HOW TO TURN KITCHEN ITEMS INTO SELF DEFENSE WEAPONS
Friday, June 22, 2007
SELF DEFENSE AGAINST YOUR FEARS
People who are courageous work to confront the fears that holds most people back. The two biggest enemies to your success is fear and doubt. Getting rid of your fear and doubt is the key. The key to overcoming your fears. To develop courage, then simply act courageously when you need to. When you act this way repeatedly, you make it a habit for yourself to do the things you fear.
If you do the things you fear, then the death of that fear is certain because it becomes like an everyday event or habit. So face your fears and do the things you fear. The ability to confront your fears means freedom in your life. By overcoming fear and doubt, those two things alone will make you successful in most everything that you do.
People who are courageous work to confront the fears that holds most people back. The two biggest enemies to your success is fear and doubt. Getting rid of your fear and doubt is the key. The key to overcoming your fears. To develop courage, then simply act courageously when you need to. When you act this way repeatedly, you make it a habit for yourself to do the things you fear.
If you do the things you fear, then the death of that fear is certain because it becomes like an everyday event or habit. So face your fears and do the things you fear. The ability to confront your fears means freedom in your life. By overcoming fear and doubt, those two things alone will make you successful in most everything that you do.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
SELF DEFENSE FROM FAKE COPS
The other day I received an email from a reader asking the question "What do you do if your a female and a cop pulls you over but you think he's a fake?"
Well here are some things you can do to make you safer:
- Indicate to the officers that you have seen them
- Pull into a well lit and pubic area
- As you're pulling in call the police department while driving to see if this is in fact an actual cop car
- Also a good prevention tip to do is to get the darkest tint on your car windows so people can't see who's driving
- If possible try to drive with a partner if you are driving on secluded roads
The other day I received an email from a reader asking the question "What do you do if your a female and a cop pulls you over but you think he's a fake?"
Well here are some things you can do to make you safer:
- Indicate to the officers that you have seen them
- Pull into a well lit and pubic area
- As you're pulling in call the police department while driving to see if this is in fact an actual cop car
- Also a good prevention tip to do is to get the darkest tint on your car windows so people can't see who's driving
- If possible try to drive with a partner if you are driving on secluded roads
Friday, June 15, 2007
THE THREE HORSEMEN OF SELF DEFENSE
Self doubt, indecision, & fear the three horsemen that destroy your chances for success in life and in a self defense situation. If you have one of these feelings the other two are nearby. If you have doubt in your abilities as a fighter or are incisive on how you are going to fight your opponent, fear will automatically kick in & take over. Your chances of being victorious before even fighting will be knocked out. These emotions will effect your performance due to the mind / body connection. You will hesitate on fully committing to your techniques & combinations while fighting. You will telegraph your movements due to indecision and your speed of your techniques will slow down due to being stiff & rigid.
Like animals, which sense fear, humans are no different. The vibrations of fear pass from one mind to another just as quickly & surely as a human voice. Your opponent across from you will sense your fear and use it to his advantage. The three horsemen need to be mastered before being successful in any endeavour.
Self doubt, indecision, & fear the three horsemen that destroy your chances for success in life and in a self defense situation. If you have one of these feelings the other two are nearby. If you have doubt in your abilities as a fighter or are incisive on how you are going to fight your opponent, fear will automatically kick in & take over. Your chances of being victorious before even fighting will be knocked out. These emotions will effect your performance due to the mind / body connection. You will hesitate on fully committing to your techniques & combinations while fighting. You will telegraph your movements due to indecision and your speed of your techniques will slow down due to being stiff & rigid.
Like animals, which sense fear, humans are no different. The vibrations of fear pass from one mind to another just as quickly & surely as a human voice. Your opponent across from you will sense your fear and use it to his advantage. The three horsemen need to be mastered before being successful in any endeavour.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
YOU'RE ONLY HALF AS GOOD AS WHEN YOU TRAIN
Your Only Half As Good As When You Train
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Friday, June 08, 2007
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
SELF DEFENSE FOR YOUR SELF CONFIDENCE
Don't demand perfection of yourself because it's impossible to achieve. Take a look at most professional athletes such as NBA basketball players they only make half their shots. An NFL quarterback completes only half of their passes, and a major league baseball players reach first base less than 40 percent of the time, that's includes walks.
