| Here is a bold statement - self defense is not | | | | are prepared. |
| rocket science. In its simplest form it should be a | | | | 3. Students should be taught that, once they |
| natural flow of devastating strikes and | | | | determine someone is an aggressor, they must |
| movements. No matter what you hear from the | | | | use an "offensive" defense to control the |
| up-teen million experts on the subject, it breaks | | | | attacker. The aggressor always presents biological |
| down very simply. Protect your life at all cost, | | | | giveaways such as clinched jaw, clinched fist, |
| using the most devastating forms of hand to | | | | overall body posture, closing of distance, or verbal |
| hand that you can. It would be nice if we had 10 | | | | aggression before an attack. Once you identify |
| years to train in Kung Fu and a red pill to take to | | | | these signals, you unleash preemptively with a |
| become a combination of Bruce Lee and Neo | | | | barrage of debilitating strikes. |
| from the Matrix, easily rendering our aggressor | | | | 4. This next point is vital - a violent attack must |
| harmless while gliding through the air. However, | | | | be met with a violent response greater than what |
| that is not reality, and it never will be, no matter | | | | was delivered by the attacker. An equal and |
| who you are. | | | | opposite reaction will not suffice. This will ensure |
| Crucial Points in Self Defense: | | | | that your attacker knows you have a "do not go |
| 1. Violent encounters require that you become a | | | | gently" policy and in fact, you have turned the |
| conqueror, a warrior who does not accept defeat. | | | | tables and you are now the aggressor. This is |
| Here is a good mental note to take with you in | | | | psychologically defeating for the attacker. |
| your training. Whenever you go for your self | | | | When you were deciding what you wanted to do |
| defense training, go into it with a gladiator's | | | | in life, you more than likely prepared yourself for |
| mindset. This means you must train with intensity! | | | | it. Whether it was through college, self-education, |
| 2. When you go through a mock attack (and it is | | | | finding a mentor, you took steps to prepare for |
| a must to find an instructor who trains in this | | | | the future. Take this life principle and apply it to |
| manner!) employ the mindset that you are really | | | | your education in self defense. You will be |
| being attacked. This will allow you to download a | | | | surprised how little time it takes for you to |
| trained response onto your hard-drive for future | | | | protect your most valuable asset. |
| use. So if the worst case scenario happens, you | | | | |