Welcome to my Self defense website! I hope you find useful information on this site about how to defend yourself and the difference between traditional Martial Arts and Self Defense.  First of all a little about myself, My name is Master Jack Eastman I hold a 2th degree Black Belt in Olympic Style  Tae Kwon Do and a 5th degree Black Belt in Close Quarters Combat.

What I hope to make everyone who reads this understand is there is a difference between practicing Martial Arts for sport and practicing Martial Arts for Self Defense. If you train to be a competitor you might find yourself in some serious trouble if your ever in a violent street attack. some Martial Art Practitioners get a false sense of their Self Defense capabilities, just because you take a Karate or

Kung Fu or whatever does not mean you are ready to handle a violent attack on the streets.

To be ready for violent crime you must prepare for violent crime! This means you must practice many different possible ways you might be come a victim and what you are going to do to deal with each situation. There are some great Street self Defense Instructors around you just have to do your homework to find one. If you are going to take A Self Defense class for the purpose of learning how to defend yourself make sure this is what they teach.

You could also get some great Self Defense products to defend yourself if you don't have the time to take a Self defense class, Even if you do get a Weapon to protect yourself make sue you know how to use it and already have a plan set in place. One of the best Self Defense Weapons you can get I believe is the Taser it allows you to defend yourself from a distance of up to 15 feet, this is something I highly recommend for women to avoid a physical altercation. Also Pepper spray is another great non lethal weapon it also allows you to defend yourself from a distance.

Any weapon is better than going hand to hand with an attacker, and the farther away a weapon lets you defend yourself the better. There always is the option of getting your concealed weapons permit and carrying a firearm just make sure you get the proper training.

But some people don't want to cause severe damage to another human being this is what makes non lethal weapons so great! They allow you to defend yourself without causing serious injury to another person, Just remember though if your life is at stake don't worry about the damage your going to do to your attacker just do whatever it takes to survive.