As you'll now be aware if you've been to any of our classes the key elements in handling a situation are
to take control by effectively using the voice, and
to use body language which makes it clear that a would be attacker isn't welcome within your personal space.
Using physical self defence techniques would usually be considered to be a last resort, however the first action in a situation would be to set up that verbal and spatial boundary that a would be attacker would think very carefully about trying to cross.
In order to do this however we must first believe in ourselves and know that we are worth fighting for - in every single way possible.
Self defence isn't pretty, and in a situation we must reach down into ourselves and retrieve that primal survival instinct. Bringing this instinct to the fore and using it as 'fuel' can be one of the best self defence weapons in our arsenal against a would be attacker.
What are your views ?
Let us know if you have, or even if you haven't considered this before.
We all have it in us, we just need to unlock it and use it - and boy what a weapon it is.
I think women have much more of this instinct than men, especially if their children or family are threatened.
Also different people have different tolerances before losing their rationality ( am I right in saying that ? ) before this kind of behaviour kicks in, the more patient people are in nature will decide the point where they 'lose it'.
