Everyone is concerned about their personal
safety.
What if we told you
there is a way to ensure your safety - educate yourself on self defence. You
don’t have to be big, strong and fast to protect yourself from an attacker. All
you need is to learn the basic moves to stay safe.
Anyone and everyone can take
up learning self defence, irrespective of their size, strength or gender. Self defence training itself can make you fitter, increasing stamina and strength,
making you stronger. Learning self defence has certain health advantages, as
learning the art helps you lose weight, improves your posture and gets you in
better shape.
Self defence techniques
are easy and include punching, kicking, jumping, and other basic fighting
moves. They are usually easy to learn and pick up technically. Learning self
defence techniques is also a major confidence booster and helps you feel safe
wherever you go.
We curated a list of
popular self defence workouts which can serve the purpose for you.
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Krav Maga
Krav
Maga is a combination of self defence and striking system. Krav Maga requires
no experience. Krav Maga teaches you the basic of striking, grabbing and
disarming your opponent and teaches you to defend yourself from common attacks.
You are trained to perform better under stress which helps to keep you safe.
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Taekwondo
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Taekwondo
is a Korean martial art. It is based on kicking techniques. Taekwondo is a
routine which contains all types of techniques, several kicking movements,
punches, etc. which allow the practitioners to perfect their skills. Taekwondo
teaches you to get back up every time you fall down.
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Karate
Karate
defines fighting and self defence as where one has to fight with mental and
moral aspects which target the overall improvement of an individual. People are
often confused by the different moves in various martial art techniques. But
karate always focuses on strong, striking moves with open handed techniques. It
involves combinations of punches, kicks, along with knee and elbow
strikes.
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Boxing
Boxing
is a popular full body workout which improves strength and power. It is the
best way to train your body and increase stamina, while also adding a self
defence technique. If you throw your punches correctly, your legs, hips, glutes
and arms are all brought into action for a swift movement. It requires extreme
focus and makes you stronger and tougher, not only physically but also
mentally.
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Kick Boxing
Kickboxing
is a great way to improve your strength, confidence and coordination. As a self
defence technique it increases your fitness levels and engages your entire
body. It includes a combination of punches, knee strikes, headbutt and kicks to
disarm an opponent or an attacker. A strong front kick towards the face is more
than enough to disarm any person. Kick boxing mainly depends on your speed and
agility.
As
you start training, make yourself comfortable with each move before you proceed
to any other self defence techniques. Once you will be easy and habituated then
perform them in order with discipline. Feel safer and confident by learning
self defence techniques.
