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A.R.M.SELF
DEFENSE INITIATIVE
AVOID
RESPOND
MINIMIZE |
WHAT IS THE A.R.M. SELF
DEFENSE PHILOSOPHY?
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The
Chinese calligraphy in our logo above means "to
guard" or "to defend".
In a nut-shell, the ARM
methodology, first and foremost, in any given situation, is
to "defend" ourselves from a possible altercation. It is
only when every means of avoiding
a potentially volatile confrontation through verbal and non-physical approach is
extinguished, that we have no choice but to
respond with
reasonable and limited force in order for us to protect
ourselves and move away to minimize injury and harm. |
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A.R.M. STANDS FOR "AVOID",
"RESPOND", "MINIMIZE".
Avoidance of a
potential confrontation, life-threatening or otherwise
(a possible mugging, rape, extortion, street fight, etc)
demands locational and situational awareness. External awareness of
our surroundings and knowing what is going on around us
will help us anticipate if something untoward is about
to happen (someone hiding in the shadows, a noise in a
dark alley, an unsavory looking character approaching
you) and allow us to 'side-step' it. There is also
an internal awareness. This is
how we carry and feel about ourselves from the inside. If you walk with a
slouch or poor posture that exudes low self confidence, you will become a
prime target for predators.
To Respond is to
defend yourself with physical force when all else fails
and you know that you will be possibly hurt or even killed if you
do not fight back. In times like this, your body will
release chemicals within you to prepare for 'fight' or
'flight'. The sudden influx of adrenaline will cause you to breathe
short breaths, experience tunnel vision, lose cognitive
thought and fine motor skills (like trying to thread a
key through a keyhole). The problem with the adrenal
rush is that it can also cause you to freeze in fear so
much so that
you will not be able to respond properly to a threat or attack. This is where you will learn
simple, easy and effective gross motor movement-type
self defense strikes against the weak points of the
human anatomy that can bring down almost any assailant.
Repetition in training will 'plant' these movements in
your muscle memory so that you will be able to perform
them automatically in life threatening situations.
Minimize injury to yourself by moving away once you have
responded appropriately and reasonably to your attacker
(he is temporarily by out of commission and cannot do
you harm). Run to the nearest public place
or police station when you can get help. |
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Some of
the activities we have in class is role-playing (to get use
to a threat and learn how to diffuse a situation with body
language and words), control the adrenal rush so that you
can resume bodily control and peripheral vision, learning the tools of attack and
defense (how to punch, kick, sidestep, block), Simulate
defense against knife attacks, multiple opponent attacks,
ground attacks, etc. Students are also taught to use locks
in order to subdue and control an assailant. From time to
time, we will utilize the Bulletman Suit (a 'head to toe'
body armor) to allow students to go full force against an
attacker. This is good training as it allows students
experience the 'adrenal rush' of an attack and to use
deadly strikes and find out how powerfully they can deliver
a blow without hurting anyone.
We believe that by the end of the first class, a newbie will
have learned valuable insight into self protection and by
the 3rd month of continual training, will have the necessary
skills to defend themselves against a simple attack.
Can we guarantee you that you will always come out unscathed
in a threatening confrontation?
No we can't, and I don't
believe anyone can.
However, what we can guarantee you is a
strong fighting chance in knowing how to handle yourself in
such a situation. |
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The Bulletman Suit which we use in our
classes for full impact training |
Using props like handbags are also incorporated in our
training
to simulate real scenarios and offer the student a counter
to the attack |
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