Why is Self-defense Important?

At some point, we have all been afraid of going out on the streets due to the personal defense of delinquency and public insecurity. It is very common today to see on the news how assaults with a knife or firearm increase and occur at any place and time of day. 

Cases such as students returning home are assaulted by criminals or as women who make the mistake of walking alone in solitary places and are assaulted, raped and even murdered, without a doubt an unfortunate scenario for the ordinary citizen concerned about their security and that of their own. The idea of learning some kind of self-defense is not crazy given the circumstances.

Any of these examples force us to think that it is necessary to know how to defend ourselves at least in a basic way so as not to be part of the statistics. 

It is essential to know how to react quickly and effectively, as well as to be clear about what should be done in these cases, and how to avoid them as much as possible. 

These and many other reasons are what should lead us to take seriously the idea of taking a self-defense course and why not also learn to use a weapon for our defense.

Reasons why learn to defend yourself

Next, we will make a list of possible reasons to know personal defense, it is a good exercise to analyze each one of the options and look for own reasons to decide to learn:

Even if you are not a victim of abuse, you may often be forced to travel to dangerous places where you risk being attacked or intimidated. Also, we see that crime today has no limits and can attack anywhere at any time of the day. 

By learning to defend yourself, you will feel more confident about yourself, you will be able to control your impulses more and you will know how to react and handle yourself in case of danger.

The personal defense and martial arts in addition to teaching you to defend yourself will help you to have your body more toned and strong, at the same time they will help you to know your limits, your resistance, and your motivations. 

With the practice of sports or defensive shooting, a level of self-control and discipline develops that helps keep the mind and body active. Also, no matter how old you are, any time in life is good to learn how to defend yourself.

It is proven that learning self-defense calms anxiety, reduces stress and improves the functioning of the body. It also helps you focus your energy properly. With the awareness that you are capable of defending yourself, you conquer fear and can enjoy more and better moments without worrying so much about the environment.

With the use of techniques that are learned in personal defense and the safety rules that are taught, the person is encouraged not to be violent and to maintain control in situations that lead to the limit. 

This helps the person to have a positive attitude and not to be paralyzed by fear in a situation of risk. The practice of sports shooting and martial arts are excellent for the formation of personality and character in the person, these are activities that are highly recommended for children and adolescents.

With the techniques, you learn you not only learn to defend yourself and repel attacks but also help prevent these attacks from occurring in self-defense first. Criminals "study" their victims and prefer to attack those who are less likely to defend themselves. 

In the case that you know personal defense or combat techniques, it is more likely that you will not be chosen as a victim, this is because your own body language warns potential aggressors about not being willing to let you submit. Also, many personal defense systems teach evading and avoiding certain situations as well as identifying suspicious attitudes that help us avoid being attacked.

It never hurts to defend yourself and get rid of a dangerous situation. Go ahead to follow a course of self-defense and gain the feeling of security that gives you the knowledge to defend yourself. 

Always remember that: "It is better to know and not need it than to need it and not know it."