MMA is a Show, Not Self-Defense , Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 5:54 AM, in

If you are thinking that MMA is self-defense then you are wrong. In reality, MMA is not self-defense but a martial arts spectacle.
The objective of MMA is to defeat the other opponent whether he/she is in a cage or ring. With this in mind, an offensive mindset is completely wrong for the average person. Imagine if you were trained as a pitbull, and someone said something that you thought offended you. Your timing to your reaction? My money is on the probability that you would be more apt to attack than defend.
Training yourself to be an attack dog can be dangerous legally. Train with calmness and not with aggressions. It can change your life in seconds. Legal troubles from fighting can haunt your finances for the rest of your life. This is something that you probably do not want to think about doing. But, nonetheless people say that this won’t happen to them. Well, it would be wise not to train that way in the first place. Training is a self defense mode creates that momentary pause of thought if you are ever attacked. You must think defensively and watch how the attacker moves.




It is better to react, and put the attacker one move behind, then it is to attack, and put yourself behind. Being attacked is like a human chess game. Each side is making their move, and the one side that fails to capitalize, or makes a mistake, will pay with their life. So, in essence, it is better to understand different scenarios with different methods of attacking. That primarily means by learning how to defend against a knife, stick, or another type of weapon. Learn from a center that has a self-defense mindset, and can realistically addresses different scenarios regarding attacks and confrontations.
It is essential to learn the basics of self defense, and not to get it confused with mixed martial arts. We all know that wrestling on television is entertainment, and we should all have the same logical approach when regarding the martial arts. Make sure the instructor has at least 15 years of martial arts experience, and is able to effectively communicate the scenarios that you seek.

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