We always talk about awareness when it comes to using your martial arts skills to defend yourself. If you put your head down on your phone and walk on the street, you are not aware of your surroundings. You are physically and mentally engaged.

Some martial arts focus more on what to do to defend yourself in real-life situations. I got this comment.

Yes, martial arts will not only help you stay in shape but also teach you how to defend yourself when your life is in danger. I can tell you to do this or do that, but whether you are able to do put it into action or not, that's up to your training and skills.

You can apply the basics to deal with many unfavorable situations successfully. If someone covers your mouth, you cannot shout. Or, if you do, other people will not hear you.

Let's see this situation from a different angle. You cannot speak or shout, that's not a problem. The problem is, the attacker pulls you back and you lean your body. Now you lose your body balance.

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When you lose your body balance, the attacker can easily grab your hand and drag you. You might be surprised and shocked when someone does that to you. You did not expect anything like that.

Now the sooner you get back to the defensive mode, the better. You lose your body balance, it is not the end of the world. You can move in the same direction the attacker drags you and make your body straight. This little change has a huge impact.

At the same time, you can drop your weight down. The attacker will find it very difficult to drag you. You are not doing anything. You are just using your body. Now you can grab his hand and punch, kick and do knee charge.

You have to spend time on training to respond and make your move fast. Thank you so much for your feedback. I appreciate that.

Please feel free to leave your comments below. Stay safe. Always be happy!