Why the majority of the combat systems, martial arts or combat sports are not able to confer you the knowledge that will help you when dealing with criminal individuals?

The elements on which it is based a knife attack are extremely different from what the majority of self defense systems are teaching.

And I talk here especially about the situations in which a criminal mind individual wants to kill you or inflict you damage.

First of all he will never show you the weapon. He will close the distance using the fact that you are not aware of your environment or using different ways to approach you in a friendly or non dangerous manner. He will have already his blade, weapon prepared in his hand but using different deception techniques to covert this. He will look for the best moment and possible that you will be cornered or in a confined space so the idea of running is reduced.

He will grab you and deliver his fast and brutal attack. When all this elements are coming together, doesn’t matter in which system you train, how fast you are with your blade, how precise you shoot or what weapons you have at you. The chances that you will survive are minimum.

The main key factor is to understand that AWARNESS is the most important part of the self protection and training this element must be prioritized so you will be able to identify in time potential threats and also prepare your weapon.

Training in different scenarios that are including stress and pressure factors, exercising simple drills fast precise and learning methods of deception must be part of your combat training activities. But not forget that all this without the situational awareness are 0

The majority of systems are learning and repeating some fantasist complex drills that will only program the brain to have a bad response in a real situation.

But what are the elements that are creating the right system?

In my opinion the system must fallow 2 main characteristics : simplicity and efficiency.

All the drills after are learned must be integrated in different scenarios in which must exist pressure and stress factors.

If the techniques cannot be applying when is existing resistance from the opponents all this under stress and pressure factors then THE TECHNIQUES WILL NOT WORK FOR SURE in a real situation.