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Jumping out of the car, just off \u201cThe Strip\u201d in Vegas, and running up to a stranger because your GPS is taking you in circles isn\u2019t a good idea. However, that\u2019s exactly what my wife did saying something like, \u201cIt\u2019s okay, he works here!\u201d

It turned out he didn\u2019t work there, and he was on drugs, and in her rush she disappeared out of line of sight for a long 3 minutes. Not a good self-defense tactic from a 22 year veteran of HAPKIDO. However, sometimes even the best of us make mistakes.

Luckily, Carrie returned safe, and sound and we sped off. However, just as likely a scenario might have included a direct attack, and ultimately injury to either the assailant, Carrie, or myself if I could have even gotten there in time.

Sure, if the drug addict lunged at Carrie, pushing her to the brick wall in a front choke, she probably would have struggled a little then stepped back offline. VARYING her presentment, twisting her torso, and reaching for his one hand, she then could have powerfully VARIED her stance back the other direction, using all her weight against the elbow of his outstretched arm, delivering a punishing blow to break his grip, which likely would have shattered his elbow in the process.

Pretty detailed for a \u201cwhat if\u201d scenario. But since we went there, let\u2019s take the technique apart, and the PRINCIPLE behind it\u2026

The power from this technique comes not from resistance, rather from PRINCIPLE of VARIANCE to the force. Since the person is pushing, in the case of a choke, no resistance is offered, just an offline motion. This allows the \u201ctwisting\u201d motion of her body. After the attacker pushes past his balance is compromised, and his arm is overextended. All that is needed is VARYING back the other way to multiply his force with her own force, and body weight, and \u201cpop\u201d broken grip, broken elbow. VARYING is the key.

Almost to a person, we struggle at first when attacked. In life and Life Defense, it\u2019s the same. When an unruly teen puts up a fight, breaks a rule, or invariably, outright refuses common sense advise the parent has a choice. Resist, by digging in and forcing an outcome, or VARYING their approach.

The outcome might still be the same, however, the VARIANCE in approach between, \u201cI\u2019ve told you a million times to clean your room! You're definitely, not going to your fiends tonight!\u201d and \u201cInteresting choice you\u2019re making about tonight\u2026\u201d and the teen says, \u201cWhat?\u201d and the parent says, \u201cNothing really, I\u2019ll love spending time with you this evening. I\u2019ve got a movie I\u2019ve been wanting you to see. It\u2019ll be perfect\u2026\u201d

Instead of fighting, and meeting force with force, VARYING approach uses the energy of the other person to accomplish your success. When meeting resistance, VARY your approach. When something doesn\u2019t work, try something else\u2026 They\u2019ll never see it coming\u2026

Allen Hughes Life Defense Coach

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