before they decide to pick any self defense |
| that they are excellent tools, but they are | | | | product, including a DVD. |
| by no means the whole enchilada. Self Defense | | | | |
| DVDs should be used in conjunction | | | | Remember, in self defense, knowledge is |
| instruction from a teacher from a real | | | | power. The more you know the better prepared |
| school. Now, there are several reasons why | | | | you are in a confrontation, and the greater |
| this is important. | | | | your chances are of getting out of a violent |
| | | | situation alive. |