| Here is your fact for the day - Our society is | | | | himself after he is physically attacked. Such |
| becoming more violent. Violent crimes increase | | | | reactive, versus proactive, training is not effective |
| daily and yet, our world is more integrated than | | | | and relying on it can be costly and dangerous. In |
| ever. We travel more, commute from home to | | | | fact, the best defense (with a new spin on an old |
| work, and are out and about more than our | | | | saying) is a good offense. |
| grandparents, or even our parents, were. So, the | | | | In addition to advocating easy-to-execute training, |
| question is: how will you prepare to be out in this | | | | the author has designed the following A.D.D. |
| world, as it presents increasing risks to your own | | | | formula for recognizing and dealing with possible |
| personal security? You are taking steps, such as | | | | physical attacks: |
| reading this article, to educate yourself. But what | | | | (A) Avoid compromising situations. Be aware of |
| type of training will that education lead you to | | | | your surroundings. |
| choose? | | | | (D) Dissuade any potential aggressor with verbal |
| When choosing a school at which to train, | | | | commands and body language. |
| research both the school and its instructors to | | | | (D) Decimate your aggressor with devastating |
| learn their training principles for self defense. Find a | | | | strikes. |
| school that is self defense oriented. This will | | | | Finally, remember this: there is no such thing as |
| probably mean the school does not award belts | | | | fighting dirty when it comes to life or death, so |
| for levels that you complete. Although certain | | | | when the time comes for you to engage, be |
| martial art schools have come around to this new | | | | prepared and give it everything you have. Find an |
| way of thinking, they are far and few between. | | | | instructor who teaches you to manipulate the |
| A New Way Of Thinking | | | | body's vulnerable areas such as the eyes, ears, |
| Train off the principle that, when under an | | | | throat, neck, and groin. Once you have identified |
| aggressor's attack, your body will only allow you | | | | an instructor who emphasizes simple movements, |
| to utilize gross motor skills, i.e., simple movements. | | | | who is teaches an offensive form of self |
| You cannot perform intricate jump-spinning back | | | | defense, and who does not shy away from |
| kicks and other gravity-defying movements with | | | | teaching you to defend yourself at all cost, you |
| success when under duress. In addition to | | | | will know you have done your homework |
| requiring a ballet of choreographed movements, | | | | completely! All that remains is to train like you |
| certain martial art schools impress upon the | | | | mean it! |
| student that he must be prepared to defend | | | | |