Saturday, September 26, 2009

Knowing Self Defense Law Can Help Keep You From Jail

By Adam Espirit

Usually questions are: "I can't go to jail for just defending myself, can I?" or "Will I go to jail for knowing martial arts if I'm attacked?"

Just some of the questions about self defense law. Now this is not legal advice, just something to get you thinking about going for legal advice before its too late.

Combat is true self defense. There is no escape or hiding, but only attacking back to save your own life. If there is another choice, take it and know that was not a combat situation.

No mixed martial arts competition or sports fighting here. It's similar to a school shooting or hostile home invasion. You didn't start it, but you are still in it. This is stuff scares most people, but in the moment you have to attack to survive. Attack until you can safely run.

No bowing

No gloves

No rules

This is not a duel, even those are illegal. Reality is that combat is one person attacking another until that person is no longer able to physically fight back. Turning your back on an attacker with a weapon is dangerous and unwise. Go as far as you must, and anything more is legally wrong.

Is it Illegal to even know Killer Moves?

The martial arts industry doesn't want you to know this.

Even taking a martial arts class or being instructed in self defense can make you seem like a danger to the public. Courts add this with the fact you just assaulted another person. That mean you physically did something against them, may it be even a simple push. That "push" could have injured or killed that person. Get the help you need before its too late

There's an old martial arts story about when two tigers meet in combat. One dies and the other is injured. It's not like in the movies here. You will have to explain yourself.

The reason, I called it combative is that we deal with combat, but we defend ourselves. We do not go any further than is needed. To do any less could mean that your life is still in immediate danger and that is not acceptable.

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