Everyone knows the best way to train for the street is in a nice kwoon, wearing a fancy uniform and initiating all attacks with a big karate shout.
These days I train mostly what would be called self defense so I'll give it a go.
situational awareness training and methods that help ingrain the habits associated with situational awareness are much more valuable "street ready" training than any martial tactical practice.
How do you train that and from whom do you learn it?
Most people would agree that to get the most out of your training, you must spar. For those who train for "the street”,
how often do you spar with and against weapons? Sometimes weekly, sometimes longer between sessions.
Multiple opponents? Sometimes weekly, sometimes longer between sessions. Weapons are treated as something that should be expected at all times.
Multiple opponents with weapons? Yes, weapons are a given.
What kinds of weapons do you spar with and against? Dirt, lamps, plastic bags, handguns, non-rubber knives, whatever is at hand or on your person is fair game.
What kinds of mixes do you use with mutliples? 2 on1, 3 on 1. It's a small group.
What kinds of weapons do you throw into the mix? Dirt, lamps, unloaded handguns or airsoft, knives, whatever is at hand or on your person.
For those that do spar, how do you keep the injuries down? How do you make it realistic?
Some times you have to be careful, sometimes we use the less damaging versions of a move in order to go full speed, other times we'll use equipment. Still injuries happen but so far nothing that kept anyone from training.
How does the environment affect your ability to fight multiple and/or weapons wielding opponents?
A busy environment helps me, a clean one works against me. Good thing the world doesn't look like a martial arts school.
Do your specific techniques change when facing multiple opponents and/or weapons?
Not much. Those are life and death situations and I will try whatever I have to in order to survive.
I quit after getting my first black belt because the school I was a part of was in the process of lowering their standards A painfully honest KC Elbows
The crap that many schools do is not the crap I was taught or train in or teach.
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