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Q & A "Know you can defend yourself"
Question: Coach John, I want to feel as if I can take care of myself outside in the street if something happens. How can I best do this?
R.G.
Answer: R.G., for a lady, you hit hard as hell! But simply telling you that time and again seems to makes no difference what-so-ever in your level of confidence in regards to self defense. If it were that easy, everyone would walk around with more confidence in their skills! So here are a few answers for you to think about:
1. Take My Self Defense Course. About once per year I run a seminar designed for self defense NOT a workout. The basis of this seminar is about conditioning yourself to deal with the adrenaline rush that hits your body in a real fight. It’s called “Adrenaline Stress Conditioning”. When adrenaline hits your system it is not always your friend. Adrenaline is what causes the fight-or-flight reaction in humans, and if your inclination is to run and you cannot, then what happens is that you “freeze-up” and cannot move. Adrenaline can also be your friend as is gives you added strength and speed, but that is not always the case for people who have no experience in dealing with street fights.
What this training allows you to do is act and think quickly when your adrenaline is pumping and fear is taking over. You’ll learn how to prevent a situation from ever becoming a physical confrontation. You’ll also be able to use your peripheral vision to see if any other attackers are coming at you from the side. Ultimately you’ll learn how to be able to “turn on” the adrenaline when YOU want to and not the other way around. So keep eyes open for the next seminar that will be coming up in a few months.
2. Start Sparring. Most people want to know that they can take care of themselves and hit someone- they just don’t want to get hit back! Obviously this will never happen and is completely unrealistic as well. So the best solution here is to start sparring with the Fight Team from time to time. No- YOU’LL NOT GET BEAT UP! What you’ll learn is the actual skill of Boxing, which will include learning how to take a punch. Yeah, it can scary at first, but you’ll quickly see how it’s not as bad as you’ve made it out to be in your head. You’ll have a big padded headgear on you and your partner will have big pillows on his/her hands.
Learning to get hit and going through the process of discovering that it is not a big deal will only help further your confidence should something happen in real life. You’ll have the experience of knowing that no matter how big the opponent is, you’ll be able to duck, slip, block or move out of the way. You’ll know how to counterstrike the person as well as look for openings not only to strike, but to run as well if you need to. The people who have had experience in sparring always do better in Adrenaline Stress Seminars. So think about it.
3. Get into a fight. Go ahead, get drunk at a bar and pick a fight with a big guy. You’ll find out pretty quick if you can handle yourself. OK, I’m kidding of course, but do you see what you said to yourself? You probably said “I’d never do that!”, and that’s the point. Since you never really put yourself in that type of a situation, the chances of you having to defend yourself drop exponentially. Further, if you walk with confidence and hold your head high and “look the world in the eyes” attackers will be MUCH less likely to view you as a target. They look for people who seem weak – but most importantly they look for people who lack confidence. So even if you feel that you may not be able to defense yourself properly, fake it till you make it!
Have a question for Coach John? send it here:
john@blackbeltliving.com
www.ClearwaterBoxingCenter.com
R.G.
Answer: R.G., for a lady, you hit hard as hell! But simply telling you that time and again seems to makes no difference what-so-ever in your level of confidence in regards to self defense. If it were that easy, everyone would walk around with more confidence in their skills! So here are a few answers for you to think about:
1. Take My Self Defense Course. About once per year I run a seminar designed for self defense NOT a workout. The basis of this seminar is about conditioning yourself to deal with the adrenaline rush that hits your body in a real fight. It’s called “Adrenaline Stress Conditioning”. When adrenaline hits your system it is not always your friend. Adrenaline is what causes the fight-or-flight reaction in humans, and if your inclination is to run and you cannot, then what happens is that you “freeze-up” and cannot move. Adrenaline can also be your friend as is gives you added strength and speed, but that is not always the case for people who have no experience in dealing with street fights.
What this training allows you to do is act and think quickly when your adrenaline is pumping and fear is taking over. You’ll learn how to prevent a situation from ever becoming a physical confrontation. You’ll also be able to use your peripheral vision to see if any other attackers are coming at you from the side. Ultimately you’ll learn how to be able to “turn on” the adrenaline when YOU want to and not the other way around. So keep eyes open for the next seminar that will be coming up in a few months.
2. Start Sparring. Most people want to know that they can take care of themselves and hit someone- they just don’t want to get hit back! Obviously this will never happen and is completely unrealistic as well. So the best solution here is to start sparring with the Fight Team from time to time. No- YOU’LL NOT GET BEAT UP! What you’ll learn is the actual skill of Boxing, which will include learning how to take a punch. Yeah, it can scary at first, but you’ll quickly see how it’s not as bad as you’ve made it out to be in your head. You’ll have a big padded headgear on you and your partner will have big pillows on his/her hands.
Learning to get hit and going through the process of discovering that it is not a big deal will only help further your confidence should something happen in real life. You’ll have the experience of knowing that no matter how big the opponent is, you’ll be able to duck, slip, block or move out of the way. You’ll know how to counterstrike the person as well as look for openings not only to strike, but to run as well if you need to. The people who have had experience in sparring always do better in Adrenaline Stress Seminars. So think about it.
3. Get into a fight. Go ahead, get drunk at a bar and pick a fight with a big guy. You’ll find out pretty quick if you can handle yourself. OK, I’m kidding of course, but do you see what you said to yourself? You probably said “I’d never do that!”, and that’s the point. Since you never really put yourself in that type of a situation, the chances of you having to defend yourself drop exponentially. Further, if you walk with confidence and hold your head high and “look the world in the eyes” attackers will be MUCH less likely to view you as a target. They look for people who seem weak – but most importantly they look for people who lack confidence. So even if you feel that you may not be able to defense yourself properly, fake it till you make it!
Have a question for Coach John? send it here:
john@blackbeltliving.com
www.ClearwaterBoxingCenter.com
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