Video: What is Self-Defense?

Self-defense is based on a sense of self-worthiness. Learn about self-defense with tips from an eight-degree black belt in this free video on martial arts self-defense techniques.

Video Transcript

Hi everybody I'm John Graden from the Martial Arts Teachers Association. Let's talk about a very important subject and that subject is self defense. Many martial arts schools advertise that they teach self defense and I'm confident that in most cases what they teach you will improve your odds in a self defense situation but I want to just kind of get away from technique right now and let's just talk about the essence of self defense. What is self defense? Self defense begins with a sense of being worthy, with a sense of self worthiness. In other words nobody is allowed to touch me without my permission. Nobody is allowed to harm me, nobody is allowed to touch me without my permission. All good self defense comes from the mind set that nobody touches me without my permission, nobody touches me without my permission. So what does that mean? What is beautiful about that is it is one of self worth. I'm not saying if you come near me I'm going to hit you with my elbow or I'm going to give you a karate chop or I'm going to hurt you, no it doesn't say that at all. In fact self defense is about survival it is not about always winning every self defense situation, you may not, as long as you can survive and get away intact then you've done a good job so in other words, even though I am being hit without my permission by this gang of guys as long as I can protect myself and get out of Dodge and maintain some sense of health and a strong mindset then I've accomplished the tenants of good self defense because real self defense is not wiping out 20 guys like in the movies. Remember James Colburn's great line. When it comes to self defense, stay away from places where ego and alcohol mix. That's a really good lesson in terms of self defense but the first lesson of all self defense is nobody touches me without my permission. Once we have that sense of self confidence and self worth established, then we can go to work on teaching real self defense techniques. I'm John Graden. For more information contact me on Johngraden.com. Thank you.

What is Self-Defense?

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