self defense

I heard that great quote recently, although I’m not sure of it’s origins. I couldn’t agree more.

My preferred definition of self defense is this, “when faced with the threat of violence or actual violence, self defense is doing what is necessary to move from an unsafe place to a safer place.”

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Are you a smart person who’s like to learn real self-defense that is brains over brawn and save yourself hundreds of dollars not paying for classes?

I’m looking to train 2 or 3 people on a regular or irregular basis in my home in the Boston area. All training will be free - and you will learn real self defense the way I have taught bodyguards, the military, and law enforcement. Absolutely no experience will be necessary.

What’s the catch?
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Today I would like to talk about the idea of hard and soft striking in self defense. Particularly, I want to address the phenomenon of punching to the head. Punching to the head is common to many systems, yet may not be a particularly great idea in actual self defense. First, let me say that I do not make it a practice to rebuke other systems, or styles of unarmed defense training. Everything has it’s strengths and it’s weaknesses, and you can learn many valuable things from many systems if you approach them with an open mind. A punch is a tool, the same way that a kick, a lock, a throw or a screwdriver is a tool. Punches are very good for tasks for which they were designed, and not so good for others. For example - punches to the body are a great way to introduce a lot of force. Punches can create significant hydrostatic shock to the soft tissues and somewhat flexible ribs of the body. However, just as using a screwdriver as a pry-bar is likely to damage your screwdriver, punching to the head is also very likely to damage your hands. Here are a few things you should know:

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NOW!

I know this seems a little off the cuff considering it’s such a serious topic, but I want to make it clear that there’s no time like the present.

In July – September of 2002 I, along with a fellow  trainer had the honor of conducting several free women’s self defense seminars in the Boston area. The seminars were packed; many times the rooms were over capacity. You see, during that time there were two serial rapists active in the Boston area. The local media had reports on every newscast every day.

Many women in the area were justifiably frightened – which led to the popularity of our classes.

I have also known many people to take up a martial art, or start to carry pepper spray, or some other tool after being exposed to violent crime. Without being too flippant about a serious subject, the words “too late” come to mind.
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Smart companies take steps to keep their employees healthy - health insurance, dental insurance, wellness programs. It’s not just the right thing to do, it makes good business sense. A new trend in Corporate Wellness is in-house self-defense seminars.

These seminars teach important life-saving skills and should become regular occurrences in many organizations’ wellness programs. Other than the primary benefit of teaching your employees to physically defend themselves - there are significant secondary benefits to self-defense training.
Here are 6 great reasons to include personal protection (self defense) training in your organization:

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