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     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.




 
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Yes - IF you are willing to train in their use and practice regularly.  A woman who had been training in the martial arts for a couple of years started training with me. 

She said her husband had asked her how long she was going to keep training.  He said "how long does it take to learn this?"  Her reply was that personal defense is not like algebra - you don't learn it and you're done.


 
     Martial arts seem to provide a never ending showcase for self-delusion.  It was only natural that fraudulent schools of "Kung Fu" would spring up across America when Bruce Lee made Chinese boxing famous in movies.  Likewise, in the 80s it was hard to walk down the street in any town without running into would - be "ninja".
     Frauds and cons have been with us always.  That is no surprise.  What IS  amazing to me is the number of people who manage to con themselves. 

Look at the video here.  Consider that somehow, this "master"'s students have become convinced that he has a mystical power to paralyze them with his Ki - the mystical "life force".
 

 
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Look around you.  Do you see any weapons?  Is there anything nearby that could be used in your defense?

Weapons are easy.  Once you understand how they work, almost anything has some potential as a weapon.  Do you have a coffee mug or a stapler?  What about scissors?  Is there a magazine nearby?  What about a newspaper?  These can be quickly rolled into serviceable weapons.