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This week in Life Defense, we’re talking about focus. Specifically the FOCUS that comes from an arm bar. The technique executed from a standing position after an attempt at a choke, leaves the defender’s throat exposed. The arm is hooked with
Some self-defense scenarios require more than ourselves to actually complete. To be effective in a situation where someone has gotten out of control, you both have fallen onto the ground, and you're holding them down to keep them from hurting y
In self-defense we must always consider that an attacker is larger, faster, more skilled, and more aggressive than the defender. This week in Life Defense, and in our self-defense programs, we are studying the attack from a tackle. This attack
RE-PLACE with TruthIn self-defense we learn of, and train in RE-PLACING energy of an attack with our “center.” This RE-PLACEMENT, like the technique of an arm drag, allows a push to have little or no effect and redistributes our momentum, and
“Life ELEVATED” is the Utah brand/ tag line, so I might be in some sort of copyright issue, and what the heck…ELEVATE Life, specifically, “your life” is the topic of this week’s Life Defense. I’m not a native of Utah, and I’ve lived here for
CONTROL of who, or what is our PRINCIPLE topic of conversation today. “Get control, keep control, control yourself, control your thoughts, control the meeting, control the situation, whatever you do it seems that this topic of control is way ou
In self-defense we speak of healing often. Just today I was coaching a friend of mine on how to keep his hands up when someone comes after him fists violently launched at his head.My friend is special. Although he’s an adult he is socially di
This week the principle of POSITION is demonstrated in the world of WONJIN Hapkido from a “Guard Position.” The Guard is a seemingly weak position as the person doing it is laying on their back, legs apart, while the attacker is either attempti
This week our PRINCIPLE of Life Defense is UNIFY. The technique we will be practicing with participants from the Black Sea, to South America, Asia, and the US is defending from an opponent’s rear grab.If you watch the video you’ll see how defe
In life and in self-defense we’ve found SYNERGY to be so obvious, and essential a PRINCIPLE, and at the same time overused in the world of business coaching and pop psychology. We will not attempt to explain the overuse and of the word. Needles
“I can’t believe this is happening to me again. This always happens to me. They always do this to me. Of course things never work out. Again?” These phrases seemed all too common and repeated themselves throughout my life. That was until I real
In my life I’ve had several encounters with mortality. In 2016 I had the opportunity of surviving an aortic dissection, a couple years ago pulmonary embolisms, and recently mini strokes.The PRINCIPLE of REFLECT in self-defense has brought ligh
In the world of self-defense we are all familiar with the “ground and pound.” It’s one of the common danger positions bullies might take, jumping atop their victim, straddling their waist while raining down punches to their face over and over a
In self-defense one great example of DISSIPATING a life threatening attack is a dropping sprawl from a tackle. As we look together let’s see how and what you might DISSIPATE that threatens your life.It was 3 or 4 years ago and we were holding
What, or who lives, survives and thrives? In self-defense and life itself, it’s always the one that ADAPTS.Some might point to evolution, for our conversation we will not debate this controversial theory of species jumping, Big Bang or Creatio
In self-defense we use the term OFFLINE to describe our defensive body position from an attack. An example of this would be an angled stepping toward, or away from a kick. We also diminish space and create space to put us either too close or to
In this world of distractions is anyone DEVOTED? Is modern society counter DEVOTION? Why? To what purpose?Does modern society celebrate DISTRACTION vs DEVOTION? In self-defense we begin each year with Defensive Stance symbolizing the DNA of WO
Why Life Defense? You may ask, Is Life Defense some sort of a self-defense program, a be all you can be life coaching system, or just another pop psychology platform? Maybe it's another jump up and down, hands in the air shouting out your newly
In the world of self-defense we speak at length about, and practice PRESENTMENT. Basically, it’s a simple law of nature. The animal that PRESENTS itself as strong, powerful, connected and purposeful lives, the one who presents itself as weak, p
It is at this time of year that we look at RESOLVING our lives. That is why today in Life Defense, we will examine the similarities between physical fights, and arguments. We will contrast them with RESOLVING, or “RE-SOLVING” life relationships
As a self-defense instructor, and Life Defense coach, we see many options to CREATE in direct conflict. Take any circumstance of attack and an infinite number of actions CREATE how the scenario plays out.Example, someone comes up behind you, a
In the world of self-defense we often talk about a feeling, a voice or a premonition that says something like, “Something is not right, do not go down there, or this person is not being truthful!” In police work at the highest levels, CIA, FBI,
In the study of Life Defense the PRINCIPLE of RELEASE is vital. Coming from the world of self-defense, this basic skill of survival actually has application in our everyday life.In self-defense, held by potentially deadly opponents our life ha
She had argued with him before, and was now AWARE that with each subsequent conversation he’d gotten a little louder, and a little more forceful. Since taking her self-defense course she’d noticed also a controlling element attempting to take h
The train subway platform was all but empty. Master Lee’s Hapkido session, and meetings with his top instructors had gone longer than expected. Lee was getting on in age, and yet a formidable expert from years of training in Hapkido, a form of
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