What's practical and effective for self defense?

  • hypercracker
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    2 months ago

    Sure but if you spar you're gonna get head trauma, and practicing techniques without sparring against a resisting opponent is not worth it IMO.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 months ago

        100%. Firearms handling and shooting should be part of any serious martial arts repetoire.

        Seriously even if you would never use a gun even to save yourself you should have enough familiarity with them to know how to safely remove the magazine and clear the chamber of any firearm you encounter.

      • hypercracker
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        2 months ago

        Up to your risk tolerance. With the discovery of CTE we know that repeated minor head trauma still causes long-term problems. IMO it's too easy to overdo it especially once the blood gets pumping. I've gone to more BJJ classes than I can count thinking "ah I have a few injuries, I'll just roll light" and then it turns into repeated deathmatches.