Hi all,
Been training for a few years in a very traditional Shotokan dojo, where we also do lots of Judo and Ju Jitsu. We train four times a week and the emphasis is on self defense.
We do a lot of contact work, so I always seem to have some form of an injury.
This got me thinking as to the actual value of unarmed hand to hand training (including all styles and forms, not only traditional).
Is it still relevant in todays world, where you are most likely to be confronted by numerous attackers and most of them are armed.
I.e. If you are attacked (mugged/home invasion etc) by 4 or 5 guys and at least two of them are armed with a weapon of sorts, what is the real value of unarmed hand to hand?
Is it better to dedicate the time to something else, like improving your shooting?