is self-defence possible by self-learning?

Question

i try to run and some light weight lifting but i sometimes have doubts wether i am going to do good if i am confronted with 2-3 or more,,,

is there anyway to learn street fighting or at least the right way to make a punch without having to waste money on a teacher since its all fanatsies of being rambo
dont suggest weapons cause i dont want to go to jail becasue i have a life

(pls correct my grammar and words for educational purposes!)

Answer 1

Sorry, the answer is no......

In order to learn self-defense you need proper training, and sparring, you can't do do without instruction and training partners.

Can you teach yourself to read if you don't know how? it's the same principle.

A teacher is no a waste of time (provided that the instruction is good).

Also, it doesn't matter how good of a martial artist you become, odds are that against 2-3 people you'd get your butt kicked no matter what you know, the best option would be to RUN.

If you want to learn to fight these odds, krav maga is probably a good option for you, since it considers a no-quarter situation

good luck!

Answer 2

generally martial arts isn't free, some instructors own full time dojo's so there costs need to pay for the upkeep of that gym and for them to attain a living wage, others do it part time and their costs will only cover the cost of the overhead of where ever you are training, This varies from place to place and prices could range from £3 a session to £70+ a month. Teaching yourself, whether it be from books, dvd's or the internet, is not a good idea. Books and videos make a great addition to attending a class once you start having an understanding and can take the things you see in these books and videos and discuss them with your instructor. But without the class all it leads to is misinterpretation/misunderstanding of techniques, bad habits and more questions. As for where to start, have a look at whats on offer in your area, go down to the classes, many have a first lesson free offer so just try them out, see what you enjoy most and what is taught well and go with that one. Stay away from any club that has black belts under 13/14, has black belt academies, looks to tie you in with long contracts, offers birthday parties, makes you grade every few months (grading should happen as you are ready), promises black belts in a certain time frame. These are generally the attributes of a McDojo, and they are just out to make money and won't help you in anyway, the ATA (american taekwondo association) is a prime example of this

Answer 3

Only if your self defense is the hundred meter dash. Otherwise, you need to at least go up against different opponents to get an idea of how to avoid strikes and how to prevent them from hurting you. But yes, theoretically, you can learn self defense on your own without any formal lessons or teachers as long as you have a good partner to spar with realistically. I'm saying this assuming you meant you merely want to defend yourself against attacks and not win competitions or beat up other people. As for going up against 2-3 opponents, the hundred meter dash is the best defense against that.

Answer 4

truth is, your grammar problem is a good answer to your question.

you might be able to mimic real fighting techniques, and some might even work, but like with your grammar you need to learn the finer points that make the difference between really knowing how to fight, and just getting by off luck and aggression.

Yes, aggression can get you far- but the moment you are against someone who knows what they are doing and have trained realistically to deal with the level of contact and aggression in a real fight- you will be hurt, bad.

The most important parts of technique such as efficiency and HOW TO GENERATE POWER WITH YOUR BODY are missing, thats why you see a lot of swinging wide blows in streetfights.

Those kinds of hits- hit hard, however a trained fighter, can hit much harder.

Go to any boxing gym and look at the way they break down "how to punch". If you think the power comes from your fist, or even your arm or chest- odds are you are doing it wrong.

(ok, there are situations it does, but not the ideal way and not the way you see people flailing about in a barfight).

As for your question- it is STATISTICALLY possible to "teach yourself" how to fight. I wouldn't bet on it.

It is also statistically possible for a parapeligic to win the olympic broad jumping competition.

The fighters that did develop systems- had background AND most recently the successfull gracies and BJJ had TONS of time and TONS of sparring partners to work with.

You doing it alone in your room is not even the proper conditions to even make it statistically possible.

Answer 5

If you learn self defense by yourself you will only be able to defend yourself against yourself.

I just had to laugh about the first sentence I wrote because it brought to memory the movie, "Me, Myself and Irene". That's exactly what I mean. If you are schizophrenic that kind of self defense training may work, but if not, then there is no chance of it working.

You MUST train with and against other human beings. There is NO substitute and no short-cut.

Answer 6

Very poorly. There is no substitute for a good instructor.

Answer 7

First off...no one is gonna do good against 2-3 or more guys.

It is possible if you plan on getting yourass kicked.