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| "Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu – it means you must serve your fellow man. You see? You must respect and serve your fellow man faithfully. That’s what, because without their support you can never progress. That’s what it means." ~ Nelson Mandela from a conversation with Richard Stengel, 29 April or 3 May 1993 #Time2Serve #MandelaDay |
It was a cold winter's evening at the Rivonia Sports Club in
Johannesburg, that the 67mins Self- Defence Empowerment Class in honour of
Mandela Day took place on Wednesday, 16 July 2014. The purpose of the free class
was a means for me to contribute to what our late great leader, Nelson Mandela,
subscribed to, namely, "Umuntu ngumuntu
ngabantu”, which is to serve my fellow man (and woman).
For the 67mins, the participants were treated to an initial
AWARENESS discussion on self-defence empowerment and how the mind can harness
happiness or fear by ones’ positive or negative attitude towards crime. A
negative attitude results in fear or frustrations, and can create an internal
nightmare for oneself. Although there are genuine threats out there in the
"external world" that can be fearful, a lot of the time the fear is
made even worse by what happens in our minds (or the internal world). For
instance, a person who is afraid of getting hijacked and constantly worries and
thinks about being hijacked, will eventually get hijacked! This is the one
extreme of the spectrum which is fear-based and is that of being paranoid. On
the other extreme, the person may want to lead a more confident and happy life,
so he/she takes the necessary precautions to prevent being hijacked by becoming
educated and empowered through anti-hijacking training and practice.
It is easy to be let the external world of physical reality,
circumstances and situations to dictate your inner would of thoughts, feelings,
attitudes and beliefs. However, there lies to key to living an empowered life -
by being able to control your inner world first, your experience of the
external world will be so much more positive!
The session continued with AVOIDANCE and ACTION techniques
from the "Tri-Infinity System of Defence", which included a brief
introduction on how to identify potential threats and thereafter, create a verbal
and physical barrier to prevent these treats from harming you or your family.
Lastly, physical ACTION techniques were demonstrated and practiced. It was
stressed that sometime, the best ACTION in a situation is to just turn and run
away - Not all self-defence situations need a physical response of kicking and
punching. In actual fact, as a personal opinion, the best self-defence
technique is one that will allow one to walk away unscathed both physically and
mentally.
The evening concluded with a brief discussion on some tools
that can be used for self-defence, and specifically how some of these tools can
give one a false sense of security. The audience was made aware that some tools
simply aren't worth using in a self-defence situation as it would cause them
more harm than good!
Special mention must also be made to the Rivonia Sports Club who kindly donated the use of their venue for this event, and to Frans for arranging the hall for us. Thank you!
The next FREE Self Defence Empowerment session will be in
honour of South Africa's Women's Month (August), and will be on Wednesday, 20
August 2014.
The “Tri-Infinity System of Defence”, is a revolutionary way
of thinking and doing self-defence that can be applied to all areas of life,
not just personal safety! The crux of the system is based on principles, rather
than techniques. However, practical techniques to handle self-defence
situations, based on these principles, are incorporated into the Tri-Infinity
System of Defence, making it one of the easiest and most effective systems of
personal safety to learn! The “Tri-Infinity System of Defence” will make its
debut soon!
Get EDUCATED. Become EMPOWERED. ENGAGE Positively.
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