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Self-defense: the difference of preparation that only a few understand

The fact of being always in the right conditions to fight is not automatic at all (read for example Self-defense: aggression in front of a supermarket): this is one of the crucial preparation differences that intercurs between:

A martial arts athlete
A warrior

Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study classes here Learn Kung Fu online: a beginner-to-expert course).

The fight that a fighter is prepared to…

A fighter prepares himself / herself to express a performance (in a ring, in a cage, etc.):

Against a (single) declared opponent
Against a person with a similar weight / ability
On a predetermined date / hour
After months of specific workout
After a perfect warm-up and stretching
Motivated by a trainer / coach / master
With precise rules, respect and equal weapons
In a relatively safe environment (with protections, etc.)
With the option to abandon the struggle whenever he / she wants
Without directly putting at risk his / her life
…

The fight that a warrior try to be prepared to…

A “warrior” should be potentially always ready, at any moment:

When he / she is injured (past damages not ovecome, new ones, etc.)
When he / she is sick (chronic illnesses, temporary diseases, etc.)
When he / she is tired (after training, after another clash, a run, etc.)
When he / she is disadvantaged (multiple opponents, armed aggressors, etc.)
When he / she is under stress (under direct / indirect threatening, etc.)
When he / she is not completely shiny (under the effect of medicines, in the middle of the night, etc.)
When he / she is taken by surprise (by an acquaintance, an animal, etc.)
…

How can a practitioner be always ready to face a fight?

The only way to always have at least a chance to survive is to bring to the highest levels:

Preparation – Mental and physical workout (conditioning, technique, strategy, tactics, sparring, not predetermined simulations, etc.)
Discipline – Daily refining and constant expansion of the acquired skills / knowledge (in view of increasingly prohibitive scenarios)
Concentration – The instance of the physical and mental abilities (the synthesis derived from what we have learned and its adaptation to the, always different, scenarios)

A note by Master Kongling – We will deepen these phases in the next parts of this mini-guide.

Sudden fights: why me? Why now?

What we have to understand is that:

The ability to fight (even only in middle-level circumstances) cannot be acquired easily or quickly – It is a difficult path that requires sacrifice and dedication (even the “tricks” we talk about in self-defense section will come to fruition only if they will be supported by solid and constant training)
In any case, nothing can assure us victory – The more the psychophysical disadvantages are high, the more the possibility to prevail drastically decreases (6 Dragons Kung Fu’s training and S.A.F.E. method give us only a chance, a chance that, otherwise, we would not have, read Personal defense: the S.A.F.E. method)

Final notes

A few conclusive thoughts:

Naturally on the street in much rare to find the level of experts that we could face on a ring but the squilibrium remains, due to all the other infinite and unponderable variables (number of opponents, etc.)
It is exactly due to the big difference that outside of a sporting / friendly context, fighting must be avoided at all costs (read Best martial arts for self-defense)
…

After this introduction, in the next article of this series, we will analyze more concretely how a 6 Dragons Kung Fu practitioner should face the psychological limitations (read Always be ready to fight: the mind), the physical ones (read Always be ready to fight: the body) and finally, we will expose a “quick guide to action”.

In-depth video courses

Self-defense basics: how to – A video course about the fundamentals of 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s self-defense method
Self-defense: not violent self-preservation – An excerpt from the Self-defense basics: how to course

In-depth articles

How to use martial arts in a real fight – What do we need to apply martial arts teachings in a real fight
Why martial arts do not work: 5 reasons – The hidden true behind the failure of the martial arts in real contexts

Questions

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Author: Master Kongling

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