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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 663935" data-attributes="member: 4036">Self defense classes would probably suit your needs better.  Martial Arts tend to be as much about artistry and spiritual growth as combat schools these days.There are exceptions, San Soo is one style that at least in my experience with it trains muscle memory and gut response to stimuli.Very rarely does someone rise to the occasion, more often, the adrenaline kicks in, the brain turns off, and they default to whatever their base level of training is.  Be it brawling with siblings, attempted movie martial arts, or deer-in-headlights lack of programming.San Soo is a combat style that trains you in big and small areas to react to whatever in a manner that may be flashy, or may be ugly and frankly cruel, whatever happens to come out, comes out.That may suit your needs, but if you don't want the mugger to go to the hospital missing an eye and with a shattered out knee, it might not be the style for you.Simple self defense classes can teach you the most important lessons of rational thought and situational awareness.  And they can give you some quick fix lessons like heavy object to the nose, or how to spot a weak link and remove yourself from a situation with the least fuss.But I've had situations erupt on me after training in more popular martial arts like Tae Kwon Do and the like.  And if you train with pads on against a single opponent whom you know is going to attack you and from what distance, then that's what you'll be good at reacting to.I haven't had any altercations arise since I started San Soo, so I can't offer first hand results.  Though I have witnessed what happened when a 3 year student was assaulted while we were in street clothes.  My understanding of the situation, is best described by Pete's reaction, "I wasn't thinking, he went, and I went, and the next thing I knew, he was on the ground."  Or something like that, you never remember quotes exactly.Point is, in less than a second the threat was eliminated as it was very obvious we were not to be victimized.  I don't know if I can break bones, but ya know, never mind.  Each art has it's own strengths I'm sure, but you have to find what works for you.  This all probably sounds either too violent or too commercial anyways.Suffice it to say, the less pomp, ritual, and the like you can find to distract from the effectiveness of an art, the more likely it will match up with your needs.  And place that calls itself a self defense club is much more likely to fit that bill than a place that calls itself a Martial Arts Studio or Dojo.  Not that the first couldn't turn out to be an ex actor out to make a buck and the latter couldn't turn out to be taught by a grandmaster who believes in nothing short of the total training of his every student, I'm just saying, for your purposes it sounds like the former would work better.I'm just gonna shut up now.</blockquote>

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