Anything worth doing once.........

Well its been a busy Summer and now it seems to be drawing to a close. We've ran several private classes, we've been to Chicago to learn the CARE (Child Awareness Rapid Escape Curriculum), plus picked up a fair number of consulting jobs on the side as well. Our new Fall curriculum picks up at North Canton Community Education (see below for classes). Therefore my apologies about not blogging more here at Fight Like A Girl! - Akron.

Without further ado; as the blog title says anything worth doing once...... is worth doing twice (at the very least). At least when it comes to fighting. Too often our perception about what a real fight is and how it materializes (actually 'deteriorates' is a better descriptor) is so heavily influenced by what we have seen from Hollywood. The reality is that you are fighting for your life! And you can not expect any Hollywood magic to bail you out. Therefore, you have to mean what you say and what you do!

That means that if you say NO, you need to say it more than once. Lace it with profanity too; ___ NO! Get the ____ AWAY from Me! Be loud and be vocal. If you have to hit or kick - don't expect that one shot will be sufficient. That's why when I have ladies hit me in the Redman Suit (especially) in the groin - I say to lay it on and hit multiple time (2 or 3 at least). One hit is never enough! Same thing with kicks to the midline, multiple strikes is what is necessary to fight a guy off of you. Remember when you are practicing you'll not want to hurt your training partner but you've got to integrate that hard kicking in somewhere - find a surface that you can use for kicking. Ideally a punching bag, or focus bag, if you don't have that you could use a foam pad or mattress stood up against the wall.

Lastly, remember not to kick flatfooted; this doesn't generate a lot of power. Instead what you need to is kick with the heel of your foot, this way you are generating maximum power into your strike (this is the kind of power that is bone breaking).

In any ways, wherever you find yourself...

Stay Safe!