Training and Self-Defense

If you're ever wondering if it is possible for a person who is not a gifted athlete to be effective in self defense, you're not alone. In reality, those who are unfit get more benefit from self-defense classes than people who are prime athletes. Self-defense is about learning to thrive in the face of danger from those who have physical advantages over you.

However, we do must take a step back and infuse a little reality into the mix here. It is true you might be able to defend yourself if you're in poor condition, but do you truly want to place yourself at such risk? Being on a self-defense program without working on your health and fitness is a halfhearted attempt at self-defense.

Most physical battles will be lost due to 1 of 2 factors. The first is that your conditioning gives out and the second is you're overpowered. The greater your strength and the better your endurance, the better your likelihood of avoiding such a situation. This is not to say even the greatest level of strength and conditioning can result in a guaranteed outcome, but you will find yourself in a lot better position when you have good conditioning.

It is only natural then to think that the more time you spend working out, the better off you will be. The best value of your time is in fact to commit just a fixed, responsible amount of time on training. For instance, 20 minutes onan exercise bike combined with several repetitions of push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups, can have a tremendous effect on your physical conditioning. This kind of improvement in conditioning could make the difference between life and death when you need to protect yourself from a predator. This might be all of the motivation you need to stay consistent with your brief daily workout.

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If you are never assaulted, you are going to benefit. You might find that you are rather tired whenever you work out. If you do then you possibly find your self-defense classes to be just a bit of a struggle. That truly will undermine a lot of the fun that can be had in class. In addition, it can cut the legs off of your ability to learn as you become so involved with trying to catch your breath, much of the class material is overlooked. So in addition to making you an even better fighter when necessary, conditioning will improve the quality your self-defense exercises. When you're able to to perform at maximum efficiency in the class, you're going to get much more out of it. It means your potential to safeguard yourself increases immeasurably.

It's not necessary to make physical fitness a career pursuit to become proficient in the area of self defense, but it helps to be fit. Confidence is one other important aspect of being able to and convincing potential predators of your ability to defend yourself. Confidence comes along with physical fitness.