Self-defence can be such a valuable skill set that even young teenagers have campaigned for it to be taught in schools, reported the BBC early in 2020. You never know when you might come under attack and the ability to defend yourself might prove the literal difference between life and death. But how can you learn? The principles of learning self-defence Some things … [Read more...] about Learning Self-Defence
Self Defence
Protect Yourself: Spotting The Bad Guy or Girl
Keeping yourself – and your family and companions – safe and free from harm is all about observation and understanding of your immediate environment and the spatial awareness that informs your sense of approaching danger. Some of those threats and dangers will come from events that are brewing in the natural, physical world but many might also take the shape of individuals – … [Read more...] about Protect Yourself: Spotting The Bad Guy or Girl
Tips on Personal Safety and Spatial Awareness
Conventional wisdom has it that there are four essential pillars on which personal safety and security can be built. Let’s take a closer look at these pillars and the ways in which each of them relies upon and steadily builds greater spatial awareness. 1. Observation It will come as no surprise that one of the essential requirements for personal safety is the ability to … [Read more...] about Tips on Personal Safety and Spatial Awareness
Beginners Guide To Self-Protection
The term self-defence probably conjures up pictures of combat up close and personal and a tussle in which blows are traded. Let’s take a closer look at the theory and practice of self-protection and then briefly consider how you stand in the eyes of the law when you need to defend yourself. Situational Awareness Perhaps the single most effective key to self-protection … [Read more...] about Beginners Guide To Self-Protection
Beginners Guide To Self-Awareness
The UK is a fairly peaceable place. In the normal course of events, the threat of physical violence is pretty rare. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the incidence of criminal violence has held fairly steady in recent years – with the principal increase identified as assaults resulting in only minor injury. Nevertheless, the ONS … [Read more...] about Beginners Guide To Self-Awareness