Self-Defense Advice Pitfalls
Certain professions seem as though they are related to self-defense, but that doesn't mean an expert in one position is also an expert in another.
The Hands-Body-Feet Fallacy
A quick note: A training video compliments this post and is referenced throughout the document using timestamps that link to the specific concept. We recommend combining the YouTube training with this post. If you've spent much time in krav maga circles, you have likely heard this ad nauseum. The idea behind this concept is that when moving to defend or strike, the hands should move first, followed by the body and then the feet. As a principle, it may have some value in a narrow context, such as defending against a firearm
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Hard Ready® Phase One Basic Principle
Hard Ready® Phase One Basic Principle: Everyone's Fighting Something "Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations." -- Earl Nightingale Ok, so let’s get this out of the way promptly: the world is not conspiring against you (or us or anyone else). Life’s daily adversities are not anomalies, and there is nothing peculiar about these struggles. In fact, these struggles, these conflicts, ARE life. Daily, daily, you will be faced with new provocations. Sometimes our challenge is simply rising to take on the day, never mind the inevitable
The Bully Myth
What we refer to as “the bully myth”, is the erroneous idea that often surrounds how to dispel bullies. The common advice of “just stand up to the bully” is pervasive, often handed down from parent to child, but perpetuated by martial arts instructors, who are notorious for espousing ways to deal with bullies. While they may be good at martial arts, that knowledge in and of itself has little to do with pervasive bullying; maybe even nothing. Martial arts schools are businesses that very often rely heavily on the children’s market.
Why Your Self-defense Instructor is Teaching You to Die
Why Your Self-defense Instructor is Teaching You to Die Now that I have your attention, please understand, I don’t believe that your instructor wants you to die, nor do I believe that he/she is intentionally teaching you things that will get you killed. However, the lack of malicious intent will not make you safer. Your instructor being a “good guy” will not enhance your survivability. So, why is the self-defense world rife with techniques and methodologies that will likely ensure your demise? Let’s explore this a bit, shall we? THAT'S THE WAY
Responses to Control – Edge of Reality
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