take a self defense class

I signed up for mixed martial arts this fall semester at my college. Hopefully, I’ll stick with it and not get too discouraged.

Even though it is my belief that if you are attacked everything we learn goes out the window….it’s important to know how to defend yourself

i went this saturday to a jiu-jitsu self-defense class for women & it was great! we learned some very basic escapes from grabs and we practiced saying things like, “No! Don’t do that! You’re making me uncomfortable!” which sounds silly but i found it really difficult to say. i’m used to looking at the ground & walking away really fast if someone comes too close. nothing’s ever happened beyond verbal harrassment – but maybe talking back (in a non-confrontational way) might be healthier/safer.

at the end of the class, everyone was like, “What if your attacker did this? What if you couldn’t move your hands? What if you were stuck in a corner?” the instructors patiently showed us one escape move after another. one instructor was a very small woman & seeing her flip a guy 2 feet taller than her onto the floor was great :)

lunchbox was skeptical of my new skills & tried grabbing my arms from behind. he wound up with is left elbow being pushed out the wrong way over my right shoulder & one more move away from being tossed onto the floor! – i can’t even push/roll lunchbox to the other side of the bed, so this is like a fkg miracle.

i can’t wait to sign up for a real class!

i have signed up for a free intro class, and a couple of my friends have signed up with me. the actual in-depth course doesn’t fit in with my schedule right now. but this will be fun! i am going to insist that my bandmates don’t schedule practice that afternoon… i’m not afraid of them…

it’s strange, i feel like, “This will never happen to me, nobody would ever attack me.” but i also feel a strong need to have this skill. like i would like to think, ‘i could kick that guy’s ass’ & walk away when i’ve been verbally harassed. instead of cringing & skulking away. or maybe i’ve been watching UFC/WEC with my guy friends.

I’ve thought of joining a martial arts class. Until I get a regular schedule at work I’ll need to hold off on planning anything.

with the amount of traveling that i have to do alone.. i think it would be really worthwhile for me. now all i need is the motivation to do something about it. maybe next year!

It’s a growingly violent world out there, and I wanna be protected.

was totally worth it ! learned some new tricks i can’t wait to try out hehe :)

self defense is the way to go these days folks..

read about krav maga on wikipedia

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I had to take a self defense class for gym my 8th grade yr it was really helpful and I glad I had to take it.

I’m not really sure where to start on this. I wanted to take a Krav Maga class but it seems that hasn’t come to Indy yet. I wouldn’t mind doing martial arts classes but I’d like an adult only class. The search continues…