I started a thread elsewhere on the current TMA decline but I would like to shift gears from the decline argument and ask a more beneficial question. It seems many people feel like TMA is in decline (let’s not continue that debate here) and are thinking it would be beneficial to modify what they teach to a more modern realistic self defense approach.
So I am asking those people who agree with this thought to explain what that art might look like. How would it be taught, what would be in the curriculum? If it is based on true self defense is that something that is reasonable to teach in a public setting without fear of legal retribution if one of our students has to use something we taught them?
A few posts ago I wanted to post a pic of some of my favorite knives. If I ever had to use that knife in a situation, would a prosecution attorney twist that post to try and show I was a crazy knife and gun fanatic?
Is there actually a customer demand for REAL self defense?