I'm curious to hear what type of person you train to defend yourself against. We have people in the world that have zero skill, some that are moderate and some that are highly skilled. Some say that the odds of running into someone that is highly skilled, is pretty slim, while others say that they train for the worst case scenario all the time.
What are your thoughts and what type do you train for?
For myself, I like to prepare for the worst. Now, I've heard people say, "Why train for (insert random attack) when chances are, it'll never happen. Thats true, maybe I'll go through my entire life, never having someone bearhug me, but I still train for that attack. I may never have a gun pulled on me, but I still train gun defense. I may never end up on the ground, but I still grapple. IMO, while I train for the worst, I think that average will be the no skill to moderate skill. I just don't think that the average person will have the skill of a Royce Gracie or a Filipino Master. Are they out there? Sure. But I think that the guy thats going to try to mug me to support his drug habit, isn't going to be the guy thats training to be the next UFC title holder.
What are your thoughts and what type do you train for?
For myself, I like to prepare for the worst. Now, I've heard people say, "Why train for (insert random attack) when chances are, it'll never happen. Thats true, maybe I'll go through my entire life, never having someone bearhug me, but I still train for that attack. I may never have a gun pulled on me, but I still train gun defense. I may never end up on the ground, but I still grapple. IMO, while I train for the worst, I think that average will be the no skill to moderate skill. I just don't think that the average person will have the skill of a Royce Gracie or a Filipino Master. Are they out there? Sure. But I think that the guy thats going to try to mug me to support his drug habit, isn't going to be the guy thats training to be the next UFC title holder.