The single most important lession of self defence is: There is sports and there is self defence. Learn and feel the difference.
Sports is: Boxing, Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, Taek Won Do, Aikido, MMA.
Self Defence is: Being able to act successfully under extreme pressure with no rules.
Don't get me wrong: Everything from boxing to Aikido or your favorite Fighting Sports is great. It's great fun to box and it is great to watch MMA. But there is a difference between sports and reality: In sports there are rules. These sports are designed in a way that nobody gets hurt.
Reality is quite different: There are no rules. A predator assaulting you will not play by your rules. She will do things you cannot even imagine. There will be pressure you did not even feel lightly in a real fight. And no predator will openly engage in a fist fight. The predator wants to win, so expect mean things like getting hit from the back.
Therefore: Sports is great, but don't think that you know anything about Self Defence when you are good at boxing. Self defence is everything related to that "extreme pressure - no rules" space.
[1] http://chirontraining.blogspot.com/2011/06/fighters-all-way-down.html
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