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Dana was known as a bully in the school, and Riley knew it. However, she was in the middle of science class. Maybe it was the noise and confusion around the room, or maybe the teacher was preoccupied. Either way, Dana had set her sights on Riley, and was ready to put her in her place.

As Dana\u2019s words brought Riley\u2019s attention to the danger as she turned, and stood facing Dana just as the attempted tackle was in full motion. Riley was surprisingly unafraid, and shot her legs back, while dropping her forearms on Dana\u2019s shoulders, ALLOWING her forward momentum to dissipate. Try as she might, Dana could not grab hold of her legs, or waist to complete her tackle, and the weight of Riley\u2019s body pushed down on her back, neutralizing her forward motion.

Backing off, Dana smirked and visibly was considering a second attack. Riley\u2019s response was calm and non-threatening, \u201cAre you sure you want to do this?\u201d Dana laughed it off and went back to her table. Although the scrimmage was brief, and probably non-lethal, still Riley\u2019s response of ALLOWING and controlling damage was highly effective.

So many times in life we respond with force against force, the very definition of fighting. Fights cause damage, pain, and loss of energy. The PRINCIPLE of ALLOWING and controlling the damage, or potential harm, is powerful. However, \u201cno response\u201d in a conflict is by definition a response. ALLOWING someone\u2019s actions, or words to occur, without direct confrontation, and controlling the damage that they can do is powerful.

ALLOWING is not actually giving up, or giving in. Instead, non resistance, and damage control actually directs the outcome of most the situations. Fighting mostly leads to more fighting, creating enemies and battles in the future.

ALLOWING is a strategy of motion and energy to control the outcome through controlling what really needs to be controlled. The outcome.

In life and Life Defense learn to control what needs control and ALLOW all that doesn\u2019t. ALLOW\u2026

Allen Hughes Life Defense Coach

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