Overview

This course is based on what we call the self-defense continuum, which includes a spectrum of non-physical and physical skills to be effective as a self-defender and includes 3 primary course components. Unlike what many think, good self-defense is far broader than just physical skills. The program starts with understanding that the ability to defend yourself in a violent situation must be an unconscious competency, or what is commonly known as muscle memory. You don't have the time to consciously react to random violence; it must automatically happen, much like removing your hand from a burning stove. Because of this need and the understanding that skills learned in all courses are perishable without regular use, this course is taught in a manner that takes skills usually taught in a manner requiring conscious recall and enables you to turn them into unconscious competencies. In other words, you'll be able to manage your psychological reactions to violence and deploy physical actions automatically and immediately.The first course component gives you the tools necessary to: Be clear mindedIncrease your mental awareness/focus capabilitiesBe relatively calm in a high-stress environmentIncrease performance and reduce the impact of the emotional shock reaction to violenceThe second course component in the continuum is about learning the array of non-physical skills necessary to avoid a physical altercation. These skills include: Good prevention measuresSituational awarenessVerbal de-escalation skills. The third course component of the continuum is the physical component. The foundation of this third component comes from Okinawan karate, which is designed and taught for civilian self-defense. This component includes:Learning a library of flexible strikes and techniques designed to be applied to all self-defense situations Taking the skills from learning this library will be used in learning a series of fighting sequences that address the three major fighting distances, including the ground. Discussing the necessary post-encounter debrief and healingThe course developer and instructor is Jim Smoak, who is an U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a 25-year martial arts practitioner who holds black-belts in 3 different martial arts, a certified martial arts instructor, and a long-time women's self-defense instructor. Jim is also a certified professional leadership instructor and is skilled in teaching in live and online environments.The course developer's terms and conditions for participating in this course are available in the first lecture as a pre-purchase preview.This course is intended for purchase by adults only. Those under 18 may use the services only if a parent or guardian opens their account, handles any enrollments, and manages their account usage.

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