| For many years now I have been a strong | | | | strong offense. In most assault situations, the last |
| advocate of school-age children learning some | | | | thing an assailant expects is resistance from his |
| basic self-defense techniques. Some basic | | | | victim. |
| techniques are taught at an early age and | | | | It is a philosophy and a hybrid system of fighting |
| reinforced periodically they will form a firm | | | | founded by Bruce Lee over 40 years ago. It uses |
| foundation for a self defense program that will | | | | direct and straightforward movements based on |
| last a lifetime. | | | | a combination of fighting systems. Some people |
| The fact is knowing and practicing some street | | | | call it a "style without a style." It is basically an |
| fighting techniques AKA 'Jeet Kune Do' will keep | | | | openhanded system that works on the use of |
| you out of 95 percent of all street confrontations. | | | | different tools for different particular situations |
| It also builds enormous self-confidence in your | | | | from kicking, punching and grappling. |
| ability to defend yourself. This affects the way | | | | It is one of the most successful self-defense |
| you walk and the way you carry yourself also | | | | techniques ever developed because it is easy to |
| known as body language which sends a message | | | | use and easy to learn. It is a perfect learning tool |
| to would-be assailants that you are not to be | | | | for beginner men and women to either learn by |
| messed with. | | | | themselves, with their friends in a group or as a |
| One of the theories of this style of defense is | | | | family unit. What a great way to spend time with |
| that you should do whatever you have to do to | | | | your family. |
| defend yourself regardless of technique. People | | | | So get going and start learning some basic self |
| who use it believe that the best defense is a | | | | defense techniques today. |