Holistic Women'S Self-Defense - The Self-Defense Continuum

Gain the necessary skills in the must-have 3 components of self-defense - Psychological, Preventative and Physical

What you'll learn

Self-defense is much bigger than just physical skills. Learn the full cycle of the self-defense continuum.

Most self-defense courses rely on conscious skill recall, which can fail under stress. We teach in ways that build unconscious competencies for reliable use.

We provide a library of physical skills that won't overwhelm and are adaptable to all self-defense situations.

Psychological Preparation - Learn how to increase mental awareness and observation abilities to increase situational awareness capabilities

Psychological Preparation - Learn how to better manage emotional reactions to a violent encounter so you can focus on your defense

Psychological Preparation - Learn how increase performance and decrease emotional/shock impact through visualization

Preventative Preparation - Learn an array of preventative tactics that can be used to avoid violent encounters

Preventative Preparation - Learn to be constantly situationally aware of your surroundings to reduce chances of facing violence

Preventative Preparation - Learn how to verbally de-escalate a potentially violent person

Physical Preparation - Learn an array of strikes and techniques that are foundational to the rest of the physical continuum component

Physical Preparation - Learn a series of striking sequences designed for the 3 most common fighting distances

Physical Preparation - Learn how to effectively and quickly defend yourself in a ground fight and quickly so you can get back on your feet

After Action: Discuss the importance of mental and emotional care after facing a violent encounter

Post Course: Skills taught in ANY course are perishable and will atrophy without regular practice. Use a proven maintenance program to keep sharp.

Requirements

No self-defense experience necessary. At the end of the 2nd component and throughout the 3rd component, you will need a partner to work with. Although it will be beneficial if your partner is also a student of the course, it's not required. You will need a 5'x5' or larger space for the physical component. You will will need to purchase a few striking pads for the physical component. They are relatively inexpensive and can be found at many offline and online retailers.

Description

This course is based on what we call the self-defense continuum, which includes a spectrum of non-physical and physical skills to be effective as a self-defender and includes 3 primary course components.  Unlike what many think, good self-defense is far broader than just physical skills. The program starts with understanding that the ability to defend yourself in a violent situation must be an unconscious competency, or what is commonly known as muscle memory.  You don't have the time to consciously react to random violence; it must automatically happen, much like removing your hand from a burning stove.  Because of this need and the understanding that skills learned in all courses are perishable without regular use, this course is taught in a manner that takes skills usually taught in a manner requiring conscious recall and enables you to turn them into unconscious competencies.  In other words, you'll be able to manage your psychological reactions to violence and deploy physical actions automatically and immediately.The first course component gives you the tools necessary to: Be clear mindedIncrease your mental awareness/focus capabilitiesBe relatively calm in a high-stress environmentIncrease performance and reduce the impact of the emotional shock reaction to violenceThe second course component in the continuum is about learning the array of non-physical skills necessary to avoid a physical altercation. These skills include: Good prevention measuresSituational awarenessVerbal de-escalation skills. The third course component of the continuum is the physical component. The foundation of this third component comes from Okinawan karate, which is designed and taught for civilian self-defense.  This component includes:Learning a library of flexible strikes and techniques designed to be applied to all self-defense situations  Taking the skills from learning this library will be used in learning a series of fighting sequences that address the three major fighting distances, including the ground.  Discussing the necessary post-encounter debrief and healingThe course developer and instructor is Jim Smoak, who is an U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a 25-year martial arts practitioner who holds black-belts in 3 different martial arts, a certified martial arts instructor, and a long-time women's self-defense instructor.  Jim is also a certified professional leadership instructor and is skilled in teaching in live and online environments.The course developer's terms and conditions for participating in this course are available in the first lecture as a pre-purchase preview.This course is intended for purchase by adults only.  Those under 18 may use the services only if a parent or guardian opens their account, handles any enrollments, and manages their account usage.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Course Overview

Lecture 2 Course Creator's Terms and Conditions

Section 2: Psychological Preparation

Lecture 3 Overview - Psychological Preparation

Lecture 4 What is Mindfulness Meditation?

Lecture 5 The Science Behind Mindfulness Meditation

Lecture 6 The Common Elements of Mindfulness Meditation

Lecture 7 The Breathing Practice

Lecture 8 The Body Scan

Lecture 9 The Visualization Practice

Lecture 10 Mindful Movement and Section Wrap Up

Section 3: Prevention Preparation

Lecture 11 Overview - Preventative Preparation

Lecture 12 Situational Awareness

Lecture 13 Situational Awareness - Field Exercise

Lecture 14 Verbal De-Escalation - Part 1

Lecture 15 Verbal De-Escalation - Part 2

Lecture 16 Verbal De-Escalation - Field Exercise

Lecture 17 Withdrawal and Debrief

Section 4: Physical Preparation

Lecture 18 Overview - Physical Preparation

Lecture 19 Introduction to the Basics

Lecture 20 Basics - The Foundation

Lecture 21 The Basics - Part 1

Lecture 22 The Basics - Part 2

Lecture 23 The Basics - Part 3

Lecture 24 The Basics - Part 4

Lecture 25 Form 1

Lecture 26 Form 1 Visualization

Lecture 27 Pad Work

Lecture 28 Form 2 - Part 1

Lecture 29 Form 2 - Part 2

Lecture 30 Applications Foundation

Lecture 31 Applications for Form 2 - Part 1

Lecture 32 Applications for Form 2 - Part 2

Lecture 33 Application Visualization for Form 2

Lecture 34 Applications - Vary and Adapt

Lecture 35 Ground Fighting Fundamentals

Lecture 36 Form 3 - Part 1

Lecture 37 Form 3 - Part 2

Lecture 38 Form 3 Visualization Meditation

Lecture 39 Applications for Form 3 - Part 1

Lecture 40 Applications for Form 3 - Part 2

Lecture 41 Applications Visualization Meditation for Form 3

Lecture 42 Form-Based Sparring Foundation

Lecture 43 Form-Based Sparring - The Clinch

Lecture 44 Form-Based Sparring - Freeform

Section 5: Closing and Skill Maintenance

Lecture 45 Closing and Skill Maintenance

Any teenager or woman.,Great for high-school grads who are leaving home and for professional women that are out and about by themselves frequently (e.g., real estate agents).