I have been studying under Master Edwards for over ten years now.  Began in my late 40s and still kicking.  My advice to us aging folk, especially those who have never studied martial arts but who would like to learn basic skills and get in shape, is to measure your progress as a mature adult rather than that of a 20 something!  Hard to do but push yourself according to how you feel and take off a bit when you need to...don't compare your fitness, flexibility, or athletic prowess to those 20…

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There are seven things

that we MUST cover in our self defense training. Failure in any one of these areas can have

catastrophic consequences, even if you do well in the attack:



1) You must understand the ethical and legal aspects of force. If you

ignore the legal, you may be training to send yourself to prison. That's not a win. If you don't explore your own ethical

attitudes towards force and violence, you may well freeze.

2) You must understand violence and… Continue

A major focus on self-defense should be the reduction of sexual victimization of adult and teenaged women, here are my thoughts; first, however, here's where I'm coming from on children's self defense:

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Several years ago, I was walking into a fitness facility. A woman who I had taught FAST defense to over two years ago in a small church group came up to me and what she said

stopped me dead in my tracks.

She simply said, "You saved my LIFE!" This was definitely good news but I couldn't remember pulling anyone,…

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