Give your best effort in everything you do every day and accept your mistakes and learn from them for you are human. Perfection is not only totally unrealistic to expect and it's basically impossible to achieve, and only wears you down in the end. A person who is always thinking about there past on what they could of done better can't focus on there future. It's like driving while concentrating on the rear view mirror, you are going to crash and burn. You got to keep your eyes focused ahead on the road.
Don't demand perfection of yourself because it's impossible to achieve. Take a look at most professional athletes such as NBA basketball players they only make half their shots. An NFL quarterback completes only half of their passes, and a major league baseball players reach first base less than 40 percent of the time, that's includes walks.
Give your best effort in everything you do every day and accept your mistakes and learn from them for you are human. Perfection is not only totally unrealistic to expect and it's basically impossible to achieve, and only wears you down in the end. A person who is always thinking about there past on what they could of done better can't focus on there future. It's like driving while concentrating on the rear view mirror, you are going to crash and burn. You got to keep your eyes focused ahead on the road.
Monday, June 04, 2007
SELF DEFENSE ON THE GROUND-HAMMER TIME
If you have been reading my blog for a while now you know that I don't like incorporating punching into my self defense arsenal unless someone is committed to training with me for more than 6 months. All due to the fact that most punches out on the street are useless because they are usually "feather punches" in other words there is no power behind them just a punch of panicky punches going every which way.
On the ground I also find your basic punch useless when you are mounted on top of someone. This is due to very little space between you and your attacker causing a lack of hip rotation when your punch is thrown. A better self defense tactic to use is either to throw an elbow or even better in most cases to throw a hammer fist punch.
This self defense technique is taken from the old school of karate and is similar to your regular fist but instead of hitting with your knuckles hit using the ridge of where your hand is (hit using the pinkie area). This will give more power to your punches due to the fact of how your body and arm or lined up when on top of your attacker.
If you have been reading my blog for a while now you know that I don't like incorporating punching into my self defense arsenal unless someone is committed to training with me for more than 6 months. All due to the fact that most punches out on the street are useless because they are usually "feather punches" in other words there is no power behind them just a punch of panicky punches going every which way.
On the ground I also find your basic punch useless when you are mounted on top of someone. This is due to very little space between you and your attacker causing a lack of hip rotation when your punch is thrown. A better self defense tactic to use is either to throw an elbow or even better in most cases to throw a hammer fist punch.
This self defense technique is taken from the old school of karate and is similar to your regular fist but instead of hitting with your knuckles hit using the ridge of where your hand is (hit using the pinkie area). This will give more power to your punches due to the fact of how your body and arm or lined up when on top of your attacker.
Monday, May 28, 2007
SELF DEFENSE FOR FRIENDS OF MISSING PERSONS
If you are waiting for a friend and it is not like them to be late or not call and hours have passed without any word from them and you don't know what to do here are some tips.
-Even though you need 24 hours before you can file a missing persons report with the police you can still call them and put them "on notice" if you think your friend went missing
-Call there family and friends 1st but don't freak them out
-Call your local hospitals
-Send someone to that person house to see if they are injured
So if it is out of character for someone you know to not show up, stay calm and follow these steps they will help put some power back into your hands in a powerless situation.
If you are waiting for a friend and it is not like them to be late or not call and hours have passed without any word from them and you don't know what to do here are some tips.
-Even though you need 24 hours before you can file a missing persons report with the police you can still call them and put them "on notice" if you think your friend went missing
-Call there family and friends 1st but don't freak them out
-Call your local hospitals
-Send someone to that person house to see if they are injured
So if it is out of character for someone you know to not show up, stay calm and follow these steps they will help put some power back into your hands in a powerless situation.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
DEALING WITH WEAPONS IN SELF DEFENSE SITUATIONS
When a weapon such as a knife, needle or gun come into the picture panic and fear can come into the equation. Alot of people end up freezing in fear or feel there bladder loosen up,which is all normal responses that the body has in such a threatening self defense situation. A tip that helps prevent this kind of response from your body is to not focus directly on the weapon but instead to focus mainly on your attackers shoulder area which will move before any other body part moves giving you a heads up that your attacker is going to make his move. Also view his entire body at the same time as you do this, so you are looking at his shoulders but also you can see from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet.
