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Self Defense Part I: Understanding your Body's reactions and 'reading' them correctly..

This section covers how to think and act in a hostile situation. Effective self defense and martial arts instruction begins with training the mind before we even begin to train the body. The martial arts as applied to self defense FIRST concentrate on putting you into the right mind-set - on training and instruction that will enable you to have a cool, clear head in a bad situation. This is the essence of this section. Read on to learn more...

Understanding your body's reactions..

  Now let us assume, that despite being alert, despite all precautions, you still land IN a bad situation. Let's say that there are three well-built enemies attacking (or threatening) you. Now you must understand your body's response to this.

  Your hair might stand on end. Your skin might grow cold. Is this because of fear?

  NO. These reactions are NOT fear. You only think they are, because your society has fed you these lies. These reactions are your body preparing you for combat. For fight OR flight.

  Your hair stands on end because in times when humans still had fur, the fur standing up would make the human look larger and more dangerous!! Ignore this reaction, it is just a remnant of forgotten, far off times.

  Your skin grows cold because the blood is being drawn INWARDS, to nourish your vital organs, increasing both your endurance (if you have to flee) and your ability to take damage (if you have to fight).

  Also, if you are cut, and the cut is not deep, you will not bleed as much as you would normally. Adrenalin will also flood your system, boosting your power, and your very muscles will tense and tone themselves, ready for ACTION.

"UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY. ACCEPT the changes you feel, for they give you your best chance for LIFE."

  You have been taught by fools that these reactions you feel are fear. THEY ARE NOT FEAR - they are your body going into overdrive - they are your body TURNING ITSELF INTO A WEAPON.

  Yes, what feels like 'fear' is your body turning itself into a deadly weapon. And when you understand this, YOU can USE that weapon - to SURVIVE!!

This is a crucial lesson learned.

Fight or Flee:

Now you face your attackers, and your body IS READY.

Understand that in the few seconds since the attack began, while your mind is thinking (or worrying), your body has responded like an animal - it prepares itself for ACTION.

  Indeed, with the changes that have occurred within your body in these few seconds that you have felt 'threatened' your body has become MORE than human - it has become an animal, a beast, ready to fight it's enemies into the ground, or to flee faster than it's enemies can run. It is READY.

Now YOU must look at the situation and CHOOSE - fight or flight.

  My friend, we will teach you how to fight, and we will teach you how to run. And your body will prepare you for both. Your mind.. is the mind of a warrior, taught by YOU, yourself, every minute of every day, to NEVER BE PREY. Now COMMAND your body - fight OR flee.

  But whether you fight or whether you run.. RESIST!!

  Understand this, my friend - whoever faces you is probably a wolf. Wolves eat sheep, so you MUST NOT BE A SHEEP.

"Be a lion - no wolf wants to be suddenly faced with a cornered lion - or a cornered tigress!!"