Practicality of martials arts for self defense?
May 7, 2010
For policemen/military men, what is the practicality of martials arts for self defense?
This question is specifically for policemen, military men, or those who work in these fields (not hobbyist martial artists, tournament fighters, etc)
I’m wondering, in your opinion, how practical studying martial arts for self defense is? Of course those who teach say it’s great for self defense, but their opinion is somewhat biased. In your work experience, what do you think?
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Very as long as your what you’re studying is more about technique(and that technique is an efficient one) then it is about showing off.
FYI there is no such thing as a hobbyist martial artist. You do martial arts for many reasons, an after school or Saturday morning hobby is not one of them unless you are a complete and udder idiot that saw a Jackie Chan movie and think you’re going to be in a movie one day.
It’s always a good thing to know this kind of thing but there is one drawback to using on the street. If you use something that your department does not teach and you get caught up in some kind of lawsuit, the department will not support you. Now, if it’s a deadly force situation, everything goes. Your goal in this case it to go home that night and it doesn’t matter what you have to do to accomplish that.
It can’t hurt to have martial arts training but just consider the liability if you use an unauthorized technique on the street. I would still do it for not other reason other then it’s a great way to stay in shape.
Well worth it.
Also my nephew, a cop, is a black belt and has had to use it.
While I’ve never worked for the police nor the military, I have worked with the mentally ill and have faced combative situations on a daily basis. My study of the marital arts came in handy for several reasons.
First I wasn’t concerned when a resident became violent because I knew how to protect myself. Not only that, I could do so in such a way that did not hurt the resident.
Second, I had the confidence not to be intimidated by threats or out of control behavior, so that made me more effective at my job.
Third, my training enabled me to see multiple sides of an issue and most times, we were able to resolve situations peacefully.