The journey of self-defense is filled with dead ends, loops, and wrong turns that could cause you to back track years of training. Here are a few of them by Marc MacYoung:
MARTIAL ARTS:
Martial Arts for Self-Defense
Traditional Martial Arts vs. "Real" Fighting
Mixed Martial Arts
Grappling
Lies, Damned Lies and Martial Arts Myths
CULTS:
Cults in the MA/SD/RBSD/WSD/DT World
Near Cults, Failed Cults and Flawed Instructors
Cults: Kool-Aid Drinker Behavior
Cult: Groundwork Thinking
Cults: True Believer Mindset
FIGHTING:
Fighting Facts
Fantasy Self-Defense
Street Fighting