Posts Tagged ‘self defence for women’
PADDED ATTACKER CLASSES
Posted by admin in Self Defence on January 25th, 2009
A large number of self defense classes feature some padded attacker work but only classes that focus on “real impact” self defense training are built around students interacting with a padded attacker. In a “real impact” style class you will learn a technique, learn the theory behind that technique, practice the technique on each other and then practice it full force against a padded attacker. This sequence is repeated for anywhere from six to thirty hours. Intense self defense training classes can last up to six weeks and prepare students for real life situations that you might encounter during your normal life.
Padded attacker classes can be very traumatic in the beginning but by the end most students find that class has boosted their confidence and helped them to feel comfortable fighting back against an attacker. Just like with anything else the more you practice something the more comfortable you’ll feel doing it.
Practicing a groin strike or an eye jab on a mannequin doesn’t come close to simulating what it’s like to really hurt another person and to really intend to hurt them. Many women at first find it hard to use their full fighting strength against the attacker, which is why getting padded attacker self defense training is so important.
Padded attacker self defense classes also teach you how to use your adrenaline to your advantage and how to fight your way through that first adrenaline surge. Before your body goes into a “fight or flight” state you will experience a few moments when your body just doesn’t seem to work right and you have little muscle control or coordination. That is when the adrenaline is starting to flow and you need to know how to get through that and come out of that state fighting
You’ll probably be a little bit surprised at how fierce you can be when you need to be. Many women are shocked at the strength they use to fight back against an attacker even in a simulated attack. The confidence of knowing that you can save your own life will stay with you and that kind of confidence might someday keep you from being attacked.
During an attack most women freeze at the second they are grabbed or whenever there is physical contact with the attacker. Having a padded attacker simulate an attack and grab you can help you break through that block so that if a real attacker were ever to do it your first instinct would be to fight back instead of to freeze or panic.
Being able to think quickly and instantly fight as hard as you could someday save your life. The only way to really prepare for that is to take at least one padded attacker self defense class.
ElderAbuseAdvocate: DEFINITION AND TYPES OF ELDER ABUSE
A key element of the classes is padded instructors who "attack" the participants so they can practice their newly learned self-defense skills. Classes for seniors are tailored to the abilities of people who may not be strong or mobile. … Read more…
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Each student has a padded “attacker” for a partner, who abuses them physically and verbally. The attacker allows the students to practise powerful, closecontact defence techniques. Decisionmaking under high-pressure situations is also … Read more…
I’ve gotten good at ‘performing’ on pads, but not necessarily at applying those techniques on non- padded surfaces, much less on moving hard targets; Do not focus too much on the technique against which you’re defending and lose sight of … Read more…
I wish I could’ve stayed for the whole class. Magali, come back to Combat, PWEEEEASE? (she does a whole lot of teaching, mind you, it must’ve been bloody hard to remember all that choreo. Pump, Attack, RPM, Step and Combat? Crapulence. … Read more…
Rape prevention class teaches martial arts defenses : Oxnard …
Hairstylist Jannae Ethier is often the one to open or close the Ventura salon where she works, but it never occurred to her that she might be vulnerable to an attack, not until her significant other persuaded her to take the Oxnard … “ They put on these big, red suits and they look like padded robots,” Ethier said. “It’s totally empowering and it’s so much fun to kick and hit.” No men are allowed in the classes, Escalante said, unless they are police <… Read more…
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Learn to Diffuse a Confrontation.
Posted by admin in Self Defence on January 22nd, 2009
This strategy works for both interactions with strangers and situations where you in danger of being attacked by someone that you know. If you learn how to diffuse a tense situation by using words, body language, how to set boundaries, and how to practice evasive measures you can sometimes literally talk your way out of being attacked.
The most important thing when you’re learning different methods of diffusing situations is to take charge of the situation. This is what does a lot of women in, not being able to take control over the situation. If you’re in a meeting and a client gets too close, or if you’re at a friend’s house for a party and an acquaintance won’t take no for an answer, or if you’re walking on the street and a predator approaches you knowing exactly how to take charge of the situation without being confrontational and setting boundaries gently but firmly can help you avoid being attacked.
The techniques used to diffuse a situation are really effective when you’re dealing with a spouse or an acquaintance that is threatening you or has hurt you in the past. Diffusing that person’s anger or rage can give you a chance to safely get out of the house or call the police before you get hurt. If you think that someone close to you could attack then these techniques can be very useful. This is especially important if the person has a problem with drugs or alcohol. When that person is drunk or high he or she is not in his or her right mind and is all the more dangerous.
If we properly explore the idea of self-defence it becomes apparent that this works on many different levels. For example, our bodies have a natural inbuilt immune system - T cells - which can be boosted through the practice of martial … Read more…
There are many self defense products you can choose from
These self defense products give the users a viable alternative to a deadly outcome in any kind of a confrontation. Look at most law enforcement agencies , the agencies have come to the conclusion that the taser gives them one more … Read more…
CLAASSROOM DE-ESCALATION - An Unnatural Act!
