If you have time to go over the hundreds of self-defense systems and martial arts schools on the internet, you will find out that the trend nowadays is to train gross motor skills as opposed to "techniques" that require fine motor skills. Another common observation is the element of aggression and relentless ferocity in the reaction of victims of assualts as the determining factor for success or failure.
We in the Waya-an Self-defense system agree with these observations. Much more than the skills learned. The person's "will" and "character" determines his survivability rate. After all you can not choose your mugger. Most likely and more often the predator would be bigger and stronger. At the same time you can not choose your physical attributes. You are born with it. So if you are born on the lean side what are your chances against a steroid junkie towering over you?
So given that the odds against you will be unfavorable all that is left is your determination to survive. I love watching movies about underdogs like "the Replacements", the "Mighty Ducks", "Semi-Pro", etc. These movies gives you the idea that maybe, just maybe the geek gets to win in the end. Well, in real life, we remember Willis Reed of the New York Knicks playing in the championship with a knee injury. Or in the more dramatic fashion, the soldier who parachuted behind enemy lines in Vietnam who had to literally crawl his way back to safety. Or the the legendary 300 -- need I say more.
In both reel and real life what makes a winner and survivor is the one who "wills" his survival. One should never give up life just like that, Death should pry it from your hands!
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