MovNat is a fascinating system of extreme fitness based on moving the body as it was designed to be used.  After emotional conditioning, fitness is the most neglected part of self-defense training.  After all, if running away is the best option, and you can't run, well...

In a previous blog I mentioned that the ability to turn the emotional intensity up or down is sometimes called "killer instinct".  I offered some thoughts on why that skill is important.  I also mentioned a simple way to train to "turn it down".

Today I will offer a way to train to turn it up.  You can do it with no equipment at all.  

Part 1 was about basic strategy when facing more than one attacker. 

Now we cover your escape.

Know your exit and work towards it.  If the attack is drawn out more than a few seconds, you are going to get really tired.  There is no good way for it to end once they swarm on you.  You must escape.  Use every weapon and trick at your disposal.

Being threatened with violence is bad.  Being threatened by two or more people at the same time is exponentially worse. 

It's not an impossible scenario, you just have to keep the right goal in mind.  In a multiple attacker situation, forget about movie heroes beating down 6 guys and walking calmly away.  You probably don't have a script and a stunt double like they do.

Self-defense on the "ground" is probably the most uncomfortable thing to learn for most women.  There is no "personal space".  It's hard to move.  It's too much like a real sexual assault.  That, of course, is why it's so very important.

Yes - IF you are willing to train in their use and practice regularly.  A woman who had been training in the martial arts for a couple of years started training with me. 

She said her husband had asked her how long she was going to keep training.  He said "how long does it take to learn this?"  Her reply was that personal defense is not like algebra - you don't learn it and you're done.

It is wrong to laugh at the failures of others.  So Wrong!
Still....

Training for personal Defense is not all serious kill-or-be-killed stuff, nor should it be.
What's the point of defending a life of misery?  Sometimes training gets intense.  As you become more and more skilled, you want to challenge yourself.  It's only natural.  Just remember to have fun along the way!  

Check out the video I found of the people at Exuberant Animal.  These guys are having a good time while getting fit.  Let me know what you think!

I don't know how genuine this "security camera video" really is, but it raised a question in my mind.  What would MY daughter do in this situation?

What would YOUR daughter do?

Do you like that answer? 

Leave me a comment explaining your answer and how you feel about it!