Before choosing a martial art school or a self-defense style, you should know the purpose of such desire.

If you want to learn more of the art, then you can do so and make a pick from the numerous schools available---to name a few like that from the Japanese: Aikido, Okinawa Shurin-Ryu, Kyukoshin, Judo, Jiujitsu; from the Chinese: Kung Fu, Tai Chi; from the Korean: Taekwondo; from the Brazilian: Brazilian Jiujitsu, Capuera; and from Filipino Martial Arts: Tat Kon Tou, Gokusha, Doce Pares, Balintawak, Baraw Sugbu.

Yet if you want a realistic self-defense, then you will have to be more flexible to learn more than just one art. And it is not just learning as many styles as possible, it is learning the most needed principles and forms of a particular style that can be easily and effectively applied in real situations. The most effective defense is often times the most simple to apply.

Therefore, to learn realistic self-defense, you ought to know what are the essentials for a practical self-defense. Here are some essentials in trimming down your learning process:

• Learn some practical striking techniques. Striking is the simplest counter during an attack. It is also the quickest response to an attacker. You don't have to learn all the fancy strikes. All you have to do is to master one or two punching and elbow combinations that can be effectively applied in almost all scenarios. Then one or two kicking and knee combinations that can be easily applied in almost every fighting scenario. You may employ the use of headbutt in one of your combinations.


• Learn some basic practical grappling and throwing techniques. These include some twisting techniques of wrists and arm locking and breaking techniques. You may also include biting an attacker in your grappling combinations.


• Learn the practical and simple methods of stick fighting and knife fighting. Avoid learning the fancy techniques. Get straight to the point of learning how to defend yourself against these two deadly weapons, and of learning how to use them when they come handy.

Nevertheless, among the three techniques that you should learn, you should focus on the following to master these techniques:

• Master the footwork of the three techniques: striking, grappling and throwing, and Knife and Stick fighting. Footwork includes weight shifting, stepping, and movement of the hips and spine like twisting. Mastering the footwork is mastering how to properly position yourself in a fight. Mastering the footwork in fighting is mastering the right timing of your attack and counter-attack. It is an edge to master their footwork. Footwork can give you an edge when and where to strike an opponent. IT helps you maneuver yourself quickly against your opponent. This is the foundation in every fighting technique.


• In mastering all the essential techniques, you must be diligent in your repetitions. Repeat your combinations as many as you can as long as you live---a hundred times, a thousand times. Repeat them (your practical simple effective combinations) regularly until they become part of you---your instinct. Repeat them until they become your need like that of eating. This is the reason why it is important to learn the simple practical effective techniques. Learning fancy techniques may become your instinct as you do the repetition; and this might lead to your downfall.


• Do some weight training. You don't have to be Mr. Universe; yet it is important that you keep yourself strong. Strength matters, and not just speed.

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Knife fighting is a no joke scene. Yet it can also be a good exercise. Learning knife fighting doesnot mean that we are hoping to get an actual knife fighting experience. I study knife fighting for these reasons; and most of us in the group agree with these reasons:

First, Knife fighting is a very good exercise. Speed and strength are two important elements in learning knife fighting.

Second, learning knife fighting can be very practical for self-defense especially these days. Of course, we are still hoping that we won't have to use this in actual situation. In fact, it is always good to avoid an actual fight. There is always room to avoid a fight or in a situation where a guy pulled a knife at you to get your mobile phone and wallet.

Third, learning knife fighting is for socialization too. This is where you meet new friends from all walks of life. Some are policemen, some are businessmen, others are college students, there are doctors, and lawyers too.

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