Anyone ever do self defense consulting or classes

[Theken206]

Go take a shivworks EWO class and report back!

[DaveFu]

TD,

The first thing you need to do is think fo someone who has never trained a day in their life.

Think of what you would teach them in the first six months of Tim Duncan MMA
3hrs a week x 24 weeks 72 hrs.

Then remove anything you think they won’t be able to get in that time.

Then think about how you would cram all that material into say 12-14 hrs (a weekend seminar)

[Arod_CTT]

I’m with you. I’m just sharing information in a thread made for that purpose.

[Theken206]

@SpeedKing9

think the most important aspects of self defence have nothing to do with any techniques whatsoever. Learning how to grapple someone twice your size takes years of consistent practice. Very few will go down that path. But, you can immediately teach a mind set. Changing their habits in terms of their awareness, reading social cues, avoidance training, learning to not ignore their gut instincts, medical aid, the onion layers of home safety etc. - basically all the unsexy bits. Honestly, say for example a chick - the best thing they can learn when in a situation is to say f*ck social norms and speak/act out. Attack viciously if required.

100 percent this. I reeeee out in a lot of these threads about the most important but least sexy part of “self defense”, has little to do with actual martial skill sets.

[DaveFu]

One thing I am shameless about is playing 7 degrees of DaveFu with anyone who can kick my ass.

That list has sadly gotten a lot longer over the years.

I remember when I was at a buddy’s bachelor party in the late 90’s and I recognized the bouncer there and rattled off who he was, what he trained at and where. His jaw dropped and his attitude flipped because I wasn’t just some drunk idiot. I was THE drunk idiot.

I knew that because I guy I’d roll with trained with him and introduced me to submissionfighting.com lol

[Stupidnewbie]

I try to dispel a lot of the women’s self-defense myths and change their mindset. Striking for them will be ineffective. Running away is a bad idea, are you going to win a foot race with your attacker? Do not avoid the fight if it is already upon you, have more violence of action than what your attacker planned for. Trying for eye gouges will just break your fingers, biting will be more effective. I also have them feel the power of a RNC to pique their interest in BJJ.

For techniques, I usually go over a bodylock takedown, basic framing to a Gracie stand-up, and explain the pros/cons of various positions. The goal is mostly to encourage continual training.

[Exar_kun]

You should tell them to always scratch the attacker and get that d.n.a under their fingernails, too

[Duffy_LaCoronilla]

@Stronghold

Agreed, I teach how to escape for women mostly, men is more defense against punching and tackles.

But I teach stay the hell off the ground because there’s no mobility there and if a big guy gets on top of you, it’s over. Manny yarbrough would have broke little Royce in half but most people could outrun him

So you teach them to stay off the ground.

Do you teach them what to do WHEN they end up on the ground?

[Stronghold]

Yep