Holistic Women's Self-Defense - The Self-Defense Continuum

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Jim Smoak

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1 - Introduction

1 - Course Overview.mp4

07:22

1 - Terms-and-conditions.pdf

2 - Course Creators Terms and Conditions.mp4

00:58

2 - Psychological Preparation

3 - Overview Psychological Preparation.mp4

01:06

4 - What is Mindfulness Meditation.mp4

07:53

5 - The Science Behind Mindfulness Meditation.mp4

04:48

6 - The Common Elements of Mindfulness Meditation.mp4

05:29

7 - The Breathing Practice.mp4

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7 - breathing-meditation-audio-only.mp3

8 - Body-scan-meditation-audio-only.mp3

8 - The Body Scan.mp4

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9 - The Visualization Practice.mp4

35:07

10 - Mindful Movement and Section Wrap Up.mp4

06:57

3 - Prevention Preparation

11 - Overview Preventative Preparation.mp4

11:16

12 - Situational Awareness.mp4

18:46

13 - Situational Awareness Field Exercise.mp4

03:46

14 - Verbal DeEscalation Part 1.mp4

06:29

15 - Verbal DeEscalation Part 2.mp4

05:40

16 - Verbal DeEscalation Field Exercise.mp4

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16 - Verbal-De-escalation-Field-Exercise-Written-Directions-for-Aggressor-Scenarios.pdf

17 - Withdrawal and Debrief.mp4

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4 - Physical Preparation

18 - Overview Physical Preparation.mp4

06:40

19 - Introduction to the Basics.mp4

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20 - Basics The Foundation.mp4

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21 - The Basics Part 1.mp4

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21 - basics-1-practice-video.mp4

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22 - The Basics Part 2.mp4

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22 - basics-1-2-practice-video.mp4

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23 - The Basics Part 3.mp4

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23 - basics-1-3-practice-video.mp4

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24 - The Basics Part 4.mp4

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24 - basics-1-4-practice-video.mp4

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25 - Form 1.mp4

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25 - Form-1-Both-sides-Practice-Video.mp4

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26 - Form 1 Visualization.mp4

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26 - Form-1-visualization-audio-only.mp3

27 - Pad Work.mp4

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28 - Form 2 Part 1.mp4

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28 - Form-2-only-mod-1-and-2-practice-video-FINAL.mp4

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29 - Form 2 Part 2.mp4

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29 - Form-2-All-Modules-Practice-Video.mp4

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29 - Form-2-visualization-audio-file.mp3

30 - Applications Foundation.mp4

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30 - PEATMOSS-worksheet.pdf

31 - Applications for Form 2 Part 1.mp4

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31 - applications-form-2-part-1-practice-video.mp4

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32 - Applications for Form 2 Part 2.mp4

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32 - Applications-Form-2-Full-Training-Video.mp4

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33 - Application Visualization for Form 2.mp4

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33 - application-visualization-for-form-2-Audio-only-FINAL.mp3

34 - Applications Vary and Adapt.mp4

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35 - Ground Fighting Fundamentals.mp4

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36 - Form 3 Part 1.mp4

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36 - Form-3-Module-1-and-2-Practice-Video.mp4

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37 - Form 3 Part 2.mp4

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37 - Form-3-all-applications-practice-video.mp4

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38 - Form 3 Visualization Meditation.mp4

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38 - Form-3-visualization-audio-only.mp3

39 - Applications for Form 3 Part 1.mp4

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39 - Applications-Form-3-Modules-1-2-Practice-Video.mp4

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40 - Applications for Form 3 Part 2.mp4

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40 - Applications-Form-3-all-modules-practice-video.mp4

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41 - Applications Visualization Meditation for Form 3.mp4

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41 - Form-3-applications-visualization-audio-only.mp3

42 - FormBased Sparring Foundation.mp4

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43 - FormBased Sparring The Clinch.mp4

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44 - FormBased Sparring Freeform.mp4

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5 - Closing and Skill Maintenance

45 - Closing and Skill Maintenance.mp4

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45 - Maintenance-Schedule-Framework.pdf

Description

Gain the necessary skills in the must-have 3 components of self-defense - Psychological, Preventative and Physical

What You'll Learn?

