Self Defense Vancouver
Self Defense that begins with the Self
Earthquake Preparedness Week 1: Earthquake Q & A
What is an "earthquake"? An earthquake occurs when rocks break and slip along a fault in the earth. Energy is released during an earthquake in several forms, including as movement along the fault, as heat, and as seismic waves that radiate out from the "source" in all directions and cause the ground to shake, sometimes hundreds of kilometers away. What causes earthquakes? Earthquakes are caused …
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ONE Simple Practice #4 “Be Aware”
The ONE simple practice that I would ask all women out there to implement is simple, keep your eyes open at all times and be aware! Not paranoid, but aware! For example: Don’t be talking on your phone with your head down oblivious to your surroundings, that makes you look like an EASY TARGET! In fact anytime you are out you shouldn’t be acting as though you are in the comfort of your own …
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Canadian Legal Rights “What to say to the police”
Canadian Legal Rights: Here in Canada, you have the “RIGHT” upon arrest or investigation to speak with legal counsel. I would hope that all of us here on the forum are “good guys and gals” and it is because of this fact, that unlike the bad guys who know to keep their mouth shut, we feel that we have to justify our reasons for defending ourselves because we were “lawfully” defending …
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ONE Simple Practice # 3 “The Work of Byron Katie”
All stress comes from believing a thought that argues with reality. And when you oppose "what is" - it hurts. In Byron Katie's first book, Loving What Is, she illustrates this with a simple and clear example with a cat: If you want reality to be different than it is, you might as well try to teach a cat to bark. You can try and try, and in the end the cat will look up at you and say, "Meow." …
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Words of Wisdom # 1 “Thomas Merton – The illusory self”
“Everyone of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false self..We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves. (34) Contemplation is not and cannot be a function of this external self. There is an irreducible opposition between the deep transcendent self that awakens only in contemplation, and the superficial, external self which we commonly …
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ONE Simple Practice #2 “Love of Self”
I've often asked people, "If you were in a life or death situation that required you to fight for YOUR life, what would you fight for?" Almost 95% of the time the answer usually narrows down to one thing, my loved ones. I then ask, "What about YOU?" To which they reply, "What about ME?" Do you see the problem with this? If you don't, maybe this ONE Simple Practice is for …
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Step One
You will learn the key points about self defense law, how to increase awareness, how to avoid a potential threat, how not to look like a victim, how to diffuse a situation with …
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Step Two
You will learn a simple effective system that is based on gross motor skills, behavioral psychology, physics, and bio-mechanics. Syllabus includes, primary targets, cheats, …
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Step Three
You will learn about the often over looked aftermath of a violent encounter like, legal & ethical repercussions, psychological effects, physical injury, the possibility of …
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