In regards to a recent thread about sport training vs street training.

The martial arts notion of street fighting or self defense is built on a myth. What we normally call street fighting or self defense is nothing more than bully defense. For that, TCMA is as good as anything else.

True self defense doesn't require a lot of training... it's a mental state built on the realization of what crime is and what types of patterns of behavior criminals fall into. It's a rehearsed mental plan built on survival and escape. I suggest that all of you read a copy of Sanford Strong's "Strong on Survival" book. Only then can any martial arts training begin to address the needs of real street survival.

Don't believe me... talk to a cop. Ask them about their last three rape or homicide cases involving a predator with a random victim. Standard and antiquated martial arts training would've been useless in those situations.