Blood, Scrapes, Bruises… Are You Prepared for Reality?

Let’s face it. If you are targeted in a physical attack, there is a very high percentage that you are going to at least feel a little sore the following day. It is very rare that someone is attacked physically and no harm or damage is inflicted during the process unless, of course, you are Chuck Norris.

What Empower Martial Arts wants to prepare you for is the reality that you will probably bleed or receive an injury during an attack. The question is, “How will you respond when this happens?”

Everyone has heard of “Fight or Flight” before, correct? When your adrenaline is pumping, your heart rate is very high, your tunnel vision has kicked in, and your fine motor skills are useless, what do you do? Unfortunately we cannot create the exact feeling and experience of this, but there are many ways to develop the correct responses and actions to counter these attacks through persistent practice.

The best way of course, to prevent these types of attacks is to have a prevention mindset and always be aware of your surroundings and situation. This is step number one. But if the situation is inevitable, you need to have the CONFIDENCE and ABILITY to act quickly while under high stress. Some martial arts facilities teach beat him down until you’re for sure the assailant is immobile. Others say hit him with mace, kick to the groin, or run and scream. What is best?

EMA is trained in several different types of self-defense, but is not bias to any one specific style or the other, but rather utilizing the strengths of the individual and the situation to insure the highest chance of success.

There is no “quick fix” to this problem. It takes diligent practice and time to develop the reflexes your body needs to survive during an attack.

For more questions or if you are interested in EMA coming to your school or business contact tj_holgerson@hotmail.com or call (913)-754-6570.

 

Education, Application, and Perseverance Fayetteville, NC

Over the last week Empower Martial Arts instructors traveled around the Midwest to increase their knowledge, training, teaching skills, and passion for sharing martial arts! We want to thank Albert Bryant of Willard Tae-Kwon-Do in Willard, Missouri for allowing EMA to share their love of teaching with all of the students. The instructors, staff members, and parents were very welcoming and kind. Mr. Harlow and Mr. Holgerson were given the honor of teaching both the lower ranks class and the high ranks class.

EMA then headed south to spend the weekend with Grand Master McNealy in Arkansas. With numerous workouts and trainings, each instructor was given personal one on one training with the different masters of taekwondo. During this weekend, Mr. Holgerson also hosted small tricking workouts to spark creativity and inspire students to push their training to the next level! Extra trainings held by Grand Master McNealy included tournament sparring, knife defense, kickboxing, and grappling. 





 





EMA strives to lead by example in building new friendships, lasting relationships, a mind that is always learning, and increasing your fitness to live a healthy life. Success is the journey, not the destination. For more pictures or questions check out EMA’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Empower-Martial-Arts/207343829305955?ref=hl, or e-mail tj_holgerson@hotmail.com.