tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post922834941654075418..comments2023-10-25T03:35:52.205-04:00Comments on Just A Thought: Womens Self Defense and Gut InstinctsMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04317845403611730397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5657543360198531381.post-20179600144913240042008-09-11T06:46:00.000-04:002008-09-11T06:46:00.000-04:00Excellent post.You know a lot of martial arts inst...Excellent post.<BR/><BR/>You know a lot of martial arts instructors when prompted to do a self defence course would be scrambling for a handful of the best, most lethal but also most simple to learn techniques. <BR/><BR/>In my self defence course, I tried to deal with the inability of most people to adequately strike a person who is threatening them. Either from not knowing how to strike to having the fear of striking and hurting their attacker! <BR/><BR/>One of the biggest things about women self defence in my mind is to make sure that each participant has made an internal decision to protect themselves and have given themselves permission to use aggressive force against sexual violence. This is priceless - and yet some people are oblivious to it. Faced with an aggressor they are just not prepared to do what it takes to survive or escape.<BR/><BR/>Colin<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://traditionaltaekwondo.blogspot.com/2008/05/taekwondo-and-self-defence.html" REL="nofollow">Basic Taekwondo Perspective on Self Defence - How to Be Effective when Fear Strikes</A>Colin Weehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777513509370303056noreply@blogger.com