2. Avoidance and Awareness are cornerstones of self defense.
3. Good posture and walking confidently are essential for deterring an assault.
4. Determine your list of places you will not go and times you will not be there.
5. Avoid stairwells, turning sharp corners, poor light conditions etc.
6. Contol your ego. Giving way to others is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of maturity and understanding.
7. Walk your way out of a situation.
Talk your way out of a situation.
8. Only you can determine the degree of danger you are in.
So-- "Trust Your Instincts"-- A million years of evolution has left us fairly good antennae!
Butterfly and Dragon Schools
Pro Defend Systems is a self defense response to meet the varied needs of individuals and groups.
It is based on Jiu Jitsu
the unarmed combat art of the Samurai.
Jiu Jitsu - the art of pliancy - is recognized by security and law enforcement officials as a self defense art without equal.
Henry Hughes, 6th degree Black Belt Instructor in the art of Jiu Jitsu, founded Pro Defend Systems(P.D.S.) as a personal approach to empowering people to take responsibility for their own safety.
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Self Defense Game Plan
When Its About To Happen
Use the
Five Magic Targets*****
Five Magic Weapons*****
Power Shout
Front Kick the Knee
Heel Stomp the Instep
Knee the Groin
Hand Cup the Ears
Palm Heel the Chin, Nose or Eye
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Kiai or Power Shout; empowers you, distracts or scares attacker, attracts attention, gives strength to your technique and forces you to breathe in (tension makes you hold your breath). The quality of the kiai is also a manifestation of the integration of body, mind and spirit.
IS AN UMBRELLA UNDER WHICH OUR ASSOCIATED CLUBS CAN PURSUE THEIR INDIVIDUAL INCLINATIONS AND ALLOWS FOR THE DIVERSITY AND CREATIVITY OF IT'S INDIVIDUAL CHIEF INSTRUCTORS.
