Girls, martial arts v self defense classes to learn how to defend yourself?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I think self defense classes would have more “real life application”. It specifically teaches you how to defend yourself against different scenarios. Martial arts classes are fun and a good workout, it sure does help with confidence and strength as well but I think if you’re looking to learn about ways to defend yourself then self defense classes would be the better option.

[Asker]

Thanks! Have you done both?

[Opinion Owner]

I’ve only tried boxing and muay thai, super fun and it gives me such a confidence boost! Would love to try a self defense class tho

[Asker]

What was your exp. with muay thai? I did krav maga for a few months and it was pretty fun

[Opinion Owner]

I like it better than just regular boxing, I prefer kicking than punching anw lol I feel like boxing is much more focused on just punching and moving around. Wow krav maga sounds super fun, I’m planning to take a class on it sometime soon too!

[Asker]

Oh nice yeah its kinda cool, a lot more women than the karate class I took. Can I PM you, I'll tell you more about the class

[Anonymous]

Id say self defense is better bc it focuses on how to get away and the weak spots. Lots of martial arts look cool but I think in practice honestly just don’t work very well.


Krav I think is an exception tho bc it’s very self defense focused aim everywhere and target the weak spots type sport and I read in the comments you do krav.


Also these aren’t necessarily self defense but sports like coed wrestling and water polo force you to wrestle around with guys a lot and be physical with them and they can definitely but confidence boosters.

[Asker]

Joining a class w so many men was intimidating but I think for training purposes it’s better to train with men because they are likely the ones that will attack you.

Because of the size difference targets like the eyes, groin, and throat are so important.

I didn’t realize wrestling and water polo were coed, my school didn’t have either one

[Opinion Owner]

I agree feel free to PM me if you wanna talk more about it. I liked the question.

[Asker]

I don’t see your name on the post

[Anonymous]

I do taekwondo (martial arts) and krav maga (self-defense). If I had to choose one, I'd choose krav maga.

Krav maga teaches you how to really hurt your opponents' weakest links like eyes, throat and testicles. Taekwondo focus more on improving your fighting skill based on some specific rules.

Taekwondo would never teach me techniques to squeeze man's balls like Krav maga does, for example.