>>12208
>Can it actually help, or the advantage would be merely psychological?
I would just like to take a moment to address this strange phrasing. Do you believe that psychological change won't "actually" help. Except for the extremely occasional crazed, end-of-the-rope psychopath attacker, most proper criminals know in advance who they are gonna rob/rape/rumble with. They are excellent judges of body language. Practicing a martial art (or similar activity) increases your own awareness of your body and how it is jointed together. Most likely within the first year you can considerably improve your posture and the confidence with which you move. Even though this is all because of a psychological effect, it will help you in not getting into trouble in the first place.
Then again, maybe you've been lifting for years and have high self confidence and excellent posture, and this whole post has been a waste of everyone's time
>Can it actually help, or the advantage would be merely psychological?
I would just like to take a moment to address this strange phrasing. Do you believe that psychological change won't "actually" help. Except for the extremely occasional crazed, end-of-the-rope psychopath attacker, most proper criminals know in advance who they are gonna rob/rape/rumble with. They are excellent judges of body language. Practicing a martial art (or similar activity) increases your own awareness of your body and how it is jointed together. Most likely within the first year you can considerably improve your posture and the confidence with which you move. Even though this is all because of a psychological effect, it will help you in not getting into trouble in the first place.
Then again, maybe you've been lifting for years and have high self confidence and excellent posture, and this whole post has been a waste of everyone's time