The Wellness Couch, Episode #126 - John & Melissa Will, Redcat BJJ Academy, Geelong - Personal Safety Tactics
John Bernard & Melissa Will from Redcat Academy, BJJ
Self Defence Tactics and Personal Safety
One in three women may suffer from abuse and violence in her lifetime. This is an appalling human rights violation, yet it remains one of the invisible and under-recognised pandemics of our time.
We will cover some simple strategies that every woman, and man, should know and use to stay safer.
The best self-defense strategies and techniques work equally well for men and women, but let’s face it:
Women really need them because they’re assaulted more often than men. Statistics indicate that one in three women will be the victim of some type of violent attack in her lifetime. Women also endure more incidents of verbal and sexual harassment. Although most women’s self-defense courses focus on skills for quickly and efficiently destroying an attacker, self-defense training also should include methods for preventing a confrontation from turning physical in the first place.
Learning how to steer away from a threat may not sound as exciting as ripping out an attacker’s heart, but as they say in every beginner’s class, evading an attack is almost always superior to blocking an attack.
By learning the basics of defending yourself, you also empower yourself and increase your self-confidence. A confident person very rarely becomes a victim and your chances of surviving an attack will increase drastically.
And who better to learn martial arts from or personal safety tactics from than the Professional himself, John Bernard Will- Australia's first BJJ Black Belt, 6th degree Machado Jiu Jitsu, coach at Geelong's #1 Jiu Jitsu academy- REDCAT who teaches and devises tactical plans and workshops for such greats as the Machado Brothers, Chuck Norris etc
Melissa has a host of accolades herself but is so humble she doesn't even verse a bio. Personally I can tell you through our conversations with one of my favourite people that she has a history of being an amazing athlete in calisthenics, swimming, 35 years with BJJ giving her accolades as Australia's best BJJ female amongst her world titles.
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