Threat Assessment: 8 Self-Defense Hazards You Need to Prepare for Now!

Even though most martial artists dedicate themselves to learning practical responses to modern threats, violence can take unexpected turns that shock even the best technician. To develop the kind of mental and physical resolve necessary to prevail in such encounters, you must create a variety of worst-case scenarios so you can build relevant skill sets that can be put into action quickly.

If you already engage in scenario training, you should take a hard look at the ones you currently use and examine—without style prejudice—which moves will work when there’s hard contact and full resistance. You may find that some “proven techniques” are fatally flawed when your opponent is fighting back. Obviously, you can’t go ballistic with your training partner, but you can take into account the natural reactions that would be associated with real violence.

Presented here are eight threat categories that all serious students of self-defense should prepare for.

1) Fist Attacks

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