Lots of individuals take the time to learn hand to hand combat training in order to have the skills necessary to protect themselves in an attack situation. But many never practice those moves and techniques again after taking the course. But it is essential to build up muscle memory so your body will know what to do in attack even if your mind is under too much stress to react to the situation. A self defense DVD is an excellent way to practice those moves at home to retain the movements and practice them on a regular basis in order to build up that muscle memory for future use.

Most people, especially women, have never made their hand into a fist and hit another human being as hard as they possibly can. We are taught as kids that violence does not solve anything and to keep our hands to ourselves. But when confronted by an attacker in parking lot or wherever we may be we may just have to resort to violence to get out of a bad situation. Hand to hand combat training is not hard and once you get the idea out of your mind that should not hit others using the skills you learn will be easy to defend yourself against someone who does deserve to be hit.

For some people going to a class to learn hand to hand combat training can be a little intimidating. Many of these classes are full of men who take fighting very seriously and in these classes sparring with each other is common to work on techniques. For some getting into grappling and sparring situations with a complete stranger (though good training) is intimidating. For these people a home self defense DVD is the best way to learn in the comfort of your own home. This way there is no sparring with people who may be too intense to take away from your learning experience.