CLOSE COMBAT
TRAINING
Your safety is
Your Responsibility
Table of Contents
Why Choose Martial Arts…………………………………………..…1
Your safety Is Your Responsibility…………...………………..…2
Turn Into a Stronger, More Confident You……………………6
Luck Comes to the Prepared…………….…………………………10
Self Defense May be Different than What You Think….14
Why Choose Martial Arts
The popularity of martial arts is constantly growing; what
with the state of the world as it is, and more and more indi-
viduals looking for ways to stay healthy and fit. There are
many martial arts styles in existence today, originating thou-
sands of years ago from all parts of the world. Here we will
take a look at some of the most commonly taught martial
arts styles and some of the martial arts moves that are
effective in self defense.
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Your safety Is Your Responsibility
The title of this chapter may sound very blunt; but the fact
of the matter is that millions of people still have not reached
the point in their awareness that leads them to self de-
fense training. The fact of the matter is that violent crimes
are occurring with increased frequency; bank robberies are
on the rise at this very point in time. Any yet, most people
are still under the assumption that crime is “out there” – out
there being somewhere far away from them. All it takes is a
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Your safety Is Your Responsibility
few minutes of headline searching to see just what goes on
in your town. It’s not enough to look it up though. It’s not
enough to be scared. You should never be scared. You
have the right to live out your life in a safe environment.
However, bad guys don’t have the manners to let you do
this and so your safety becomes your own responsibility.
Sure, there are police in every town. But we are living in a
time when most cities are experiencing budget cuts.
Through those cuts there may be a shortage of police
which results in longer response times. When you take re-
sponsibility for your own safety and learn effective self de-
f