| FEAR. False Evidence Appearing Real. However you | | | | reenact that prior experience, but now you will speak |
| want to see it - is a problem beset by a great majority | | | | bravely, assertively and aggressively. You will then go |
| of everyday honest and good people who seriously | | | | through the actual self defense movements that you |
| want to study a system of self protection against all | | | | have learned and do them against the imaginary |
| of the possible modern and very real urban violence. | | | | assailant before you. You must create this |
| There is one system of fear management that is | | | | personalized "stage play" as real as possible. |
| absolutely superb for "fear busting" when it comes to | | | | What You Are Likely To Experience When You First |
| fighting and self defense. This is the technique of | | | | Start Practicing Verbal Rehearsal Fear Reduction |
| verbal rehearsal training which I will explain to you here. | | | | Training |
| What Is Verbal Rehearsal Fear Reduction Training | | | | When remember to rehearse a past experience, don't |
| Actors do it best, and you will emulate what they do | | | | be surprise if the filed away fears suddenly surface |
| not only in the sense of memorizing or practice a | | | | just like you were reliving it again. Don't panic. If you |
| verbal script, but also "going into an altered mind state" | | | | initially feel fear again, you are doing it correctly. The |
| where you take on the persona and self image of the | | | | old fear must first resurface before you can |
| person that you want to be. Let me illustrate. Let's say | | | | reprogram your reaction to the experience. |
| that you can recall a fighting experience of real-life | | | | What You Should Expect After 21 Days |
| where you didn't do too well. Let us say you were | | | | If you stick with this rehearsal practice training for at |
| frightened, intimidated and almost froze in fear. This | | | | least 21 days, somewhere around the second week |
| even may have been the turning point experience | | | | the old fear reactions which initially surfaced with full |
| which made you decide that you wanted to study a | | | | force will begin to dissipate. If you continue this practice |
| system of self protection. | | | | for a full 3 months, you will be amazed how you will |
| Verbal Rehearsal Fear Reduction Training would be to | | | | have transformed your self image from one of fear to |
| take 10 minutes out of each day, preferably at the | | | | courage. My only suggestion is that you just try this |
| same time and in the same place and continued | | | | method for 21 days after which you will know to |
| consistently without fail for at least 21 days. You are to | | | | continue on for more progress. |