| "To be forewarned is to be forearmed" says an | | | | This can also serve as means to jog your mental |
| old adage. This adage is a constant reminder to | | | | readiness by flashing back on what you have |
| self defence enthusiasts, that constant awareness | | | | done right and where you miss the points. You |
| is a key to an effective self defence. This is | | | | can also find time to write down your various |
| necessary because self defence skills and training | | | | scenarios so that you use the outcome as means |
| are rarely put into use because it is not every | | | | to strengthen your self defence training. |
| time we get attacked. A school of thoughts made | | | | You can also prepare yourself physically for any |
| us to realise that mental training is an effective | | | | encounter through role play, this can be done by |
| panacea for effective performance as result top | | | | taken up any of the defensive scenarios that |
| athletes and self defence experts are always on | | | | pops up in your in your mind, practice them with |
| top by using mental training like visualisation when | | | | any of your self defence colleagues. The level of |
| preparing for important events. | | | | realities you put into the practice will definitely |
| Visualisation can as well be used as a means to | | | | reflect on your methods and approaches when |
| constantly be conversant with your self defence | | | | you are confronted with real life situation. This |
| tactics, this can be done by creating a kind of self | | | | kind of approach has been known to work well |
| defence scenario in your mind set and take a | | | | under a systematic and methodical arrangement. |
| decision on what you are going to do about the | | | | Finally, if you are self defence enthusiast, you will |
| scenarios you have created. You can also create | | | | need to be mentally and physically prepared for |
| your pre-fight, after-fight and post-fight scenarios. | | | | any events. Otherwise, your chances of |
| This is way of preparing your mindsets towards | | | | performing very well will be very slim and your |
| your envisioned encounters, but you might be | | | | chances of under or over reacting to situations |
| hampered by a sudden change in your adrenaline | | | | remains very high. Proper and regular practice will |
| levels. | | | | help you be ready mentally and physically, all the |
| You can also continue to think back on your past | | | | times. Always remember that practice makes the |
| close encounters with an attacker, if you are | | | | man perfect. |
| fortunate enough to have survived the situation. | | | | |