Your Turf Self-Defense
This is a quick tip, and it has nothing to do with establishing your “turf” in a gang. Instead, this tip focuses on a few suggestions for fighting in familiar territory….
I Know My Turf
If someone were to attack me in my home, I feel that I’d have a definite advantage. It’s my home base.
I know where there are hidden weapons … fighting stick behind the bed post, knife in a secret sheath in a picture frame, and even ball bearings in a covered, decorative bowl.
I also know where the piles of messes are and how to avoid them.
Do you know your house or apartment? Can you avoid furniture in the dark? And would you be able to push an intruder into, and over, said couches, beds, and chairs?
Hiding and Escapes
Familiarizing yourself with your turf also means know paths out … ways to get to safety. If you can’t get away completely, can you get to a hiding place?
Knowing the layout of your environment, whether at home, at the mall, or visiting a friend, should be a given. You need to know all the ins and outs of your environment better than your enemy does.
So, was that a worthwhile martial-arts tip? Practical?
Or was it the same ol’ same ol’?
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Tags: hiding places, home protection, home security, intruder in house, know your home, my turf, your turf
I’m glad to see I’m not the only crazy one out there. The question I would ask, is how does your wife react to midnight shadow sparring in the front room, hall and kitchen? Mine was less than pleased. My fault really…propping up her throw pillows where I could practice striking/kicking them as I avoided the furniture, not the actions of a wise husband.
Now, I only catch her when she enters a room … or if we are hanging, waiting for a concert. And she … reacts. Well.
Although I’m in the martial arts with more of a lifestyle approach (I practise self defence for the self defence’s sake, not just for being able to defend myself), I find myself always checking the surroundings quickly even as I walk, imagining possible attackers and enviroment where I could be able to push them into.
If some special skill regarding martial arts was to be defined, mine would be “paranoia eye”…