OSA Training: The Secret to the Formidable You

ONE STEP AHEAD

Strong. Certain. Sovereign.

For the woman who owns her world.

The Secret To The Formidable You

TRAINING

I think you now know what the task will be by now!

Please create 7 Self Defence Power Combos using all you know. There is no real right or wrong here. This is your chance to be creative and be yourself. If you need, go over the previous combos you created in The Rise of the Lotus lesson (https://www.power-for-women.org/osalotusrises)

You can now use:

The Fence
Movement (back, left, right, forward)
Palm Heels
Shouting
Running
Getting Angry
Hammers/Elbows/Push Kicks/Groin Kicks
FAILURES

YOUR TASK

7 different self defence combinations using the tools above (including skills where you fail and have to keep going).
Practice:

Either visualise each combo clearly in your head
Or get up and move through each combo physically
Or do both - for extra points

Get creative. Be honest with yourself and your skillset. Be real. Go as far as imagining doing these on the street or in your home or a hotel room, if that is something you can handle.

This is about how you might respond in a real situation - and how it might develop. This is your plan.

Here are some previous combos that I’ve extended for you. Feel free to practice these, expand them or change as suits you.

Start in The Fence → Shout → Push Kick (fails) → Palm Heel (Straight Shot) → Run
Shout → Fence → Elbows → Straight Shot → Run
Freeze → Shout → Palm Heels → Run → Fence → Palm Heels → Run + Shout
Fence → Strike x3 different shots (ending with a straight) → Shout + Run
Shout → Move back 2 steps → Shout again → Straight Shot → Run
Fence → Strike of you choice 4X → Move 2 steps right → Shout → Straight Shot → Run + Shout
Fence → Step back → Strike → Step back → Several strikes ending in a straight → Run

REMEMBER:

It’s your practice. Make the combo shorter or longer so it fits who you are.
Stay powerful.
Build your real-life response plan.

Don’t forget to add SHOUTS everywhere you can!! Keep shouting because it works!

HELP!

GO AWAY!

LEAVE ME ALONE!

STOP IT!

YOU STINK!

Anything can work to put him off and to catch the attention of a bystander.

REMEMBER THESE THINGS:

An attack will very likely be OVERWHELMING. Taking over your senses as well as your body and bodily functions!

We have to HIT VERY HARD (when we are justified to hit them).

HIT IMMEDIATELY and without hesitation.

(But check with your lawyer or someone in the legal field as we are not qualified to give legal advice. What we do is give a suggestion for training purposes and it’s for you to decide what to do with that information, at your own risk)

See you tomorrow to celebrate!

WHEN FINISHED:

You now really do have the mindset and the ability to start defending yourself very effectively.

You own skills that many only ever dream of owning. You have the ability to hit hard, to be unexpected, to be able to fight back and not just fall over.

This is the beginning of a new level of power that you will own for the rest of your life. And that’s why you deserve to be awarded for this.

Please (symbolically but with real meaning) collect your Lotus below.

The Lotus Rises. So Do You.

The Lotus does not bloom through ease.
It grows from dark, murky waters - through mud and confusion.
It finds its roots slippery at first.
But it rises anyway and takes a grip as it grows.

It never begs for space.
It takes it.

It rises and stands tall - grounded, glorious and visible.

This Lotus symbol is yours.

It is not given to you.

It has not been donated to you.

It has been earned.

You did what most never do -
You took the first steps toward power.
You didn’t wait for this ever-changing world to protect you.
You became your own protector.

Take this symbol to your heart and add it to your mind.

It is the beginning of a new you.

It is your first mark of this powerful journey you are on.

Plant your roots.
And take your rise.

Own the Lotus.

It’s yours.

As a gift to yourself.