The BASIC reason and purpose of SELF DEFENCE ....

The most basic reason of self defence is to keep safe and stay alive .... not to engage the attacker or attackers if there is an option to back off ...

No matter how good you think you are , you can't tell the standard of another person you don't understand .... to engage in that situation will put one life at risk for no good reason ... we will never engage a fight if there is an option of dis-engagement ..... especially with someone that you don't know at all is not easy to gain victory '' ....

Example : Never chase a snatch theft alone .... ....

One of my student's handphone was snatched ... and people asked her whether she gave chase ? And why I never teach them to defend their property ???

I teach self defence for students to defend againt their GREATEST PROPERTY - their life ...... STAYING ALIVE is more important than anything else ....

Train well , be SMART !!!

Be smart .... RUN !!!

For Personal Protection matters : Always run to take cover when you don't feel safe .... engagement and confrontation is always the last option ...

1. Be smart and proactive

2. Think and act safely

3. Run !!! and Always scream for HELP !!!!! or FIRE !!!!

If a confrontation is a MUST ..... Be smart and STRIKE DEADLY ... and RUN !!!!

CUT off the C 4 ( Critical 4 ) of the attacker

1. VISION

2. BREATHING

3. BALANCE

4. MIND

Take good care and defend your C4 at the same time ...

Be smart ... learn self defence when you don't need it .

What is the element that caused a fighter turn weak ?

When our mind is strong and in balance , Our body will start to turn stronger and we will do things that will strengthen it .

When our mind turn weak and out of balance ... Our body will turn weak and we will do things that will cause harm to it .....

Negative emotion - Eg , anger , guilt ..... will affect our mind to turn weak and then it will affect our body and everything in it ...... Diseases , illness and even accident will soon follow .

So if wish to be strong , don't just train the body , we got to train up our mind and stay in balance .

What to look for if you are choosing a Martial Art to protect yourself ?

For me to suggest that :

1 . The art should have certain form of discipline training , to train up a person character to be good and humble . "A Best fight is always a NO FIGHT at all " .... in Self defence .

2. Self defence is about keeping safe and avoid trouble as much as possible . " RUN " away from it is always the 1st option .

3. It should be able to train up the person in Combat Mental and Physical Conditioning , Armed and Unarmed techniques and tactics .

When one wish to learn how the defence against it ... one got to know how it is being applied ...

Example : If one wish to learn how to defence from a choke , then one got to know what elements make a choke effective . Then when defencing against it one just need to stop those elements from taking place .... or just by " breaking off those elements " will be able to let one escape .

To be continue ..........

Personal Protection

Questions from friends ..

1 . How long have u been training martial art ?

2. Is there any different between Personal Protection and Martial Arts ?

3. How many form of Martial Arts are you trained in ?

4. Which one is the BEST .. ?

5. Is it a MUST to learn and know Personal Protection ?

I have been training Martial Art since 13plus year old , that time I was learning Chinese Martial Art and Taekwondo .... I got my 1st black belt in Taekwondo when I was 17 years old ... I started as an assistant instructor then , and promoted to be an instructor around 19 years old .

I am 35 years old .... and I have been training in more then 4 types of Martial Arts ...

Personal Protection is about '' keeping oneself safe and alive '' ... is about taking precaution and to avoid getting into a '' fight '' .... ''an accident ''... '' etc ....

Martial Art - by right it is '' The methods and Tactic for war and combat .. '' By right it should be very comprehensive and complete ... but due to different preference of people , it was separated into different forms , believe .... different focus ....

Some prefer Strikes , some prefer Throws and locks , some prefer weapons .... some using them as sports to compete ... some use them as a tool to train for fitness and self defence , some use it as an Art to appreciate .... so ended up there are many different forms of Arts in the world now ...

Nothing to compare about them .... all depend on what you want and need it for .


Depend on one needs and the level that one wish to attain ... My personal opinion is everyone should learn and know the methods of defending oneself from harm and accident . Its always never too late or too early to know and train in Personal Protection .