Combative Mind - Self Protection Strategies and Street Fight Solutions

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4 Ways To Instill Panic In An Attacker And Force Them To Give Up

"When I fight someone, I want to break his will. I want to take his manhood. I want to rip out his heart and show it to him." Mike Tyson There is a saying that I'm fond of: "Amateurs fight bodies. Professionals fight minds." Effective self defence is not all about how much bodily damage you can inflict on an attacker. It is also about how much damage you can inflict on them psychologically. Without the will to ...

Self Defence Law: Putting It In Perspective

The late Bill Hicks, one of the finest comedians and social commentators to ever grace a stage, once said: "To me, the comic is the guy that says, 'Wait a minute', as the consensus forms." With the current obsession with self defence law in the self protection scene at the moment, I think we'd all do well to take a leaf from Bill Hicks' book. The Self Defence Law Consensus You see, a consensus has formed in the self ...

Get Rid Of Your Inability To Hit First Once And For All

A common remark I often hear from people who train in some kind of self defence is that they just don't have it in them to hit first-- to pre-emptively strike a would-be attacker. This unwillingness to take pre-emptive action is very serious. Not only does it put you at a severe disadvantage, tactically speaking, in a physical confrontation, but it also betrays the fact that you have underlying issues that need to be dealt with (such ...

Create The Life You Want By Changing Context

This is an article about making profound changes in your life by changing your spiritual beliefs and how you view the world and universe in which you live. But before we begin, let's get a few things straight. I'm not religious. Not at all. I despise organised religion with a passion. That may offend some of you, and frankly I don't care. It is my right to believe or disbelieve what I want (which is in part, ...

How To Cultivate A Presence Of Mind That Will Counter-Balance Fear

As human beings we draw a distinction between ourselves and our furry friends in the animal kingdom, thinking of ourselves as rational creatures that, unlike our cuddly cousins, have the ability to think and reason. This is what separates us from other creatures. Whilst that is true, what really separates us from other creatures on this planet is our ability to feel emotion: to laugh, to cry, to take the piss out of each other when ...