impacts, drives (pushes),

“Methods to Build On: impacts, drives (pushes), pulls, twists, takedowns/throws, and compressions. To stop a threat empty hand striking alone is not enough. Striking, unless the attacker falls down, itself is very unlikely to stop a threat. Moves to stop a threat are combinations of the types of attacks/methodologies, i.e., impacts, drives (pushes), pulls, twists, takedowns/throws, and compressions. The danger in the assumptions that disciplines such as boxing, karate tournaments, mixed martial arts, and others tend to disallow the use of these methodologies in stopping a threat. It comes down to either ‘Blending or combining” where sport blends different punches and kicks while to actually end a threat requires ‘Combining’ the attack methodologies, i.e., impacts, drives (pushes), pulls, twists, takedowns/throws, and compressions.” - Marc MacYoung, Getting Hit and Hitting (combined and edited quote)

Comments: This speaks for itself, mostly. It is that one statement that if used properly in seeking out the rest of the story will make the entire system of self-defense more real toward the reality of self-defense in lieu of remaining in a self-soothing delusional system ineffective toward self-defense. "It is not how hard you hit, it is how you blend methodologies to stop the threat." - cejames