| When discussing self-defense training, we
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| | and then, based on what we think about
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| really need to be discussing more than
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| | the situation and what we know...We go
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| just learning some tricks and techniques
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| | into action - and do the best we can with
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| for dodging punches or escaping locks and
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| | what we know.
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| holds. Why then, are most instructors
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| | To say that the formulas are different,
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| content with stopping at, and most
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| | is more than an understatement.What are
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| students satisfied with learning,
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| | we to do with this information? How can
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| self-defense in a vaccuum?Well, I have my
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| | it help us to better train to be prepared
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| own beliefs, mostly involving the fact
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| | for a life-saving situation?Quite simply
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| that most have never been in a real-world
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| | - we can make sure that we are producing
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| self-preservation situation with an
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| | and working under a particular emotional
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| assailant out to do maximum damage with
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| | mode when training for self defense.
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| any technique or weapon they choose.
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| | This will require a training atmosphere
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| Basically...... they don't know any
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| | akin to that used by actors-in-training
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| better.In this issue, I want to look at a
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| | than what we are typically used to seeing
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| foundational idea that the rest of our
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| | in a martial arts academy.The Four Base
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| training philosophies should take into
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| | EmotionsThe human being enters the world
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| account if we are to prepare ourselves in
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| | with four base emotional triggers that,
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| the most efficient and effective way
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| | based on future stimuli and the addition
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| possible.First, we need to consider the
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| | of the higher mental functions, combine
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| learning curve of the average human
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| | to produce the many emotions themselves.
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| being. When we think about how we learn
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| | But, from a primative, self-preservation
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| best, aside from the methods that we
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| | perspective, it is these 4 base impulses
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| might have been exposed to along the way,
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| | that we will concern ourself.The four
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| it becomes obvious that the "natural" way
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| | base emotional responses to stress
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| to learn can be seen in the following
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| | are:Confident, stability - we're
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| pattern:Do - Think - FeelThat is, the
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| | basically unmoved by the threat, because
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| most effecient and effective learning
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| | there is no perceived threat.Defensive
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| model for most of us is to:Do the 'thing'
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| | repulsion - we are overwhelmed by the
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| in a hands-on fashion.Think about the
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| | source of the impulse and instinctively
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| 'thing' - work at understanding what
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| | cover our targets or pull away to a safer
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| makes it 'tick' and how it can be used -
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| | distance.Aggressiveness - we quickly move
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| it's impact and use for us.Have an
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| | in to take control of the
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| emotional response - we either like-it,
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| | situation.Evasiveness, avoiding - we
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| don't like-it, or it doesn't matter.
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| | sidestep or evade the problem, seeking
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| So, what's the problem you might ask.
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| | primarily to completely avoid having to
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| That's the way martial artists train in
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| | deal with the problem at all.While there
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| just about every dojo or training center
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| | have been countless martial arts and
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| around.The problem is that...... the
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| | self-defense systems that have been
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| above formula is only half the
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| | designed around a particular emotional
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| equation!The problem is that, we may
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| | response mode, no one mode is right or
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| learn best this way but, we operate very
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| | wrong in and of itself. Each one is an
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| differently when under stress. I don't
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| | option to be channelled and used as a
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| mean just danger, but any time stress
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| | tool, if only we knew how.In part 2 of
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| factors play on us. Whether we're
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| | this article, we'll take a look at how
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| talking about fear, sadness, happiness,
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| | each of these emotional responses can be
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| or whatever, we simply operate in a
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| | used appropriately in the right
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| different way than we learn. And, this
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| | situation. Until then...Jeffrey M.
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| must be accounted for in the learning
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| | Miller is the founder and director of
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| curve or we will simply be unprepared for
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| | Warrior Concepts International in
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| a real-life encounter with an
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| | Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He is the author
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| attacker.The difference that I'm speaking
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| | of the "Foundations of Self-Defense
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| of is really an exact opposite of the
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| | Mastery" eCourse, which is available free
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| learning formula. When under stress,
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| | of charge to subscribers of his self
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| human beings operate by the formula:Feel
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| | defense newsletter. You can subscribe to
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| - Think - DoThis means that in a
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| | the newsletter at: He is also the
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| life-threatening situation we will:Have
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| | creator of the EDR: Non-Martial Arts
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| an emotional reaction - to the type of
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| | Defensive Training Program, author of the
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| attack, the assailant, the environment,
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| | book, "The Karate-Myth" as-well-as the
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| rules and regulations that we are bound
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| | powerful, "Danger Prevention Tactics"
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| by, and a hundred other factors.Access
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| | video.
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| memories, beliefs, and mental functions -
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