Bold Martial Claims
Quick Tip When You Read a Threatening Post
I follow a few Facebook groups, martial-arts blogs, and self-defense discussion fora. When someone makes a bold martial claim of how they’d simply demolish anyone who tried to _______________ (fill in the blank), I go searching for a video example of that expert performing said tactic or technique.
(And there really are some big mouths on the Net who boldly claim they can kick any martial artist’s _________.)
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So far, none of these vids (Youtube videos) have caused me to exclaim, “Oh, dear, oh me, oh my … I have no idea what I’d do against that.”
Sure, I see some good martial arts … but to me, every technique that I see … has a doable counter. (If you are one of those loud people challenging everyone left and right, you might want to reread that last sentence.)
I love to chuckle, as I read these bold claims. I can just smell the testosterone.
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Before you post your next video showing your best techniques to the world, you might want to think twice. Do you really want your enemy seeing what you do and how you move? Really. That gives away a lot of information about you, and how you move and respond.
This is why most of my videos are “animated or slides.” (Most of them.)
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I May Be Bold, But I Attack the Technique or Tactic, Not the Person
As I strive to improve the quality of martial arts and help people achieve their self-defense goals, I make some pretty bold claims:
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As I said, “I” make some pretty bold martial claims … but I don’t attack the person. I don’t even tell you to stop what you’re doing and start doing it “my” way. I don’t care if you use strong blocks that take the energy across your body; that may work fine for you. Just know that there’s another level … or another perspective where the practitioners feel that they can fake a committed blocker.
As I said, I offer alternatives.
For those who “get in your face” on the Net, I suggest … a little video research of the person making the claim.
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