Dailypress.net recently published an article about the value of self-defense training. I include an excerpt:
Personal security is an important family issue that affects everyone in various settings — international, national, community, home, school and work, said Lynette Bunno, owner of Superior Martial Arts in Gladstone. Self-defense training is one of the few positive actions available to today’s families to improve personal security.
“Recent studies seem to support the value of self-defense training,” said Bunno. “In a 2003 survey for the Girl Scouts of the USA, 31 percent of girls between the ages of eight and 12 reported being afraid of being kidnapped.”
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According to Bunno, individuals and families who learn self-defense techniques are simply better prepared to handle personal security. Improved physical and mental fitness, combined with proper technique, help children and women, especially, to remain calm and in control of potentially harmful situations.
Self-defense students also learn to be more aware of their surroundings. Children learn how to avoid bullies and abductions. Women learn how to turn their fear into power, so they are seldom victims. Men gain greater confidence and are better able to protect themselves and their families, in virtually any threatening situation.
Self-defense training does more than simply teach people how to violently fend off an attacker. The training also teaches people how to use confidence, assertiveness, and alertness to avoid dangerous situations in the first place.
