Everyone has limitations. Some people focus on them, and others focus on their strengths. Which are you?
Bruce Lee was severely nearsighted. He chose his first martial art because it allowed him to fight an arm's length away.
Maybe you are completely blind. If you have arms and legs, then you can learn to protect yourself.
"I've Got a Secret"
Are there any words more enticing to the human mind? We all want to learn the "secrets" to wealth, fitness, love, personal defense, whatever.
In the video here you see some people who have bought into the idea that there are secret methods that will make them safe - invincible, maybe. You also see what happens when they meet people who don't share those beliefs.
Paul Vunak once shared this illustration with me to demonstrate the fallacy of "style vs. style" thinking. Imagine 3 experienced fighters.
Fighter A is a professional heavyweight boxer.
Fighter B is a jujitsu wrestler.
Fighter C is a karate man.
In fight 1, It's karate vs. boxing. The boxer is agile and fit, but when he closes the distance, the karate man snaps a kick to his groin. The boxer, unfamiliar with the low kick and unable to block it, drops his hands in agony. The karate man is able to kick him in the head and run away. Winner= Karateka.
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