I make a living teaching physical subject control and self defense systems to law enforcement and the public, but, despite that, I will always insist that maintain control anywhere, especially a classroom, consists primarily (97 to 98%) of verbal not physical … The lower your ego in a confrontation the more power and safety you will have. Ask Artful Questions. Always Find Out the Facts before taking action based upon assumptions, bias and emotions. … Read more…
Effective Self Defense For Women: Self Defense and Self Defense …
by Ken Potter Reprinted with permission With all of the various types of Self Defense Products on the market today, how do you determine which product it right for YOU and for what situation? … Do as much as you can to avoid a confrontation - "anticipation and avoidance" are the key words. If you get caught up in a situation, try to talk to an aggressor without provoking them. Practice relaxation, as appearing fearful or stressed can actually provoke an attack. … Read more…
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If you intend to take a self-defense or martial arts course, none of what you read should be interpreted as an admonition to abandon that supplementary education. …. Self-protection is not about fighting; it is about awareness and commitment. Awareness of your options and the composition of confrontation increases your survivability. Non-verbal training, eye and facial calibration, body carriage, postural and spatial constitution, gesticulation and …Read more…
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TEN REASONS YOU NEED TO LEARN SELF DEFENSE
Posted by admin in Self Defence on January 21st, 2009
There are a lot of great reasons that you should learn self defense. These facts should convince you to take the plunge and commit to some practical self-defense training.
1. Violence is real – It’s easy to dismiss the stories of attacks against women and say that it would never happen to you but it can happen to you. Every day women get attacked who used to say it would never happen to them. All women are vulnerable and all women are at risk. Ignoring the possibility that you could be assaulted won’t change the fact that you could be.
2. If you don’t know how to defend yourself you have no options in an attack – If you are attacked knowing how to fight back or having a self defense weapon could save your life, but if you don’t know how to get away or you don’t have a weapon you could be badly hurt or killed. Do you really want to take that risk?
3. Anyone can be attacked – You might think that because you live in a certain neighborhood, dress a certain way, make a certain amount of money, or have a certain kind of job that you’re not at risk of being attacked. But your lifestyle, income, and social status won’t protect you. Any woman could be attacked.
4. Self defense can save your life – Even knowing just a few basic self defense moves can be enough to scare off an attacker or get away from an attacker in time to save your life. You have the power to protect your own life during an attack if you have the knowledge and confidence to fight back.
5. Women are raised to be passive – One of the biggest factors that make women targets for assaults is that women are raised to be docile and passive. Women are taught to not speak up, to not assert themselves. How many times have you known a woman who was having trouble with something but couldn’t speak up about it? How many times have you done that? Women are taught to be quiet and subservient and to not complain. Predators take advantage of that.
When women are attacked by people they already know it is often because the men who attack them know that women are not going to make a fuss and not going to make a scene. Most rapes go unreported because women can’t bear to tell their stories. Most domestic assaults go uncharged because women are raised to think they should put up with spouses that hit them.
Women need to learn to break through that passivity and make a scene when necessary. Could you yell and scream and try to get someone’s attention if you were being attacked? You need to be able to do that and learning self-defense can help women learn to be more confident and less passive.
6. Your children learn from you – If you want your children to grow up feeling confident and knowing how to defend themselves you need to know how to defend yourself. Teaching your kids to be aware of their surroundings and drilling them in self defense techniques will make sure that they won’t panic in a crisis situation and forget everything they know about self defense. You can’t teach them self defense if you don’t know it.
7. Predators are prepared and you need to be too. If you are assaulted chances are good that the person attacking you has previously attacked others. Predators usually have a plan, and they don’t count on you fighting back. They count on the element of surprise to make the attack successful. Take away that element of surprise by being prepared and you can sometimes prevent the attack.
8. You can’t count on divine intervention. You have to help yourself. Have you ever heard the expression, “Pray to catch the bus, and then run as fast as you can”? Well that applies to being assaulted too. Pray that you make it out alive, and then fight as hard as you can and you might make it out alive.
9. You can’t rely on anyone else to save you. If you are attacked hopefully you can get someone else’s attention and hopefully some one else will step in and help you or call police to help you. But you can’t count on anyone else coming to your rescue. If you are assaulted you are all that you have, so you need to know how to save yourself.
10. You could die. Just think about that for a moment. You could die. Your life could end as a result of an attack. Isn’t that reason enough to learn how to protect yourself? If you are attacked and you don’t know any techniques to defend yourself statistically your chances of survival aren’t great. Knowing how to defend yourself and knowing how to survive an attack can be the only things that keep you alive through a serious attack.
Learning self-defense is more than just taking a class or reading a book. You need to know how to not panic during an attack and how to read a situation and an attacker instantly. You need to be able to know how to disarm an attacker and how to use a weapon yourself. If your attacker has a gun and you manage to get it away from him but you don’t know how to fire a gun having that gun isn’t going to do you much good. Only continued self-defense training can give you the ability to respond with a clear head in an attack situation.
You can never know if you will be targeted by a criminal at some point. All you can do is know how to defend yourself if you are. And if you know how to defend yourself then you have a much greater chance of fighting off that attack or surviving that attack. When you’re assaulted even if you are injured if you survive that attack then you win and the attacker loses.
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Super Secret Self Defense Stuff For Educational Staff
SUPER SECRET SELF DEFENSE STUFF – The Highway To Heaven. I am well aware that, even in true self … Read more…
NRA-ILA :: Montana Self-Defense Legislation to be Heard on Thursday!
The provisions of HB 228 facilitate the right of self-defense by safeguarding victims across the whole legal continuum of an incident in which self defense is warranted and necessary, from before anything happens to the resolution of a … Read more…
Tips On How You Can Learn Self Hypnosis Technique
Self help hypnosis has been found to be useful in empowering you to become more successful in life. In regard to learning self hypnosis techniques makes sure to be focused; then breathe deeply, close your eyes and focus on a few sounds, … Read more…
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