There are certain skills in life every man should have. Your level in each of these skills will vary and you will most likely never master them but it’s vital to embrace these over your journey in life.
Some will matter more during different moments in your life but they will all serve you well. These are timeless skills that any man will find useful regardless of when or where they are in their lives.
Your Ability To Fight
- Side Benefits
Increased confidence, strength, endurance and physical proficiency.
Like it or not we live in a physical world. You may live in a safe and secure environment where the need to defend yourself is not often, if ever called on. But the world is a vast place and being able to fight gives you a huge advantage over someone who doesn’t have the same skills.
- You are more easily aware of the situation around you. I.e. your situational awareness is more acute. This lets you know more readily when you should or should not engage. Often someone unfamiliar with the stresses and signals of combat won’t even be aware of what is happening until it’s too late.
- It buys you time and space. More often than not if the person attacking you knows you can defend yourself the cost of engagement goes up and it’s just not worth it so they back off. If you do enter into an engagement you are better prepared and can create the space or time to get out of the situation.
Remember we are talking about how you can maintain as much control of the situation and exit safely. This is no time for ego or bluster and getting into a protracted engagement can be more dangerous.
The main combat sports to look at here are:
- Jiu-Jitsu and/or Wrestling
- Boxing
- Kick Boxing
Of course, these are just some examples and you can choose what you most feel matches your tastes and abilities. The important thing is you choose a functional martial art that can be practised and tested in a safe and controlled environment.
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