I wondered the same thing, is this art good for 'real' situations ?
I had a 'real' situation some time back now. It was all over very quickly. I found myself spinning his punches away, then jamming him and shouting at him that he was wasting his time. I let him go with the promise that if he started back up I would be forced to hurt him else we could just forget about it. We let it go, I didn't punch, kick or attack.
Ilc has given me the skill and confidence not to have to think aggressively or particularly defensively, just to stay in the moment and then direct it in the direction I choose.
I reckon it's better to not have to use it
