text: what techniques from aikido,karate(shotokan),jujitsu and kung fu you may use like self defense? i heard that some martial arts teachers teach only some techniques from the martial arts that they know to be used in case of a real situation.i hope you got it. i've had to use wrist locks and arm bars.  blocking techniques and takedowns are very important, most fights will end up on the ground.  it doesn't hurt to know how to punch and kick, but most kicks aren't gonna be like in the movies, you probably won't get away with a roundhouse kick to the head.