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OSA Training: Get Loud. Get Gone

The Bad Guy wants quiet. He wants control.
You're not going to give him either.

 

RUNNING AWAY - IS A SELF DEFENCE SKILL

 

Let’s be crystal clear:
Running away is one of our best strategies. It's clever and it’s survival.

 

Running away works.

 

You might run away before a conflict ever turns physical.
You might run away during - in the middle of a struggle.

It doesn't matter when you do it.

In the words of Nike - Just Do It!

You might run right after you’ve hit him.

Or even before he's said a single word!

You don't have to win a race either.

It's not even just about getting away.

 

When you run:

  • You become harder to hurt - because you're not there to be hurt!
  • You increase your visibility - movement catches the human eye rapidly and could alert a bystander.
  • You break the rhythm of the attack - many attackers don’t chase once you run.
  • You delay the attacker and that's something he really doesn't want because time is not on his side. 

 

Run towards:

  • Lights
  • People
  • Exits
  • Buildings
  • Help

If in doubt, remember:
Just run. Just Do It.

SHOUTING - IS A SUPERPOWER

 

Your voice is one of your most powerful self-defence assets there is.

 

In the more serious offences, the would-be attacker will often start by telling you to be quiet - that's how important it is to him as a tool.

That's your cue to shout, scream, command and be loud.

Be LOUD at the start, be LOUD during, just be frickin' LOUD! (Sorry for swearing).

 

Shouting does several things at once:

  • It draws attention - from people, passersby, even those around corners or in buildings up high or far away.
  • It interrupts the Bad Guy’s control - and takes his power.
  • It activates your own brain - helping snap you out of panic or freeze and you know then that you're going to stand up for yourself.

 

So scream and shout at the top of your lungs!

 

The attacker wants silence.
Silence gives him time.
Silence gives him the confidence that he's got you.
Silence gives him the illusion of control.
 

Your voice destroys all of that.

 

PRACTICE

TODAY - Let's get tactical 

  •  You’ve powered your brain. You've added some amazing techniques to your body. Today, let's add these two super tactics to everything else we've done so far, starting with shouting.

    Task 1: Shout (or at least just be LOUD all the time).
    Most of us are not used to SHOUTING OUT LOUD! It feels wrong. We might be uncomfortable doing it. So now is the time to get this correct in our minds, to have a practice, to visualise in comfort.

 

  •  You don’t need a partner.
    You don’t even need space.
    You just need your voice.
    •  Alone at home and don't want police running in? Shout into a pillow or put your hands over your mouth! Or just visualise today's Task 1.
    •  Housemates or family? Tell them first, maybe? Then go for it! Maybe they'll join in!
    •  Can’t SHOUT 'cos your boss doesn't think it's good etiquette in the office? Have your boss replaced - or if that's too difficult, then just visualise doing the exercises. You choose - (though I recommend getting rid of your boss). 
       

"But what should I shout?" That's a question often asked.


It almost doesn't matter what you shout as long as you shout.

There is the old - "FIRE!! FIRE! FIRE!" Or "STOP! STOP! STOP!" 

  • Right now is the time to come up with your own favourites, or try these on repeat:
    •  “LEAVE ME ALONE!”
    •  “BACK OFF!”
    •  “I DON’T KNOW YOU!”
    •  “NO!”
    •  “GO AWAY!”
  •  Repeat each shout at least 3 times.
    BUT IT ALMOST DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU SHOUT. The words are less important than the act itself. In the martial arts they use a version of a shout you might have heard being used (by karate practitioners for example). Bruce Lee had some strange screaming sounds that he made that were highly off-putting to his attackers. A lion will roar before it attacks. Maybe you should try a roar? I'm not even joking this time. Try a roar. Real wild roar. I bet it pumps you up.


If anything happens - JUST SHOUT. Before anything happens - JUST SHOUT. After anything happens - JUST SHOUT! Right now is your time to visualise what you'd do, or maybe what you'd shout and how. 

Whatever you do, be loud. Shout if you can (best practice) but be loud, regardless, because it might just bring help to you, it might just make him leave you alone, and it might just pump you up enough inside that Freeze doesn't even get a look in. 

What's next? 

SURPRISE! Tomorrow you will have completed Phase 1 of your training and will receive your first award.

You are working towards becoming The Empress over the next 3 weeks.

Why The Empress?

Because The Empress is sovereign in her world. She rules, not like a dictator but with controlled authority. The Empress is strong and certain.

With this course I want you to have a literal and metaphorical ascendancy; a change in your understanding of what you are actually capable of; of how powerful you really are as a woman. 

As I always like to remind the participants in all my classes - I did not give you anything. I did not input any skills into you. You already had everything inside you! You already had these abilities!

I have not given you The Fence. I have not given you the Palm Heel or the power to use it. 
YOU ALREADY HAD IT ALL INSIDE YOU! 

It's just no one has shown you how to bring it all out.

But now they have!

So, as The Empress you won't kneel before anyone. As The Empress you won't bow or break under duress. As The Empress you will not be overpowered and held down. 

That's why we are working towards becoming that Empress. 

You see, you've already been working towards this new level. Phase One was to bring out of you a fortification, your first layer of formidable strengths - and a very important layer too. Next let's reinforce that and then add some armour to it. And finally you can take your crown very soon. 

But before we get to those lofty heights I'm going to bring you back to the earth for a minute because tomorrow you've got some practice to do! Let's fit together everything we've done so far, and make sure that first layer of protection is owned and understood by you. See you tomorrow when we put all this together and make sure you get your first level of ascendancy.Â