A critical element of all martial arts and self-defense training is avoiding or stopping an incoming attack. Basic blocking skills are taught along with the importance of incorporating proper evasive movements.
Jiu-Jitsu utilizes both hard and soft techniques. You learn how to use your whole body as a weapon including your hands, feet, head, elbows, knees, etc. You will learn how to establish a solid base from which to utilize proper striking techniques.
Our training involves learning a wide assortment of the throwing techniques, the type of throws (fulcrum and non-fulcrum) practiced in Judo and Aikido.
Many altercations result in a grappling situation where you are grabbed by an attacker. You will learn about your personal "Cone of Strength" and how to use proper technique to escape from any type of grab.
Pinning is the practice of immobilizing an attacker's hands, arms, legs or head and using the pinning of that extremity to control the attacker. There are a multitude of pinning techniques that can be applied to control an attacker through the application of very painful joint locks that can be applied with minimal force.
Filipino stick (single and double stick) and knife fighting compliment our empty hand training.. Martial Blade Concepts, developed by renown edged weapons specialist Michael Janich, is one fo the most advanced methods of utilizing a tactical folding knife as a self-defense tool. The best way to learn to defend against a weapon is to learn how to use the weapon.
Martial Blade/Counter Blade Seminar
For those that can't commit to a full martial arts program the school also conducts eight week women's self-defense courses (a total of 12 hours of instruction). These courses are designed to teach the fundamental yet effect striking and escaping techniques that will increase your odds of surviving an attack. One of the key concepts behind this course is "Simple is Better." The course is design to provide enough repeatition during the eight weeks to internalize the techniques so that they can be effectively applied. For more scheduling information send an e-mail to senseipaul@brentwoodself-defenseacademy.com.
All of these techniques are taught with the primary objective being their effective application in real life self-defense situations. These techiques do not rely on tremendous physical strength and can be learned/used effectively by men, women and children.
