| Are you serious about learning women's self | | | | if you really want to survive the encounter. |
| defense? Do you want to make sure that what | | | | 2. You will have to contradict prior programming. And |
| you're learning will actually work? Well, you're not | | | | I don't mean other self defense lessons you've |
| alone. | | | | received. What I'm talking about is all the |
| In fact, most of the women that I encounter - even | | | | programming and life lessons that you've had since |
| those who have taken some form of martial arts or | | | | childhood, about how a lady should not fight or |
| self defense training for women - are concerned that | | | | physically hurt people. You might even have to fight |
| what they have seen, heard, or learned...won't work! | | | | feelings of guilt, shame, and even love - if your |
| And, truth be told - they're right! | | | | attacker is someone that you care about! This one |
| Contrary to popular belief, not everything being | | | | thing could be more dangerous and damaging to your |
| offered for women's self defense, will work against a | | | | self defense, then the fact that he is attacking you! |
| bigger, heavier, and stronger male attacker - | | | | 3. You must pre-plan. While there are an infinite |
| especially one who's trying to beat, break, or kills you! | | | | number of ways that someone could attack you, |
| Now, I know that this is strong language. In fact, | | | | there are only a few strategies that these attacks |
| most women who have seen this article have | | | | fall into. And, the better prepared you are to deal |
| skimmed right past it because they don't want to | | | | with those things that you are most likely to |
| think about this subject. They'd rather live in denial, | | | | encounter, the greater your chance of surviving with |
| ignorance, or with delusional thinking. | | | | little to no damage. This is what training is for, and |
| But, since you are here, reading this article right now, | | | | why it's vitally important that you find a teacher - a |
| I can assume that you want to know all you can | | | | mentor - who has both the knowledge and |
| about this important area of your life. Yes? | | | | experience to lead you through those areas of |
| So, here are 3 of the things that you must know | | | | training that you MUST know to survive. |
| about defending yourself against a male attacker. | | | | There are other important lessons that you must |
| | | | have, and you must learn them from someone who |
| 1. You will probably be outgunned. What I mean is | | | | has real world experience - not just in self defense |
| that, your attacker will probably be bigger and | | | | or fighting - but who understands what it's like being |
| stronger than you are. This is true, not just with | | | | the smaller, weaker, underdog, and still being able to |
| regards to women's self defense, but in self defense | | | | effectively, efficiently, and confidently win anyway! |
| in general. You will have to fight smarter - not harder, | | | | |