Self Defense And Psychological Preparedness

Being psychologically prepared is critical for selfweak man small in stature, who succeeded in
defense during an assault in the street. It is veryprotecting himself against a husky trained fellow with
important to be ready to repel the assailant (assailants)the black belt in taekwondo, who assaulted him.
using all the means you have. Note that even being inThis small man was so furious and fearless giving his
not very good physical shape these means could bemuch stronger offender a hail of blows (weak and
quite sufficient to disable your enemy (enemies).unskilled as they were) as to shock the guy and made
For example, if you wear hard sharp-toe shoes, thenhim only try to cover himself from the blows.
kicking your enemy in groin or shank with the toe ofOne would think what chances had this tiny,
such shoe (even if there are no years of practicemiddle-aged man, who has never gone in for any sport
behind this kick) immediately makes him writhe within a fight against a young and well-trained in
pain for several moments. And this gives you enoughtaekwondo school guy with the black belt. Any one
time to either disable the enemy or simply run away.would say he had no chance. However, it all turned out
Scratching facer using fingernails also causes painbadly for no one, but the young insolent beggar.
shock to your enemy and makes him unable to resistWhy, after all, the winner was that small man, who had
for some time. Remembering how dangerous a furiousno chance to win. It is very simple. The moment the
cat can be for people is enough to understand this.fight began, he had his consciousness fully blocked; he
In several cases, a furious cat is known to make itsacted automatically guided by his subconsciousness.
owners hide in one of the rooms and wait for theAt the moment, he had nothing in his mind, but the
police to come and help them. Police officers in thisenemy and the thought of disabling that enemy by any
situation often have to use guns to protect themselvesmeans possibly. At that moment, his consciousness
and rescue the owners of the animal.was, as it were, at one with the Universe. He feared
Now let's take a look at a cat, its weight is about 30nothing since the sense of fear was gone from him.
times less than that of a man. And this tiny thing canHe had neither diffidence nor other impeding factors,
resist police officers armed with firearms. That's onethat's why all his actions became TRUE ones. Even
thing. The other thing is that a common schoolboy, whothough he had not much power and skill, but all he had
tortures a cat giving it a hard time, can cope with it, thehe putted in each blow. So that's why, seemingly, with
cat doing nothing to protect itself.no chance to succeed he won the unequal fight.
Now you can see the difference between a manQuite contrarily, his enemy was stiffened with fear and
employing everything he has at hand to give furiousuncertainty as a result of this sudden and furious repel.
resistance to an assault, and a man who does notWho could ever dare to attack him, as he was so
resist at all or makes poor attempts to resist.strong and practiced fighter, he thought. Certainly not
So we see, at one hand, the enraged and furiouslythis small man, who, as it seemed, was supposed to
attacking cat that a couple of armed policemen cannotbe trembling with fear.
restrain, and, on the other hand, a meek unresisting catBut it turned out so that it was that strong and trained
that a little boy can easily handle. The difference isbeef, who had a weak spirit. At the critical moment, his
very substantial. This example clearly shows that thewill, composure and fighting skills failed him. He simply
more furious and fast you resistance, the moregot scared and confused, and, as a result, was
chances you have to win the fight.defeated by a weaker and less skilled opponent.
I remember a story told me by my disciple about one