Realism in your training.

Training needs to be as realistic as possible to be truly effective.  The physical elements should mimic those of your day to day life.  For example, why train for a street fight while bare foot when you usually wear shoes?  Why train in sneakers if you wear business shoes during most of your waking hours?  What good is training in loose clothing if you wear a suit all day?  When cops train ground fighting without wearing their duty belts or body armor they are really just setting the stage for disaster......

This idea applies to the emotional and mental element as well.  A Senshido instructor will often try to elicit an emotional response from a student before attacking, because street altercations often start that way.  Piercing glares, profanity, threats and shoves are often displayed before the attack on the street, so why not incorporate them into training?  Surprise attacks, that start as casual conversation ( "excuse me man, you know what time it is" ) ​then switch to violence in an instant, occur on the street as well and training should reflect this fact.

Practice does not make perfect.  Perfect practice makes perfect.  Training does not increase your chances of winning when it's for real.  Realistic training does.......