| Are you serious about learning how to defend | | | | And... Pay attention because this is the most |
| yourself in a real-world self defense situation? I | | | | important part of all! You're going to have to be |
| can understand why, considering that, in the | | | | able to do these things without: |
| United States alone, there is an assault every 17 | | | | 1) Fighting yourself (getting in your own way), or... |
| seconds! Add to that the other violent crimes | | | | 2) Helping the attacker to beat you! |
| crimes like rape, murder, robbery, and the like and | | | | And the first place to begin this task in learning to |
| you have the makings of a plague or, what's the | | | | control your own balance before and during the |
| new word?... | | | | fight! The development of better balance begins |
| Pandemic... | | | | with the understanding that you are, what |
| That is worse than the swine flu, bird flu, | | | | scientists refer to as a biped. What that means is |
| "itchy-scratchy" syndrome (wanted to make sure | | | | that you have two legs, not three or four |
| you were paying attention!), and any other health | | | | structures that are much more stable by nature. |
| risk we're constantly being warned about! But, in | | | | The fact that you are a biped means that your |
| order to develop real proficiency in self defense, | | | | body is in a constant state of shifting balance. |
| you need to know more than the physical skills | | | | And, while many martial arts styles take care of |
| that you might think of when the subject comes | | | | this by immobilizing the defender in a stiff, rigid, |
| to mind. Self defense is much more than the: | | | | and unmoving stance, this can actually make you |
| - Punches | | | | a virtual sitting duck, against the attacker's |
| - Kicks | | | | random, and often chaotic, attacks. |
| - Joint locks, and... | | | | Learning to control your balance gives you the |
| - Other cool moves | | | | ability to respond much more quickly to your |
| In fact, these things make up a small part of the | | | | assailant's attacks. It also provides for a much |
| overall self defense picture. If you're going to | | | | more stable base and overall structure even while |
| master the ability to defend yourself, you're going | | | | moving. The truth is that, it's very difficult to |
| to need to know more than moves. You're going | | | | break your opponent's balance, when your own is |
| to need to become skilled and very proficient at | | | | compromised. You can hardly expect to be able |
| setting up a situation against a violent attacker | | | | to knock him off his feet or apply a throw......when |
| where......you can actually use your technique on | | | | you're own body is on the verge of falling down! |
| him and in a way that will be effective! | | | | |