Self-defense resources — free but valuable
In this tip I share with you a few valuable resources. Here they are:
US Concealed Carry at www.usconcealedcarry.com offers much more than just info on guns in self-defense. You will also find there info that pertains to self-defense and personal protection whether you are armed or not.
You don’t have to be a member to read articles of Concealed Carry Magazine at www.concealedcarrymagazine.com/. You may also view informative videos from US Concealed Carry on self-defense, situational awareness, and other matters of personal protection.
Concealedcarry-ed.com has lots of useful info. Here is an example:
www.concealedcarry-ed.com/alabama/studyGuide/The-21-Foot-Rule/801002_17729/. Read the article, plus view the below video demo of the 21-foot rule. Actionable info about this subject is in Self-Defense Tip #11 — Knife Attacks and in other self-defense tips on knife attacks.
Reactionary gap and the 21-foot rule
Raw Combat International’s The Get Street Smart Podcast on YouTube (www.youtube.com/@TheGetStreetSmartPodcast) has lots of good info, and some nonsense too. Luckily the nonsense has nothing to do with fighting or self-defense, just horsing around by instructors. Go there and see for yourself.
Now, for fun, look what they did to my invention! This just in from Unfinished Man: www.unfinishedman.com/the-unbreakable-umbrella-a-self-defense-umbrella/.
Self-defense tip from Thomas Kurz, co-author of Basic Instincts of Self-Defense and author of Science of Sports Training, Stretching Scientifically, and Flexibility Express.
Self-Defense Moves
For your defense moves to work under stress they must be based on your natural, instinctive reactions, require little strength and limited range of motion, and be proven in fighting experience.To learn how your natural reactions can instantly defeat any unarmed attack, see the video Basic Instincts of Self-Defense.
Defend Against Weapons
To defend against weapons you have to know how they are used. Also — every stick has two ends … the weapon of attack may become a weapon of defense in your hand …To learn how the typical street weapons (club, knife, razor) are used by an experienced streetfighter and how to practice with them, see the video Self-Defense: Tools of Attack — Club, Hatchet, Blackjack, Knife, Straight Razor.
Mental Toughness
Staying cool under pressure is more important for self-defense than being physically fit and technically skilled. If you can’t control your mind what can you control?To learn mental techniques that let you calmly face any threat and act rationally in the heat of a fight, click here.
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