Another great video, as always. Many people don't realize self defense is both mental and physical, and I think the mental part of self defense is as important as the physical part. One important reason why I would like a female self defense coach is that they can be familiar with or related to many of my own experience. Self defense is also very personal and specific to that person. Men and women experiences are different. We are smaller, we have more emotions we wear different outfits, we have unspoken differences in life (long lines for bathrooms), etc. Ladies know what I mean. Self defense need to be looked at from those perspectives. For example, when we're walking in a skirt and high heels and we get attacked, we need to defend ourselves from that situation. Women also tend to have a fear or walking alone or worry more about SA in their daily lives. This is to give a perspective of all the challenges women have to deal with. There is a huge mental part. I know you like psychology so self defense has a psychological part to it. As for the physical, we are often shorter, smaller and weaker. So we need to fight harder or smarter. While a woman can be SA by anyone, usually the predator is a man. Statistically speaking, women are more likely to be SA by a man. But in any case, if we can learn how to defend myself from a taller and bigger man, then I suppose we can defend ourselves from a woman. My summary on self defense is very simple: PREVENTION, AVOIDANCE and ESCAPE. Prevention - do everything possible to prevent yourself from a confrontation or an attack (such as don't go to high risk areas) Avoidance - if prevention is not possible, then try your best to avoid a confrontation or an attack (if you see something funny, turn around) Escape - if avoidance is not possible, then strike, disable the predator and run way (attack attack attack and run) What do you think?
@lifestylelines
4 ай бұрын
I couldn’t have said it better! ❤️ AND I also want to add, that we should still enjoy life. Yes, there can be danger, yes, we need to keep ourselves safe. And not let it impact our daily lifestyle to a level that we’re only on alert and avoid anything. cases in which a stranger is coming too close are rare, although they do happen. Cases in which the assailant is someone we know are more likely - and obviously we can’t avoid life and other humans for the sake of safety. It’s about finding a balance of precaution and still enjoying life. 🍀
@AmySelfDefense
4 ай бұрын
@@lifestylelines You're absolutely right. It's about finding the right balance. We need to be careful but at the same time live and enjoy life as if there is nothing in the way. But also having the confidence to stand out for yourself and switch from nice girl to badass girl if necessary. :)
@AmySelfDefense
4 ай бұрын
@@lifestylelines True, many predators are someone the victim knows, but I'm cautious by nature so I vet who I know very carefully. I have like 5 layers of defense before I tell you my first name. lol
@JohnHouston-rf4zw
4 ай бұрын
Confidence is important. I think most women would think that they could not put down a bigger stronger guy.
@lifestylelines
4 ай бұрын
Naturally! And healthy doubt is good. Without training and preparing for such instances, it wouldn't be possible. Practice is so important.
@Lee-mj7
4 ай бұрын
Very 😮 about that smiling at strangers on street part, you really don't "need" to
@lifestylelines
4 ай бұрын
that actually took me a while to really grasp also, I used to do that frequently until I understood what the purpose was. We're sometimes so conditioned to being nice at all cost. Even, or maybe especially, with people we intuitively feel are unsympathetic . It's a learned behaviour to demonstrate we are harmless - and something worth doing introspection on. (And just to be clear, I am not talking about a heartfelt smile at someone because one wants to and feels like it. Not a genuine smile, these are two wholly separate things.)
@Lee-mj7
4 ай бұрын
Sure and I have seen the effects of this very light behaviour like wearing your heart out to people, sure a real smile is different and takes time to give out :) Yes I see you, people can get glued and you just forget where the ones you usually behave lighthearted with can be , BUT it's nice behaviour anyway 😄
@viktoriespackova7405
4 ай бұрын
Thank you very much this is rly helpful
@lifestylelines
4 ай бұрын
Hi Viktorie, you are so kind, thanks so much :)) I am happy you find it helpful
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