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Modern karate is ineffective in street fights because they are designed for sports competitions with rules and limits on where you can strike. In contrast, traditional karate is practical because it prepares you for real-life fighting where there are no rules and no limits.

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Shadowboxing is a boxing exercise in which a fighter strikes the air while moving around and visualizing their opponent as if they were in front of them. Shadowboxing improves speed, technique, and, more importantly, muscle memory so that fighters can react without hesitation in a fight.

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The best martial arts for police officers are Krav Maga, BJJ, wrestling, MMA, Muay Thai, and boxing, which have been proven effective in real life. Learning these martial arts will improve a police officer’s ability to handle threats more intelligently, reducing the use of deadly force in the end.

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