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b'In this episode I speak to Renata, personal self defense instructor and coach.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nI learnt so much about the back story of my coach, as she and I attended a life coaching class a few years ago..\\xa0\\n\\n\\nIn our chat she shares about\\xa0her combat sports\\xa0past, lessons learnt from an injury that ended her sporting and\\xa0competitive pursuit and how that has led her to her current endeavor and mission. She also shares what she calls a stupid\\xa0move that could have turned fatal for her and family,\\xa0yet her stupid move saved her life...then.\\xa0And yes how she once used diplomacy and de-escalation techniques\\xa0to fend off an attacker who had entered their house.\\xa0\\n\\nFYI this was the second incident of being accosted in her home with a gun totting attacker...\\xa0\\n\\n\\nI call her a Ninja and Blackbelt..... Yes I saw her fully kitted,\\xa0training men and women in self defense as one of the ways to combat Gender Based Violence... This is an initiative she\'s committed to and has been running bootcamps at National level....\\xa0\\n\\n\\nThis\\xa0is\\xa0one\\xa0of\\xa0those\\xa0awe\\xa0striking\\xa0inspiring\\xa0conversations with a friend who\'s tough minded as she\'s sweet... Listen in and be inspired by practical insights on how to react or de-escalate situations in\\xa0times like if crisis.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nAs she says\\xa0\\n\\n"the decisions you choose in those\\xa0split seconds are the most crucial and could define the rest of your life"'