Everyone is more or less at risk of experiencing violence during their life. This is especially true for minorities, and as leftists in today’s political climate. The risk of violence will undoubtedly increase as political climates change, so we must be ready to defend ourselves, our comrades, our family and friends, and our communities.
I practise Krav Maga (I know) and have a limited background in wrestling, Karate, and Judo. It would be great to hear everyone’s thoughts on strategies and tactics for self-defence so we can help each other become more prepared to face violent situations.
If there’s enough interest in the topic I think it would be a good idea to start a community for self-defence.
I get where you’re coming from. It’s important to be realistic about our abilities and training outcomes. At the same time, I think it’s better not to have a defeatist or victim mentality (not saying you do) and train so that that we can bring more things under our control through our skills and abilities and give ourselves more options so that we may fare better in confrontational situations where an untrained person would fare worse.
If there is a good Krav school in your area I would recommend checking it out. If it’s a good school it will train as close to reality as possible, no rules (safely of course). We practise gun and knife defence, but I’m under no illusions about my skills and would only engage if I knew I was going to die otherwise. I’ll give up my wallet or car if I’m being robbed, not worth dying over.