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Our new Personal Self Defense Workshop for women is coming soon.

 

Topics covered will include:

                          

 

                                  Stationary

                        -Spatial relationships

                        -Wrist grabs

                        -Shoulder grabs

-Choke holds

-Terminology

-Breath Control!

 

 Movement

-Basic stance

-Footwork

-Angles of attacks

-Attacks from behind

-Breath Control!

 

Compulsory

-Punches

                        -Strikes

                        -Kicks

                        -Weapons disarming

                        -Multiple attacks

                        -Seated techniques

                        -Breath Control!

 

Self Defense FAQ's

 

WHAT IS SELF-DEFENSE?

 

It is a set of awareness, assertiveness, and verbal confrontation skills with safety

strategies and physical techniques that enable someone to successfully neutralize violent

attacks. A good self-defense course provides psychological awareness and verbal skills,

not just physical training in addition to knowing one is worth defending.

 

DOES SELF-DEFENSE WORK?

 

Yes. Self-defense training can increase your options and help you prepare responses to

slow down, de-escalate, or interrupt an attack. Like any tool, the more you know about

it, the more informed you are to make a decision and use it.

 

HOW MUCH SHOULD I PAY?

 

Price and length can vary. It is not a determinate of the quality of the course. Whatever

the cost and length of the course, it is be based on maximizing options, practicing simple

techniques and respecting a person’s experience.

 

HOW DO I KNOW IF IT IS A “GOOD” SELF-DEFENSE COURSE?

 

1) No one asks for, causes, invites or deserves to be assaulted. Women and men

sometimes exercise poor judgement about safety behavior but that does not make

them responsible for the attack. Attackers are responsible for their attacks and their

use of violence to overpower, control and abuse another human being.

 

2) Whatever a person’s decision in a given a self-defense situation, whatever action a

person does or does not take, the victim is not at fault. A person’s decision to survive

the best way she/he can must be respected.

 

3) Self-defense is actually self-assertiveness. Good self-defense courses do not “tell” an

individual what “should” or “should not” be done. A course should offer options,

techniques and a way of analyzing situations. A course may point out what

USUALLY works best in MOST situations but each situation is unique and the final

decision rest with the person actually confronted by the situation.

 

4) Empowerment is the goal of a good self-defense course. Pressure should not be

brought to bear in any way to get a person to participate in an activity if the individual

is hesitant or unwilling.

 

IS SELF-DEFENSE A GUARANTEE?

 

There are no guarantees when it comes to self-protection. However, self-defense training

can increase your choices/options and your preparedness.

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