| There are a lot of different self-defense classes | | | | A physical fight is a high stress situation, especially for |
| offered. Every martial arts school, every fitness club | | | | someone with no training. I am sure you had some sort |
| and even some personal trainers offer self-defense | | | | of that experience at some point in your childhood. If |
| classes. How are you supposed to know what is top | | | | you lost that fight you probably think fighting is horrible. |
| and what is flop? | | | | On the other hand, if you won that fight, you felt great |
| Always keep in mind the following two facts: | | | | and empowered. You also carry this event with you |
| 1. Your opponent is stronger than you! | | | | and it was great. You probably understand better than |
| 2. You only have 2 seconds to react! | | | | anyone else that you have to stand up for what you |
| Your opponent is stronger than you! Always! It does | | | | believe. Competition is part of our daily life. We |
| not matter how strong you are, how fast you can | | | | compete with everything and everyone. And usually |
| punch or how many boards you can break. If | | | | the people who say out loud that fighting and |
| someone would choose to attack you, that someone | | | | competition is bad for us and our children are the one's |
| will be stronger. Think about it. An attacker is always | | | | who compete the most. |
| looking for a victim, and victims are supposed to be | | | | The ability to defend yourself does not make you a |
| weaker. Or would you attack someone who is | | | | bully, it makes you a warrior. You get up every |
| stronger than you are and challenge him to a fight? | | | | morning with a purpose. You know why you go to |
| Certainly not. | | | | work. You challenge your colleagues at the office, your |
| You only have two seconds to react in a fight! A | | | | partners and vendors, definitely your competitors and |
| realistic fight only last about two seconds. And the only | | | | sometimes even your boss. And what's wrong with |
| thing that keeps you safe, are your reflexes. If you | | | | that? You challenge them because you have a vision, |
| have good reflexes (and useful in a fight) you will be | | | | a goal and you need to stand up for that. Imagine for a |
| safe. If your reflexes are useless, you will loose. It's as | | | | moment, that you invented a great product that could |
| simple as that. If a fight last longer than two seconds, | | | | make the lives of millions of people much easier. You |
| than both "fighters" don't know what they are doing. | | | | are trying to find people to turn this invention into reality |
| This "2-second-Rule" is also the reason why some | | | | and nobody is able to see your vision. You let your |
| people (even black belts) with martial arts training | | | | dream slide and eventually give up on it. Then, one day, |
| freeze in a fight. They didn't know what to do. The | | | | you see your idea turned into reality by someone else. |
| attack was so fast that they didn't know what just | | | | Someone else has been more persistent than you |
| happened. | | | | were. Someone else found a way to make it happen |
| And for all of you who think martial arts training has | | | | and people will remember someone else's name and |
| nothing to do with today's stressful lifestyle, think again. | | | | not yours. How does this make you feel now? |
| The reflexes that keep you safe in a physical fight are | | | | Common martial arts teach you a collection of |
| the same reflexes that allow you to manage and | | | | techniques that usually don't work in reality. But that |
| control high stress situations. This is very important. | | | | does not mean that there is no alternative available. |
| Read it again. The reflexes that keep you safe in a | | | | Keep looking and you will find what you want and |
| physical fight are the same reflexes that allow you to | | | | need. It all depends on how much you want it. |
| manage and control high stress situations. | | | | |