Ever taken a look around and thought to yourself, “The world is freaking nuts!” or “People are just plain insane”?

You’re not alone.

It’s what keeps us here at Dragon Kenpo in business.

The world can be a dangerous place. We know this. Turn on the local news to hear about violent crimes, property crimes, and scam artists. It takes up an entire news block, normally with a new story every night.

And that’s just in your “local” area.

The truth is that there are people in this world that just don’t care about you, or your rights, and are willing to hurt you physically, emotionally, or financially to gain something.

So what do you do about it? The world is crazy, people can be violent, and criminals want to victimize you.

You can fight back.

“But how? I’m not an MMA heavyweight or one of those crazy samurai sword carrying wackos!”

You don’t need to be.

I was recently at a mini seminar with a local county Sheriff. The top cop in my county was at a local business giving tips on safety. You know what he kept pointing out? You know what people weren’t even thinking about? That the best way to deal with a threat, physical or otherwise, is to KNOW THAT IT EXISTS.

Protection begins with you, and your knowledge of how things work.

Here at Dragon Kenpo we believe that when a student walks in the door wanting to learn self defense, they likely got scared of something or someone and wanted to be able to overcome that fear. A student really willing to work and learn self defense can learn to overcome their fears, in a physical setting, normally within a year. We teach them the skill set to deal with physical violence, and the confidence that they learn from the martial arts carries over to the rest of their lives.

Normally after that point if they stay around, its for self development.

What’s the point then, that you can learn to not get punched in a year and be done?

Of course NOT. The point is that they recognized a threat, and went on to do something PROACTIVE for their own protection. In learning to become aware of physical danger, we teach them to recognize other threats and behaviors they encounter on a daily basis, and react with CONFIDENCE.

It’s amazing what a little knowledge can do.

Back to the top cop seminar: This guy was great, as far as I was concerned. He understood that everyone in the room was NOT going to become the next Jackie Chan. But, he advocated self defense and rape defense courses for EVERYONE. Why did he do this?

You guess it, to make people AWARE.

Why was he even there giving this seminar?

Right again, to make people AWARE.

Protection begins with you. You can choose from hundreds of styles of martial arts, boxing, PPCT, or fighting styles. Just ask around to friends and family, someone you know probably has taken karate or kung fu, aikido or MMA, and can walk you through some basics. Get an education in what can keep you safe.

For more information, please take a look at the posts entitled “5 Powerful Self defense tips for Women” and “5 Common-sense self defense tips for Men“.  Get some AWARENESS, and by all means contact us for more information, or check out our sponsors and their programs.