incorporate the different variety and styles from the

wide range of countries martial arts come from. Being

able to train in martial arts increases physical fitness

and muscular endurance levels too. Today I would like

to talk about reality based self defense designed for

street combat.

Here are some rules of street self defense:

#1 - Never take the street fight to the ground. Your

opponent could have friends that can out muscle you, stomp you and knock you unconscious. If you have a chance to get up and leave the combat circle the better. Keep the self defense fighting on the feet.

#2 - Don't use all your power on your lead strike. Most

martial artists attack with all the power and ability in

the first strike they throw. The key is to quickly adapt

and throw a barrage of martial arts strikes with intensity

and the ability to break leverage and control over your

attacker in a street self defense scenario.

#3 - Always be aware of your surroundings. If you can be

aware and keep an attack from happening in the first place will save you alot of stress and pain. Being aware of your surroundings like looking behind you via car windows and store front windows, listening to the sounds and being

consciously aware of shady people will keep you safer.

#4 - Be properly self defense stress trained and prepared. You must actually practice combat under stressful conditions and adapt and get used to being hit and overcome the fear of taking blows. You can read all the articles and books you want, but without sparring your training will be in vain.

#5 - Have an arsenal of fighting techniques that don't

require much effort or strength. I have been in alot of

life threatening street scenarios and would like to remind

you whats easy and works are the only things you need for your arsenal of self defense techniques.

I would just like to point out I have produced a free

6 page report with combat psychology and proper self

defense training techniques you can download free at:

http://www.howtofightandwin.com/5freereports.pdf

To make things easier, grab the best techniques from every martial arts style you try and use them when you are

practicing. Unfortunately, on the street you won't be able

to do a full martial arts technique and crazy Hollywood style self defensemoves. That's why it's best to try different

self defense techniques and martial arts.

Martial arts should be about self defense and using what works in real life hand to hand combat. Another thing you should practice while training martial arts and self defense is of course weight training and doing exercise on a daily basis, to better prepare yourself for any forms of attack.