| It is amazing to me how many people buy self | | | | system. |
| defense self study instruction with unrealistic | | | | 3. A Good Manual CAN Show You - It can show |
| expectations of what it can and cannot do. For | | | | you how certain techniques are executed and for |
| some, it is with the same anticipation and | | | | what situations. |
| expectation as though they were actually enrolling | | | | THREE Things Reading Cannot Do For You: |
| in a martial arts school. A good book does serve | | | | 1. Reading CANNOT Give You Sensory-Motor |
| a very important purpose, but there are some | | | | Skills - You cannot learn how to drive a truck by |
| things that it cannot do. Allow me to show you | | | | reading a book about truck driving. Reading a |
| the 6 things that a book can and cannot do for | | | | book cannot give you the muscle memory that |
| you. | | | | you get from guided practice. |
| THREE Things A Book Can Do For You: | | | | 2. Book Study CANNOT Reveal To You Your |
| 1. The Printed Word CAN Inspire You - One of | | | | Weaknesses And Your Strengths - You learn by |
| the primary definitions of any good book is that it | | | | doing and you discover by doing under the |
| inspires you in some way. This is no less true of a | | | | watchful eye of your instructor. |
| self protection book. If your instruction manual is | | | | 3. Reading CANNOT Train You To Overcome |
| doing its job, it can inspire you to take action and | | | | Your Fear Of Fighting - One of the great things |
| sign up in a good fighting school with a good | | | | about a good reality-based self defense fighting |
| instructor. | | | | school is that it will train you to manage your fear |
| 2. A Book CAN Inform You - It can inform you | | | | of fighting and physical confrontation. |
| about what systems or styles work or don't | | | | So there you have it. Buy that interesting book. |
| work according to the author in order to give you | | | | Read it. Study it and understand it. Now go out |
| food for thought to allow you to make a better | | | | and enroll in the best school that you can find |
| decision once you decide upon a particular fighting | | | | because now you can make an informed decision. |