Women's Self Defense

     Whew! I'm feeling pretty amazing, and only a little sore after yesterday's workout! We did a lot of boxing for cardio. Before long, several people started to gather in our area while lazily pretending to be lifting their weights and just watching us. I already feel a little silly swinging my fists like I'm swatting flies, but to have a small crowd gathering..okay, so it was like 3 people, but still, enough to make any armature nervous! But it did feel good when I had a lady come up to me afterwards and say, "Wow! You really got a good workout there! You looked awesome!"

     Then when I got home, my doorbell rang, and it was WRAL news doing a story on a domestic violence case that apparently happened a few doors down. Talk about oblivious, I had no idea it had even happened. I have no clue what went down, but it got me thinking a little bit. So many women are practically defenseless, and when they are attacked, they are easily over-powered and taken. I think it is so important for every woman to take a good self defense class. And a good boxing class, for that matter. If you think you don't need it, you don't know that. I hope you don't need it, but you can never be too careful. Moms, what would you do if you were with your children and a large man confronted you with bad intentions? You'd want to be as prepared as you possibly could, and do everything in your power to protect yourself and your babies.

     I took a couple defense classes, and I learned how to use momentum to give power to my attacks. I'm not saying I'm a pro, and those attackers better watch out, but I do feel as though I have a chance if I apply what I've learned. The most important thing is to not give up. Yell and scream, and kick and scratch, and hit, and make it as difficult for that person as possible. Sometimes, women are so focused on fighting back, they don't even scream. If you make enough racket where he's worried about getting caught, he might just give up. Local ladies who know me, I'm going to look into getting a friend of mine, who is an excellent teacher, to do a class for us. This is not a karate class, and you will not become a Spinjitzu Master. But it's a realistic class that's fun, it's a workout, and it could save your life one day.