Can you learn self-defence through studying a martial art?
Yes. But some martial arts focus on sport competition and some focus more on self-defence. A competition martial art will spend ages doing stretching exercises so that students can kick high and score more points. A self defence oriented martial art will spend less time on the stretching and concentrate more on practising low kicks and practical strikes including head butts and elbow strikes which are more effective in a street attack. One student gives his comments on Choikwangdo: ” Choi Kwang Do , the most revolutionary and ever-developing martial art in the world, has helped me in many aspects of life for as long as have studied it, just three years. I find that a relaxed environment without competition is the best place to learn any art, not just ChoiKwang Do . I have developed my fitness, mental awareness and personal safety without painful stretches, impractical and self-damaging movements and the threat of being paired with the feared black belt sparring partner that you would f
