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For a martial art to be able to function in the real world as opposed to only in dojos or on the tournament circuit, it must be composed of certain things.\u00a0 It must have a striking component, a throwing down component, a joint locking component.\u00a0 It must be able to function at far range, medium range, and close range.\u00a0 It must have both the ability to attack and defend.\u00a0 It must have the ability to deal with weapons.\u00a0 As a logical necessity, it must therefore also have the ability to use weapons.\u00a0 Because if one does not understand the potential of a weapon, one cannot adequately defend against it.\u00a0 To call something a martial art and to expect it to defend against a serious attacker intent upon causing serious injury or death without these components, is foolish.\u00a0 To hold out an art that is so defective as a martial art and to allow your students to think that it is more than it is, is criminally irresponsible.\u00a0 You cannot rely upon defending yourself from an attack without the ability to attack.\u00a0 You cannot infinitely retreat from an attack.\u00a0 You cannot count on someone running at you like a bull so that you can effortlessly sidestep the attack and do “the perfect technique.”\u00a0 Most importantly, you cannot hope to defeat an opponent with a joint lock or a throw unless you possess the ability to first stun your opponent or injure him or her with a striking technique.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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