I fully agree that scenarios,repeated work and the attempt to develop an ability to flip the switch towards action in those not wired that way are essential to create a student who will act.
My point is that there are many that want one day exposure,and we should be able to give one day/one time trainers something that they walk out feeling more confident in themselves and give them a base line ability to strike and get out of there.
Here is a clip of Cestari:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vllzFYT9sDkSorry I looked for clips on you tube for Hock,Joe and Nick, and in this clip we see a BASIC movement usable against varied attacks of similar nature,in 29 seconds he explains and does it twice.
we can see the benefit of it from the first demo.
Very simple ,very basic,easily replicated.
In 5 minutes we could demo this twice and still have the student do it 18 times.
Though 18 times is enough to get the idea and ,for some,to be able to do it if needed,my point is that if the technique is simple,replication and understanding of Basics are doable and seen as useful in 5 minutes.
To a trained person 5 minutes of doing this simple move would be enough to allow them to relate this to past experience and perhaps,if they choose,implement it.
Simple basic technique to a Blank screen newbee should allow them to go away in an hour or a day with useful info.
Even if they just learned that i 5 minutes and walked away but kept it fresh with periodic training,if attacked in that manner they should be able to do it.
Even in a traditional art like Hapkido,we tell people take a class and at the end we hope you walk away with something useful.
Something useful does not mean it is known and complete,just seen and found doable by the person.
As far as developing the attitude to respond,much is inbreed as to doers as compared to those who will go passive.
While we can try to get them to flip the switch some will never be able to do it for real,though they can in class,as reality is a different game.
If we look at the writings of LT Col Grossman,many trained by the military to respond to conflict fail to meet the response.
50 percent fail to engage an enemey set on killing them,and this is after the memebers have under gone immersion into those specific skills.
5 minutes is long enough to see a technique or a move and to be able to see the benefit and replicate it,though I fullly agree it is not the end of the process.
Repeated replication and scenarios along with increased levels of intent are needed,especially for civilian use in todays society where the predators have an advantage with so much of the prey not knowing they are targets,in their own self absorbed worlds and non physically active lives.
(Joe,
Your DVD is exactly what Self Defense is and should be ,simple,easy to learn and replicable.
You belong on the list for sure,as do the others.)
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