I grew up in Birmingham in the late seventies early eighties, we were street kids and very street wise. Every area had its gangs and violence was part of the norm for us. When I began my martial arts journey I was very aware that on the streets people didn’t bow before they hit you, were barefoot unless they were that poor they didn’t have shoes, they didn’t apologize if they cranked your neck too hard or released when you tapped. You were never asked what attack you wanted; would you like a left punch or right punch and I will leave my arm out especially for you. I knew people fought in multiples, were normally armed and would posture and swear at you and have no hesitation to stamp on your head, stab and rob you and have no regard for your life. After all that, I was still hooked on Martial Arts from day one, however I always knew the difference between The Dojo and The Street. If you want to read more check out my interview at theselfdefenceexpert
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:18:33 +0000
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