Two Strike Self Defense Combinations taught by Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan at a recent self defense workshop for women and young girls. They cover a few basic two-strike self defense combinations using very basic but effective strikes you can put together to defend yourself.

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted December 29, 2021

In this video, Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan discuss how to fight against multiple attackers in a self defense situation. They go over elf defense tips on how you might be able to defend yoursself against multiple attackers using some strategies to help keep you safer.

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted December 22, 2021

This video goes over a few Backpack Self Defense Moves Every Woman Should Know to help you to defend yourself against an attacker or bully at work or at school. Every woman should know some basic self defense techniques or self defense moves to help better prepare themselves for potential attacks or robberies. Potential attackers or bullies can use a backpack or bag against you ot might want to take the bag away from you. These basic self defense moves will help you defend yourself by making smarter choices to help ensure your safety.

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted December 15, 2021

This video goes over 2 fun beginner sparring drills to improve your counters, though giving you the ability to see punches and kicks coming ahead of time and choosing the right counter strikes based on the targets created on your sparring opponent. These sparring drills can really help you develop good timing and defensive striking skills for self defense as well. As we all know, in order to be really good at defending yourself, sparring training is a key element. Sparring in itself is unpredictable as most self defense situations are. Martial Arts styles such as taekwondo, where you do a lot of sparring, are more practical for self defense because you aren't just drilling with theory. You actually learn what sparring skills and self defense skills work for you. This is a key point we teach in our self defense for women workshops.

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted December 8, 2021

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan go over Two Defenses Against Knife Held To Your Throat. They go over how to defend against a knife from a few different hand positions. Learning defenses against a knife is an important part of your elf defense training you should never overlook. Dealing with a threat of a knife is very dangerous and knowing how to defend against a knife could possible ave your life someday. 

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted December 1, 2021

This video goes over clinches and holds in these beginner sparring drills. It is important for a beginner to get grabbed during sparring drills to get you use to having someone in your personal space, which can be quite uncomfortable for most. Learning how to do clinches and holds teaches you how to control someone else as well as how to escape these sparring techniques. These sparring drills can really help you develop good self defense skills assailants trying to control you. Clinches and holds are an element in most styles of sparring. As we all know, in order to be really good at defending yourself, sparring training is a key element. Sparring in itself is unpredictable as most self defense situations are. Martial Arts styles such as taekwondo, where you do a lot of sparring, are more practical for self defense because you aren't just drilling with theory. You actually learn what sparring skills and self defense skills work for you. This is a key point we teach in our self defense for women workshops.

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted November 24, 2021

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan go over Two Defenses Against Knife Held To Your Throat. They go over how to defend against a knife from a few different hand positions. Learning defenses against a knife is an important part of your elf defense training you should never overlook. Dealing with a threat of a knife is very dangerous and knowing how to defend against a knife could possible ave your life someday. 

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted December 1, 2021

Learn How To Escape from Wrists being pinned to the ground shows you a basic trap and roll variation to escape a mounted assailant who has pinned your wrists to the ground. Being on the bottom on the ground with your wrist pinned is one of the last places you want to find yourself. Learning and practicing these basic self defense concepts and self defense techniques will help prepare to deal with this situation if it were to ever occur. We teach this self defense move in our self defense for women workshops and seminars because it's one of the situations most women fear.

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted November 10, 2021

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan go over a few front choke defenses you should know in case you ever find yourself in a self-defense situation where someone is choking you and you have to defend yourself. Being choked is a real threat you have to deal with right away as you can pass out from lack of oxygen pretty quickly. Your top priority when being choked is to deal with the front choke with choke defense techniques to clear the airway so you can breathe before you can apply other defense techniques to create opportunities to escape the situation.

Ma'am Cheryl and Master Jonathan

Posted November 3, 2021

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