Question 1

What is the best martial art for self-defense?

Accepted Answer

You actually don't need to take a traditional martial art to learn self-defense. Most martial arts are designed for a sport-style combat with specific rules. But when saving your life from an attack, those rules don't exist. Instead of spending hundreds of hours in a traditional system to learn forms, advanced techniques, and earn belts, it may be faster, cheaper, and more effective to learn the basics of self-defense directly.  It's better to be very confident with a small arsenal of "techniques" (like a punch or elbow strike) than to drill a different technique for every scenario (wrist escape, two hand choke, front bear hug, etc.) and not be able to use them in an adrenalized life-saving scenario.

Question 2

Can I legally defend myself?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You are permitted to defend yourself if you perceive a threat. But you must only use the appropriate amount of force needed to stop the attack. In most scenarios, it is possible to walk away from a threatening situation without engaging in violence. But when escape is not an option and verbal boundaries have failed, you can stop an attacker with physical force. You can incapacitate an attacker by taking away their ability to attack you (such as temporary blinding them with pepper spray or knocking them out.) You can demotivate an attacker by causing pain that makes them choose to stop, or making yourself a hard target that they don't want to pursue.

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