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Self defense
Self-defense strategies form the basis of numerous martial arts, especially East
Asian martial arts, which usually provide self-defense classes as part of their
curricula.
The 1980's/1990's saw the growth in popularity of systems that are termed
'Reality Based Martial Arts', that are based upon traditional martial artists
experience and the techniques, strategeies and tactics that they have employed,
or on systems used by Law Enforcement and/or Military Agencies (Such as Commando
Krav Maga, the system used by elite Israeli military units.)
Many schools of self-defense also teach theoretical strategies aimed at
avoiding or defusing physical confrontations. The curriculum for such courses
commonly teach positioning strategies and strengthening the defender's
self-confidence in front of an aggressor, which is purported to discourage
some physical attacks. Some studies, for instance, including those by David
Lesak, have shown perpetrators who sexually assault acquaintances test their
victims first. The perpetrator will gradually cross the potential victim's
boundaries through techniques such as touching or making inappropriate sexual
comments. If the victim responds with discomfort or fear his or her intrusive
behavior may escalate to sexual assault. Victims who responded to these early
tactics with consistent assertiveness avoided rape. Academic studies such as
these are of course quite subjective.