Defending yourself

Hopefully no one reading this will ever be in a situation where you need to defend yourself from someone trying to hurt you, or... god-forbid worse.  I don't want to go into fear mongering territory, but for many people, they feel that they would rather be prepared and not use self-defense skills, than not be prepared and need to use self-defense skills they don't have.

This isn't something just for the woman who has to walk a few blocks at night in the inner city to get to her car.  It really is universal, from muggings,  to home burglaries, to simple disagreements that might escalate into a physical altercation, or even schoolyard bullying.  It wouldn't be unwise to learn not skills to defend yourself should you ever be in a bad situation, but also some skills that can help prevent this situations and even de-esclate them.  For one thing, it is always best to do everything you can to stay out of a bar-fight, just walk away- don't turn your back to be vulnerable, but calmly remove yourself from the situation.

Unfortunately, like most probably know, things can happen so fast that you have to react immediately to protect yourself.  In these situations, self-defense skills, fitness, and knowledge priceless.

There are many gyms that can provide all of these, American Top Team- Savage is one of them, and the strategy they use to teach students MMA skills is all-inclusive, not only do they stress how to defend yourself, but also how to avoid the danger in the first place.  Check out ATT Savage.

www.ATTSavage.com