This prevents you from becoming overwelmed when a weapon is placed into the picture because you are not having tunnel vision with the weapon in turn helping you lessen the stress of the situation and being able to deal with the task at hand not only physically but mentally as well. Also remember the importance of going into a controlled rage or killer mode this will help you be in the fight mindset not in the flight mindset preventing fear from taking over.
When a weapon such as a knife, needle or gun come into the picture panic and fear can come into the equation. Alot of people end up freezing in fear or feel there bladder loosen up,which is all normal responses that the body has in such a threatening self defense situation. A tip that helps prevent this kind of response from your body is to not focus directly on the weapon but instead to focus mainly on your attackers shoulder area which will move before any other body part moves giving you a heads up that your attacker is going to make his move. Also view his entire body at the same time as you do this, so you are looking at his shoulders but also you can see from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet.
This prevents you from becoming overwelmed when a weapon is placed into the picture because you are not having tunnel vision with the weapon in turn helping you lessen the stress of the situation and being able to deal with the task at hand not only physically but mentally as well. Also remember the importance of going into a controlled rage or killer mode this will help you be in the fight mindset not in the flight mindset preventing fear from taking over.
Monday, May 14, 2007
SELF DEFENSE TRAINING IN THE SHOWER
Here is a training tip that you can practice every time you step into the shower. From my Feb 19/07 post regarding spitting your drink into your attackers face practice in the shower this self defense tactic by filling your mouth with water and spitting it out onto a target such as a tile on the wall to give you better aim. This will come in handy when in a street situation and you have to spit your drink in your mouth into your attackers face. Your aim will be much more accurate and effective. Remember to immediately follow through with a technique for it sets you up perfectly.
Here is a training tip that you can practice every time you step into the shower. From my Feb 19/07 post regarding spitting your drink into your attackers face practice in the shower this self defense tactic by filling your mouth with water and spitting it out onto a target such as a tile on the wall to give you better aim. This will come in handy when in a street situation and you have to spit your drink in your mouth into your attackers face. Your aim will be much more accurate and effective. Remember to immediately follow through with a technique for it sets you up perfectly.
Monday, May 07, 2007
SAFEST PLACES TO BE IN YOUR HOME WHEN IN A SELF DEFENSE SITUATION
So where do you think is the safest rooms to be in when dealing with an attacker inside your home? Any ideas? The kitchen and bathroom why because they are loaded with a ton of weapons that you can destroy your attacker with. Here are some items that you can use and turn into weapons.
Bathroom: hairspray, perfume, cologne spray bottles by simply spraying them into your attackers eyes you temporally blind him giving you time to follow through with a technique or to run away.
Kitchen: coffee pots, fry pans, pots, dishes and glasses can be picked up and thrown or used as a club. You also have knives, forks and spoons which you can stab your attacker with.
By thinking outside the box anything can be turned into a weapon and get you out of harms way.
P.S. Don't forget about your safe room for if you can avoid an altercation all together the better.
So where do you think is the safest rooms to be in when dealing with an attacker inside your home? Any ideas? The kitchen and bathroom why because they are loaded with a ton of weapons that you can destroy your attacker with. Here are some items that you can use and turn into weapons.
Bathroom: hairspray, perfume, cologne spray bottles by simply spraying them into your attackers eyes you temporally blind him giving you time to follow through with a technique or to run away.
Kitchen: coffee pots, fry pans, pots, dishes and glasses can be picked up and thrown or used as a club. You also have knives, forks and spoons which you can stab your attacker with.
By thinking outside the box anything can be turned into a weapon and get you out of harms way.
P.S. Don't forget about your safe room for if you can avoid an altercation all together the better.
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