Posts about our empower self-defense seminars and what makes them a uniquely valuable self-defense contribution to our community.
Practical Self-Defense To be practical is “to be of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action; not theoretical or ideal.” In teaching self-defense from a foundation of the neurology and psychology of trauma, YOU Defense is deeply practical. How we process, store, …
Linking psychological and physical training There is a fundamental paradox of self-defense instruction. If what we teach as brain and body defenses will destroy the self of the mind, we’re simply not teaching self-defense. If what we teach isn’t simple, …
You Defense self-defense programming offers a unique chance to challenge your ideas of who you are and what you’re capable of! You Defense is a deeply practical re-invention of the sometimes-stale and often abusive self-defense course. Focused on You You …
The first word in self-defense… A central philosophy of You Defense is the simple truth of “I am not you.” My situations and problems are not your situations and problems; therefore, my solutions cannot automatically be your solutions. A central philosophy of You Defense is the …
Self-defense is a vague concept; a buzz-word or a sentiment. A clarity and awareness of what threatens you is required to transform self-defense into a concrete, objective tool. Interpersonal violence is highly complex, with many causes and variables. There are …
Implicit Memory for Successful Self-Defense In human memory, our abilities are generally divided into two categories: explicit and implicit. The first is often compared to computers and lists. The second category — implicit memory — is where humanity excels beyond …
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