Books on self-defense and hand-to-hand combat are an excellent resource not only for people who want to learn as much as possible about repelling an attack on their health or life. It's also literature dealing with the legal implications of such defense, as well as a comprehensive description of martial arts techniques that are popular around the world, such as Krav Maga, Aikido, Karate, Judo and many others that have developed in recent years around the world.
Let's start with some of the issues you'll find in the literature on self-defense. The most common question is: how can you legally defend yourself in Poland? In books on self-defense and hand-to-hand combat you will find answers to all your questions, but here we will describe some of the most popular myths about this legally problematic situation. Contrary to popular opinion, Polish law on self-defense is quite liberal and often takes the side of the defender. Many people refrain from repelling an attack for fear that they will face legal proceedings and be severely punished, more often severely than the attacker himself. Each such case is considered by the court on a case-by-case basis, but looking at the statistics, one can see that the judiciary often takes the side of the defender, as long as he does not exceed the limits of necessary defense. The issue here is the use of a disproportionate means of defense to the attack (which does not mean that if someone takes out a knife against you, you have the right to defend yourself only with a knife - this is one of the common myths on the subject). You have the right to defend yourself with any means available to thwart an unlawful attack on your life or health. However, due to the nature of such cases, since every situation of this type is different, it is difficult to enunciate a rigid framework for dealing with such cases. There are many publications and literature on the subject to explain this rather complicated issue.
We strongly encourage you to read books on the subject to know your rights and the limits of defense, so that in the event of this critical situation you know your rights regarding necessary defense. The second important issue is legal means of self-defense - from our books you will learn what to use fully legally in Poland to defend yourself against an attacker. The most popular such means are pepper spray, stun guns or kubotans. There is also a list of prohibited means and they are the knuckle-duster, baseball bat and concealed blades - these and several other things are illegal in Poland, by acquiring them you are doing it illegally and defending yourself with them is a very bad idea. As you can see, the topic is quite extensive, so it's worth digging a little deeper to better understand your rights on the subject.
Books on self-defense and hand-to-hand combat also include self-defense theory and numerous studies on available defense techniques. There are many martial arts schools waiting for new adepts. Eastern martial arts originating from Asia prevail, such as Aikido, Teakwon-do, Kyokushin, Judo, Karate or Krav Maga. The choice is considerable and there is something for everyone. The aforementioned martial arts differ in the techniques used - while Judo and Aikido involve using an attacker's strength against him, Israeli Krav Maga is already an extreme form of self-defense, adapted by many special units and uniformed services around the world, including Poland. Contrary to appearances, the theoretical study of the martial arts in question is as important as the practice. From books on self-defense and hand-to-hand combat you will learn how a particular martial art was developed, its assumptions, visualizations of the techniques performed and training plans and exercises. Each of these schools has its own philosophical tenets that guide it, and most often this is the philosophy that guides adepts of these arts on a daily basis. In your area, you most likely have at least one school, also known as a dojo, that you can join today. Martial arts is first and foremost an art of self-defense, so that after intensive training you will increase your chances of fending off an attacker and be prepared for any dangerous situations from other people.
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