Deaf Smith
Master of Arts
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How long does it take to learn how to realistically defend oneself in your art? If a person had a need to learn self defense for whatever reason, how long would it take for that person to learn enough concepts, techniques and practice them so that they can access them in a fight? Lets say that the person's need to learn self defense is urgent. Would your art be a good choice?
First, if someone needed to learn SD and only SD then the 'art' should be bypassed. Yes and that includes my Taekwondo.
Krav Maga is what I'd tell them to go check into.
It's just that most arts have part of their time spend on forms, part on leaning the culture, learning dojo etiquette, etc... and not pure SD.
KM is not an art, and there are no forms, no culture, and only one bow at the first and one bow at the end of class as for etiquette.
I practice both TKD and Krav Maga, and have for some time. One is good for a base to grow from (TKD) and some SD skills, and the other is good for SD but not much for learning other things.
Oh, and how long? If you put effort and go to many classes a week, KM can do it in six months.
Deaf