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The age old question, are martial arts self defense? Well, yes and no. For example, martial arts certainly contain some self defense moves, so they obviously have self defense applications. However, self defense isn’t the only aspect here. Instead of simply learning self defense, they also contain many aspects that become more of a lifestyle. This is the reason why martials dedicate years to training while most self defense practitioners need only a few months to learn to defend themselves. Instead of training for the entire art, they only train for the most applicable techniques of self defense to keep them safe in the streets.

But what about true martial arts self-defense. Does that even exist? Of course systems have tried to be martial arts self defense systems but are they really good enough for the real world? Some of the more popular examples of these include Krav Maga and Systema. These arts seek to be almost entirely dedicated to teaching you self defense moves, with very little “fluff” involved. However, their shortcoming is that they still cling to traditional martial arts techniques. By sticking to martial arts techniques, they still have that extra long learning curve that self defense systems do not have. So while these systems certainly can be used as martial arts self defense solutions, they are not the best way to learn proper self defense techniques. To learn to defend yourself, find a competent self defense instructor teaching a good system designed specifically for reality based self defense (RBSD).

A very beneficial aspect of RBSD is that you can master the necessary self defense techniques in just a short amount of time. These self defense moves can be learned in just weeks and not many years of training. And you don’t need to worry about getting new belts or anything like that. At least not in a mostly realistically based self defense program. Do yourself a favor and go look around for a good RBSD school if you are looking for martial-arts self defense.