| Self Defence Stance (arm out palms facing forwards) | | | | to. The objective of this stance is to protect as much |
| What does this stance say? Does it look aggressive? | | | | of your upper body as possible the following are key |
| That's the purpose of the stance to create a physical | | | | points to observe:- |
| barrier between yourself and your potential attacker, | | | | 1. Elbows tucked in to protect your mid section |
| without saying you want to fight. Put this with a | | | | 2. hands tight to your chin to protect your head |
| assertive "back off" or "I don't want any trouble" and | | | | 3. bend your knees slightly |
| you have a potentially effective method of avoiding | | | | 4. turn your shoulder to form a tight and compact |
| conflict. Remember the way we communicate is | | | | defence |
| broken down into the followingo Physiology 55%o | | | | 5. tuck your chin in |
| Tonality 37%o Words 7% | | | | Practice your martial arts training from both stances |
| An attacker can tell just by looking at you exactly the | | | | often when people are attacked they are not in a |
| way you communicate whether it be weak, frightened, | | | | stance in may come from the side or from behind to |
| confident, alert. Try and look like a victor not a victim, | | | | remember to create scenarios to make your training |
| "when your strong appear weak, and when your | | | | real, mix and match and add in verbal roleplay so you |
| weak appear strong" | | | | can feel the difference and create the emotion state |
| Sparring/Fighting Stance | | | | of fight or flight. |
| This stance says your will defend yourself if you have | | | | |