Paula and I went to CGN Lauren's self defense workshop on Saturday. It was great to work with some of her friends from high school and go through the 5 steps of personal safety. Role playing the steps was a good way to learn them.
1. Use your mind: Find your personal power by keeping in mind how to take control by planning ahead and being aware of what is going on around you.
2. Use your words: Defuse the situation before it escalates by using your words to calm things down.
3. Use your legs: Run when you need to. Back away from a bad situation.
4. Call for help: Get other people's attention. Yell, make noise - having other people aware of the situation can make it uncomfortable for the aggressor.
5. Defend yourself: If nothing else works, do what you need to do to defend yourself. Block and counter to give yourself an opening to get away.
There should be more coming up in the year. I would encourage everyone to attend one. We do the drills for #5 often enough in class, it is good to practice the other steps as well.
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