selfdefense

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    Which is better for a girl to be able to protect herself, self-defense or Karate?

    I am only asking because I would like to be able to protect myself when I am alone. Does anyone have recommendations? Babasita, I have been interested in kickboxing for sometime, I think I will have to give it a chance. What I mean by self defense is taking a self-defense class. Which in my town...
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    Martial arts books and DVDs for self-defense and fitness?

    My wife and I are looking for some good books on martial arts for fitness and self-defense. Eventually we want to start taking Kenpo but we are just moving into our first place so we will have to start with books and DVDs. this is one book that caught my eye...
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    MARTIAL ARTS & SELF-DEFENSE: Krav Maga, Taekwondo or Karate?

    I'm trying to self-teach myself some practical self-defense martial arts (eg. a man attacks me on a dark street with only a couple of people). I'm choosing from these three: krav maga, taekwondo and karate. Please explain/describe each briefly (provide links if you can). What would be the most...
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    Are there MMA self-defense classes?

    i'm 18. i don't want to do MMA as a hobby or sport. i just want to do it so that i can learn self-defense techniques. can MMA teach u self-defense, or is it mainly a sport? or competition? i mean, can u learn it just to be able to defend yourself? i do lift weights. but can learning MMA teach u...
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    If you were me, which would you take for self-defense? Shorin ryu Karate,...

    ...Kickboxing, or TKD with Judo? I am trying to narrow down my martial arts list to what I should take. I am trying to figure out which would be better for self-defense purposes. If you were me what you take out of those 3? Shorin Ryu Karate is one of the oldest Karate styles from Okinawa...
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    i was arguing with a friend about self-defense laws when your not on your

    own property.? okay we agree that if someone robs you with a knife, and you have a gun and shoot them. you would get into trouble because you did not use equal or lesser force to stop him. but, i said someone had a bowie knife(person robbed) and someone had a switchblade (robber). since they...
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    i was arguing with a friend about self-defense laws when your not on your

    own property.? okay we agree that if someone robs you with a knife, and you have a gun and shoot them. you would get into trouble because you did not use equal or lesser force to stop him. but, i said someone had a bowie knife(person robbed) and someone had a switchblade (robber). since they...
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