Self-defense is much bigger than just physical skills. Learn the full cycle of the self-defense continuum.
Most self-defense courses rely on conscious skill recall, which can fail under stress. We teach in ways that build unconscious competencies for reliable use.
We provide a library of physical skills that won't overwhelm and are adaptable to all self-defense situations.
Psychological Preparation - Learn how to increase mental awareness and observation abilities to increase situational awareness capabilities
Psychological Preparation - Learn how to better manage emotional reactions to a violent encounter so you can focus on your defense
Psychological Preparation - Learn how increase performance and decrease emotional/shock impact through visualization
Preventative Preparation - Learn an array of preventative tactics that can be used to avoid violent encounters
Preventative Preparation - Learn to be constantly situationally aware of your surroundings to reduce chances of facing violence
Preventative Preparation - Learn how to verbally de-escalate a potentially violent person
Physical Preparation - Learn an array of strikes and techniques that are foundational to the rest of the physical continuum component
Physical Preparation - Learn a series of striking sequences designed for the 3 most common fighting distances
Physical Preparation - Learn how to effectively and quickly defend yourself in a ground fight and quickly so you can get back on your feet
After Action: Discuss the importance of mental and emotional care after facing a violent encounter
Post Course: Skills taught in ANY course are perishable and will atrophy without regular practice. Use a proven maintenance program to keep sharp.

Who is this for?

Any teenager or woman.

Great for high-school grads who are leaving home and for professional women that are out and about by themselves frequently (e.g., real estate agents).

What You Need to Know?

No self-defense experience necessary. At the end of the 2nd component and throughout the 3rd component, you will need a partner to work with. Although it will be beneficial if your partner is also a student of the course, it's not required. You will need a 5'x5' or larger space for the physical component. You will will need to purchase a few striking pads for the physical component. They are relatively inexpensive and can be found at many offline and online retailers.

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Description
This course is based on what we call the self-defense continuum, which includes a spectrum of non-physical and physical skills to be effective as a self-defender and includes 3 primary course components.Â Unlike what many think, good self-defense is far broader than just physical skills.
The program starts with understanding that the ability to defend yourself in a violent situation must be an unconscious competency, or what is commonly known as muscle memory.Â You don't have the time to consciously react to random violence; it must automatically happen, much like removing your hand from a burning stove.Â
Because of this need and the understanding that skills learned in all courses are perishable without regular use, this course is taught in a manner that takes skills usually taught in a manner requiring conscious recall and enables you to turn them into unconscious competencies.Â In other words, you'll be able to manage your psychological reactions to violence and deploy physical actions automatically and immediately.

The first course component gives you the tools necessary to:
Be clear minded
Increase your mental awareness/focus capabilities
Be relatively calm in a high-stress environment
Increase performance and reduce the impact of the emotional shock reaction to violence
The second course component in the continuum is about learning the array of non-physical skills necessary to avoid a physical altercation. These skills include:
Good prevention measures
Situational awareness
Verbal de-escalation skills.
The third course component of the continuum is the physical component. The foundation of this third component comes from Okinawan karate, which is designed and taught for civilian self-defense.Â This component includes:
Learning a library of flexible strikes and techniques designed to be applied to all self-defense situationsÂ
Taking the skills from learning this library will be used in learning a series of fighting sequences that address the three major fighting distances, including the ground.Â
Discussing the necessary post-encounter debrief and healing

The course developer and instructor is Jim Smoak, who is an U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a 25-year martial arts practitioner who holds black-belts in 3 different martial arts, a certified martial arts instructor, and a long-time women's self-defense instructor.Â Jim is also a certified professional leadership instructor and is skilled in teaching in live and online environments.
The course developer's terms and conditions for participating in this course are available in the first lecture as a pre-purchase preview.
This course is intended for purchase by adults only.Â Those under 18 may use the services only if a parent or guardian opens their account, handles any enrollments, and manages their account usage.
Who this course is for:
Any teenager or woman.
Great for high-school grads who are leaving home and for professional women that are out and about by themselves frequently (e.g., real estate agents).

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I am a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who is a 25-year practitioner of the martial arts. I'm a certified instructor in 3 different martial arts and am also a certified leadership instructor who taught in the corporate world. I'm a mindfulness meditation practitioner and am also certified to teach the practice. I've been teaching self-defense for years and am skilled at live and online learning venues.

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