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“Martial Arts” and “Self-Defence”, forever been considered synonyms of the same thing, are finally finding distinction among the relevant communities. This may be largely due to the increasing popularity of Krav Maga and other reality based self-defence (aka “self-protection”) systems, but what hasn’t been lost in the progress is the Continue reading →

This is a follow-up to my “5 Easy Self Defence Tips” posted last week. If you haven’t read it yet, you can do so by clicking here.

Worth The Effort?

The focus of my last article was around a ‘display of dominance’ type of attack – the beta gorilla challenging the authority of the head of the band. He is the one with “something to prove”. What he wants to take from you is your status and your pride, so he can boost his own. A truly needy person, who we might describe in everyday language as having “confidence issues”. Consider again the silverback gorilla (we are animals after all) – the challenger may be trying to display all the qualities of an alpha-male, he is not – the true alpha-male doesn’t do that unless challenged.

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Despite what you see in the movies or what you saw in the schoolyard as a child, most adult fights are over in seconds, and leave at least one victim with serious injuries or worse, not to mention the psychological aftermath. There is nothing flash or sexy about it – it’s an uncontrolled, unattractive mess, and one you want to avoid at all costs. Assuming you are not the violent type (if you are, this article isn’t for you … and please don’t bother signing for our course), and you are not intentionally offering any provocation, then it might seem like an attack came out of nowhere and that there was nothing you could do to avoid it. In reality, there is usually a “reason” for the attack, that boils down to the attacker wanting to get something from you – not always material. Here are 5 basic self-defence tips that might help you when confronted with unwanted aggression.

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