Can fighting techniques be used as self defense techniques?

Ah, the age old question. Millions of people train year round to learn fighting techniques. You would use fighting techniques like MMA and boxing for competition sport. But can you really use these techniques for proper self defense? Let’s take a look at that exact question, and see what we can find out.

First, we’ll look at some of the more common fighting techniques. The common jab is the first technique. We now have two staple techniques, because the jab is usually followed up by a cross punch. The round house kick is another common technique seen in fighting. You can temporarily cripple your opponent when you use these devastating kicks properly. Those are the three staple fighting techniques we will be going over.

First, we have the jab. Are jabs simply useful only as fighting techniques or do they have a lot of use as a proper self defense technique? They are actually not useful at all in most self defense situations. You see, jabs are not used as a full out self defense blow but instead as a quick strike in competition sport. A jab will not be very useful in a real life self defense situation because these situation are over in a few quick seconds.

Next we have the cross punch. Cross punches can be extremely useful fighting techniques, or they can be used as self defense techniques. This is because a cross punch is a very powerful strike which can take out an attacker very easily. If placed properly one or two cross punches can take down even the strongest man. You should practice doing cross punches because it can be used as either.

Finally, how about a roundhouse kick? Are roundhouse kicks strictly for fighting or is there a way they can be used as proper self defense techniques? Well, the answer is yes and no. Roundhouse kicks to the head can put you in a very bad situation and can be very dangerous. However, if you make a properly placed kick to your opponent’s groin you can instantly win the fight. Just make sure you don’t kick above the belt and you’ll be good to go.

So there you have it. As you can see, not all fighting techniques can be used as self defense techniques, but almost all self defense techniques can be used as fighting techniques.

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