Skills learned in the S.H.I.E.L.D.™ self-defense program are to be used in real-life situations. This is not a sport or a point match. In real life, you do not get to pick your bad guy. He/she will almost always pick the time, place and/or method of attack. You will never get this luxury. We train our students with this in mind. This is why S.H.I.E.L.D.™ was developed to be extremely effective in real life.