I want to learn self defence. I’m thinking about private classes,I don’t want to learn in a group. How long might it take to learn self defence? And how much would it cost?
It depends to what level you want to learn and what you want to learn….
If you want the bare basics, it might take you several weeks or months; if you want to become an expert, it’ll take decades.
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im small and pretty strong but am looking for "passive" self defence, the kind where you don’t necessarily attack the person but just disarm their attacks against you.
No guns, I’m talking about martial arts here! No abbreviatations either – I don’t know what they mean
From what you are describing aikido sounds like your kind of thing. Aikido is a non agressive martial art the entire point is to subdue your opponent with as little force or agression as you can. Aikido is all about non resistance and not using force. It comes natural to women as it does not use physical strength. (which is hard for most men). the techniques you are taught are meant to just stress or stretch the opponent, or throw him with little ill effect. It does not mean that it can not do damage. The locks and throws can be used with very brutal effect if necessary (break limbs, dislocate members, kill,…) but of course that is not it’s intent
Aikido is as our founder said it is the art of peace
I’m returning to London for a while after living abroad and what really worries me is how much its changed. I no longer feel safe walking around my old neighbour hood and would like to take a self defence or survival course. thing is i’m a bit broke so it would have to be cheap. I’ll be based in East London, Barking Area. Any suggestions?
http://www.krav-maga.org.uk
http://www.barkingweb.co.uk/sports/self-defence-karate/
http://www.dynamicselfdefence.com
If the law allowed Battered Woman Sydrome to become a an official defense rather using Manslaughter or self-defence what evidence is needed?
You need to go to some sort of psycho therapy and find out if you do suffer from Battered Women’s Syndrome.
After that depending of the finding from the psychotherapist, it depends on what the District Attorney in the area is willing to charge you with.
Let your lawyer know what’s going on and get advice from them. They more educated to give you the facts other than some guesses we could tell you.
Good Luck 
I would like to know where I can learn to make full use of this weapon, more for self defence.
By telescopic are you talking about a police "asp"? The difficult thing about striking with an asp is that the only part to do damage is the very tip of it. When it hits however it can devistate.
If you want to learn how to strike with a normal baton or stick, try Escrima or silat.
I need to join a self defence class in New Zealand tha very interesting and enjoyable and cheap too. I used to be doing gym stuff that about 15-20yras ago now I am 40yrs old, 5′10” tall and 126kg.
Aikido i think is the best for only defence
it teaches only for self defence,, not for fighting
there are so many movements which are just for weakening our opposite,, it hurts cause its positions make our opposite will get hurt more if they move
hope that helps
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Where should I go to learn self defence? I want to be able to defend my self not fight, and if anyone goes to these courses, have you learned anything or is it a waste?
I would recommend bujinkan ninjutsu since it focuses a lot on self defense even against multiple attackers.
Is Apathy a sin or is it psychological self defence mechanism that kicks in when a human being can’t/won’t/confused/unable to decide what kind of religion to follow. Or finds that Religious bodies and "God" can’t accept Him/her?
I think I follow you. You are saying that since the Christians will damn you if choose to accept Islam and Muslims will damn you if accept Christianity you just can’t get too worried about being damned. This is not to pick on just the Christians or the Muslims since they will also damn one another just as quickly. I don’t think the Religion vs. Reason question creates apathy in most people. I wish that it did, since if people didn’t really care about these things they would be less willing to kill one another over their differences. All religion is poison.
I was wondering what kind of self defence class is best. I want to know how to defend myself if somebody tries to hurt me or something like that. Something like judo, karate, taekwondo, ect. Just wondering what is best.
gracie jiu-jitsu…….there is no selfdefence like it..it has changed the world of matial arts forever.but you must be able to train hard and not be a sissy.try it .i know youll love it as i do
Like if a lion savaged a lion tamer who was whipping him, or a dog giving a deep bite to someone who had been kicking it? Do they still get put down, or do they have a right to self defence?
should put the trainer down, it seems that animals have no right to self defence,
my next door neighbour had a gentle sweet rottweiler, and one of the local boys (11) at the time used to throw stones at her every time he went past twice a day to and from school.
my neighbour sent pictures to the boys parents and the police telling them what this brat was doing. one day the dog was free in the garden and the boy hit her with a stick again caught on film, the dog bit him, within 48 hours the dog was dead, police not interested in the real evidence, just that a dog had bitten a boy where is the justice in that.