Coach What do you think of Lee Morrison and Richard Dimitri? I have explored many Combat Sports, Martial Arts and Self Protection Instructors over the years and many of them teach stuff that either won't work under duress or Is a complete waste of time. I have come across only a handful of Instructors who teach real stuff and you are one of them. But I connect with these 2 ideals more than anyone else. Wanted to know your opinions since you are also against a lot of Instructors due them teaching stuff that is not real and also stealing your content which is deplorable. So yeah wanted to hear your perspective
Appreciate the support and the question! I don't comment on specific individuals, but here's my philosophy on practical self-protection: if a system doesn’t include sparring, it’s hard to know if what you're learning will truly hold up under pressure. Real self-preservation training also has to account for legal consequences. For example, preemptive striking, which is taught widely, can lead to serious trouble if used in the wrong context. Effective self-preservation training should empower you with control, awareness, and the skills to respond appropriately in real situations. What most people need isn't 'self-defence' lessons; they need lessons in behaviour management. Knowing how to keep calm, present and focused in tough situations is far more important to dealing with interpersonal conflict than physical technique. In hindsight all the years I have been doing this, and in all the encounters I dealt with in my early adult life, almost all could have been resolved by simply walking away. Again, much of what is being taught under the guise of 'reality based self defense' is in fact 'ego defense' and has very little to do with 'self' defense.
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Coach What do you think of Lee Morrison and Richard Dimitri? I have explored many Combat Sports, Martial Arts and Self Protection Instructors over the years and many of them teach stuff that either won't work under duress or Is a complete waste of time. I have come across only a handful of Instructors who teach real stuff and you are one of them. But I connect with these 2 ideals more than anyone else. Wanted to know your opinions since you are also against a lot of Instructors due them teaching stuff that is not real and also stealing your content which is deplorable.
So yeah wanted to hear your perspective
Appreciate the support and the question!
I don't comment on specific individuals, but here's my philosophy on practical self-protection: if a system doesn’t include sparring, it’s hard to know if what you're learning will truly hold up under pressure. Real self-preservation training also has to account for legal consequences. For example, preemptive striking, which is taught widely, can lead to serious trouble if used in the wrong context.
Effective self-preservation training should empower you with control, awareness, and the skills to respond appropriately in real situations. What most people need isn't 'self-defence' lessons; they need lessons in behaviour management. Knowing how to keep calm, present and focused in tough situations is far more important to dealing with interpersonal conflict than physical technique.
In hindsight all the years I have been doing this, and in all the encounters I dealt with in my early adult life, almost all could have been resolved by simply walking away. Again, much of what is being taught under the guise of 'reality based self defense' is in fact 'ego defense' and has very little to do with 'self' defense.