How to Learn Self Defense Online
Self defense skills come in handy no matter what your age, your gender or your location. While it is often better to learn self-defense by taking a class in person, because it is easier to determine then if you are doing a move correctly, it is still possible to learn valuable self-defense skills online. One advantage to learning self-defense online is that many self-defense sites offer information, including photographs and videos, free.
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Instructions
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Visit several free self-defense websites. So much self-defense information out there is free, there is really no need to purchase a subscription to a site or pay for other services.
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Print pictures and photos of the techniques. When you are away from the computer, you can use these to practice the self-defense moves.
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Watch the videos on the websites and practice along with them. You can repeat them as many times as you need to until you are confident with the moves. If the sites you visit do not have videos, conduct a search for “self defense” on video sites such as YouTube, where you can find many self-defense related videos.
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Practice the self-defense techniques every day, when possible, or even more than once a day. You should practice self-defense techniques as often as possible so that in a crisis situation your body reacts automatically—in real life situations, you won’t have time to think about moves. Self-defense moves must become second nature to be effective.
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Tips & Warnings
It can be helpful to have a partner to help you practice self-defense techniques you’ve learned.
Before learning strike techniques, you should first learn all the ways you can escape a hold—getting out of a dangerous situation as quickly as possible is more important than injuring the perpetrator, although the two often must go hand in hand.
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- Photo Credit martial arts instructor image by Lisa Turay from Fotolia.com
