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