The 4 lines of Self Defense

The 4 lines of Self Defense The cry of "defense" is one of those who are in difficulty. Often we feel that both parties, that statement suspect. Self-defense is a complex concept. The definition of the word is the easy part. In relation to cultural and legal significance, it is even more confusion, but the purpose of this article is to examine what is in self-defense, instead of dissecting after.There techniques or what are the four main concepts regarding self-defense : knowledge, attitude, awareness and skills. Each approach contributes to your personal security. If one of them is omitted, the risk for themselves is increasing dramatically. Each concept is a so-called? Line? How? The first line of defense. Simply said, the knowledge, knowledge is knowing what is out there. You can see on the local news that there was a murder two blocks. You can read in the newspapers that there was a series of raids on shops. You can listen to the radio which was a big storm is approaching fast. These are the elements which serve to focus attention. You now know that has taken place and that the search for himself in a dangerous situation is an increase possibility.Beyond catching the attention to the various media, to watch the details of the case (or is approaching the situation). The murder was a shy man victim. He was killed when he surprised a burglar in his house. The shop was all robberies in the West Lake of the time between 9:00 and 3:00 clock tower would be the worst storm approached the city has improved in 50 years. These figures tell us that murder is an accidental murder, and not a serial killer, it is probably a good idea to withdraw from the West Lake of convenience stores from 9:00 to 3:00 in the evening and moing, and that the windows and ensure that sufficient material for at least a week after the storm hits is an intelligent idea.AttitudeMost defense courses and seminars will tell you that attitude is present as yourself. Many will also tell you some basic knowledge to use the language of the body: head high, shoulders back, relaxed pace. What is often omitted is that the attitude is so much inteal as exteal, the mental and emotional state of attitude. This does not mean that these laboratories to ignore the issue, but only that they tend not to have been explicit. In many ways it is easier and faster to the outside. Since the labs are rarely more than half a day on which the decision (one as me) is to allow more time for teaching skills.The inteal aspect of attitude should not be ignored, however. Confidence and mental readiness to take more time to build but to maintain a greater control on the road. Most groups have a form of expression "Fake it 'til you make it." In essence, this is what a coup seminars regarding the attitude. With the appearance of counterfeit confidence, you can prevent a potential thief from the thought of you as easy prey. The shell, however, is very thin. In this light, the careful hesitation in the footsteps of unusually rapid breathing, his eyes flickering. With a picture of confidence and mental preparation, the presentation is not an exteal shell, but a natural byproduct.AwarenessIf hours eyes closed, you can list all the exits in the room with you? One can say that this is the next? One can say that, as one of the fastest to reach? Consciousness is to know what is happening around you. Of all the components of self-consciousness is the only one that all five senses. Perhaps more than agriculture, which is actively working to raise awareness. It is also one of the most difficult aspects of training. Although some teachers of self-defense to deny the importance of awareness, almost no effort to try to teach in seminaries. Most of the seminars that I attended just words is given. "One must be aware. Be aware of people around you. Be aware of traffic. "Once you are on a different theme. N. advice on how to be aware of. Not even a brief checklist for the spiritual, if you enter a room. For most people, consciousness is passive. Although there is a passive element, effectively raising the awareness of active.When you walk into a room where the exits are, where are the barriers for citizens, and what can be used as improvised weapons in the worst case scenario? A simple mental checklist item allows four people to feel in control. A person with a sense of control has more confidence than that which is not the case. An active attitude affects the conscience. It also lets you know when there's something wrong with a situation.SkillsThe the last line of defense are your skills. Through the skills that I have not only the ability to fight. The skills are your actions. The answer to the question "What are you able to do?" A couple of self-defense workshop, I have to concentrate on three or four types of powers issue, and to spend the rest of the time to lea how not necessary. Defuse a confrontation is one of the most valuable defense of skills a person can have. Successfully defuse a situation makes the need to fight. After human capabilities that allows you to avoid a confrontation in the first place is even better. If at the end of violence, all the other self-defense does not have the capacity. It is only at this point that you need a solid foundation in martial arts. On the contrary, and some 'paradoxically, from a solid base for combat skills will provide the framework for creating your knowledge, awareness and attitude.All are four aspects of self-defense. Without one, it is as if your life with a sense partially disabled? Operation, but without a solid base to build the rest of safety.Shandy Smith lives in Austin, Texas and is a head instructor and co-owner of Rose and River Martial Arts.