Comment Re:Kid won't know what to do when an adult (Score 1) 607
I guess it depends on your school and instructor. I also assume you are using Karate as a generic name for all similar martial arts. I study TKD and we do lots of self defense in our class. Just a week ago we did a drill where you stand up against a wall and one person squeezed your windpipe (standing from the side) while another came at you with a blocking pad. You had to fight through the discomfort of being choked and fight off the attacker with the pad. Prior to that we did a drill where your partner two hand choked you and you had to get out of it. Of course prior to doing the drill we went through 5 or 6 ways to get out of the choke. Just the other night we did a self defense drill where your partner got a piece of kids sidewalk chalk and used it as a knife. It was really easy to see who did a good job defending themselves and who didn't via their white uniforms at the end of the night!
In addition to these type of drills we have basic self defense moves such as getting out of wrist grabs or headlocks which must be mastered for belt testing.
If that's not enough there is an additional class called Masters which deals with street fighting scenarios such as knife or gun attacks. The class is entirely devoted to how to deal with these situations and trains a lot with rubber weapons. Finally there is also a MMA (mixed martial arts) course where you can really get into the grappling type fighting you see on UFC. So all schools are not created equal and I'd hate to run into most of my instructors in an alley.
In addition to these type of drills we have basic self defense moves such as getting out of wrist grabs or headlocks which must be mastered for belt testing.
If that's not enough there is an additional class called Masters which deals with street fighting scenarios such as knife or gun attacks. The class is entirely devoted to how to deal with these situations and trains a lot with rubber weapons. Finally there is also a MMA (mixed martial arts) course where you can really get into the grappling type fighting you see on UFC. So all schools are not created equal and I'd hate to run into most of my instructors in an alley.