SKS Self Defense
Last night we had an excellent class for the adults. After warming up with the name game, each Samurai Karate Studio student paired up with another student and created their own self defense form. Some of the students had plastic knives, while others were defending against a punch or kick. While most of my students would be classified as beginner to intermediate, there were some really creative techniques.
As each team came out on the floor to demonstrate their technique, I tried to get other students to comment on the form. This process is not meant to pick on any one student or any one form, but to get everyone thinking about what they would do in the event they were attacked on the street.
As each pair walked through their form, I tried to highlight what I liked or didn't like about the form. This drill is meant to get the students thinking about what works or doesn't work in an attack scenario.
I love self defense and feel very strongly that every child and adult should be trained in the martial arts, just for the sake of being more prepared and confident to face a bully or threat by a stranger.
At Samurai Karate Studio, we practice certain self defense forms according to step by step techniques. Ultimately, my goal is to help everyone of my students think about the situation they are in and apply the knowledge they have learned, so that they can escape from whatever dangerous encounter they face. On the street, you can't think step by step; you have to react and adapt, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Samurai Karate Studio teaches a traditional style of karate to children and adults, beginning at age 4 and is located at 2000 Clemson Road, Suite # 9, Columbia, SC 29229. You may reach us at 803-462-9425 or visit our website at www.samuraikaratestudio.net.
Do you have what it takes to "live by the code"?
As each team came out on the floor to demonstrate their technique, I tried to get other students to comment on the form. This process is not meant to pick on any one student or any one form, but to get everyone thinking about what they would do in the event they were attacked on the street.
As each pair walked through their form, I tried to highlight what I liked or didn't like about the form. This drill is meant to get the students thinking about what works or doesn't work in an attack scenario.
I love self defense and feel very strongly that every child and adult should be trained in the martial arts, just for the sake of being more prepared and confident to face a bully or threat by a stranger.
At Samurai Karate Studio, we practice certain self defense forms according to step by step techniques. Ultimately, my goal is to help everyone of my students think about the situation they are in and apply the knowledge they have learned, so that they can escape from whatever dangerous encounter they face. On the street, you can't think step by step; you have to react and adapt, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Samurai Karate Studio teaches a traditional style of karate to children and adults, beginning at age 4 and is located at 2000 Clemson Road, Suite # 9, Columbia, SC 29229. You may reach us at 803-462-9425 or visit our website at www.samuraikaratestudio.net.
Do you have what it takes to "live by the code"?
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