122 - Building your own personal safety profile
In workshops this month we have been looking at the idea of how best to zero in on our unique training requirements as individuals rather than learning a generic approach.
When we invest time in analysing the people, places, times, and possibilities of our lives we often find that they may not match a particular training template or goal espoused by one particular organisation, style or instructor that we may be studying with.
Techniques (striking, grappling, weapons etc) are pretty much generic across many systems.
For instance, how many different ways can someone hit you?
Four - thrusting, hooking, committed or non committed, only the position and situation change.
What makes something work for YOU is the context in which you learn it and the selection of ideas that you can cherry pick from to find the right personal solution.
This selection may indeed change over time with your progress and/or personal circumstances.
Are you learning an art or a sport and assuming it will be appropriate for all situations?
Are you learning a self defence approach that focuses solely on using maximum force?
Could the ideas you are learning perhaps not work in a self defence situation?
Could the ideas you are learning perhaps not be appropriate (reasonable and justifiable) in a self defence situation, making things even worse in terms of consequences?
What do you think you should focus on? Learn new skills to get a broader understanding but constantly maintain your core ones, the one’s that fit your ability, circumstances and so on.
Your approach to your own safety also needs to be reappraised at regular intervals to keep it relevant to your personal profile, especially if your life has changed in some respect, job etc.
Any questions or comments? Drop me an email at info@forcenecessary.co.uk
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J