| There are many items around each day that
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| | briefcase, relaxed down at your side.
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| could be used as a self defense weapon.In
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| | (repeated for emphasis)To apply this
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| this issue of our self defense newsletter
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| | weapon, move your hand forward in the
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| I'm going to explain how to use five of
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| | same manner that you swing your arms when
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| the most common items which most people
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| | walking. Focus on the movement being
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| have access to.Before I start explaining
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| | smooth and comfortable, raising the twig
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| how to use each of these improvised
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| | up into the 'Target Zone.'For the sake of
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| weapons, I want to emphasize a few
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| | practice just imagine that there is an
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| important points.-Always keep your head
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| | attacker coming at you, as you perform
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| up and look around so you'll be more
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| | all of these moves.Use the 'Dynamic
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| alert.-If possible avoid people who seem
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| | Delivery' to have greater speed and
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| suspicious and also avoid dangerous
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| | power.BOOKUsing a book as a weapon is
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| places.-Learn to recognize how to use any
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| | simple. Just clamp your hand tightly on
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| object as a weapon.-You must be sly when
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| | it however you are holding it and use the
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| using these weapons so the attacker (bad
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| | 'Dynamic Delivery' to apply it into the
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| guy) won't realize what you're doing.-All
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| | attacker's 'Target Zone.'Its okay to
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| items should be held tightly in your hand
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| | strike the attacker's face when you have
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| down at your side so that you appear
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| | a book. Normally you should avoid the
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| relaxed and unprepared.-Dont' wind up.
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| | face, specifically the nose and mouth
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| (Reaching backwards first to gain
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| | which bleed easily and could transmit a
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| momentum) We have provided an alternate
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| | disease to you.If you do end up getting
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| way for you to gain momentum. A way that
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| | the attacker's blood on your body, wash
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| won't alert the attacker.-Get away as
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| | with soap and water as soon as possible,
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| soon as possible.Here's how to
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| | and seek medical attention if
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| practice:KEYSHold your largest, strongest
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| | appropriate.However, the book should
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| key (or just any key if you suddenly need
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| | extend far enough from your hand that
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| to act) in your hand the way you would
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| | your hand won't contact the attacker's
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| hold the key to open a door. Your hand
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| | face.Another thing to consider with a
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| should be relaxed down at your side so
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| | book or any improvised weapon is that it
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| your key won't be recognized as a
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| | could be tossed into the attacker's face
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| weapon.When someone tries to harm you,
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| | using the 'Dynamic Deliver' (repeated for
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| step towards them with your leg that is
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| | emphasis) following up with a very quick
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| on the same side of your body as your
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| | kick to his shin.Normally, you wouldn't
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| hand that holds your key.As you step
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| | throw an object because you'll want to
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| toward your attacker, stomp your foot at
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| | use it more than once since there are
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| the same time you quickly throw your hand
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| | usually more than one attacker.CELL
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| out to poke with your key. Aim for the
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| | PHONEThis could be a cell phone, PDA,
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| area between the attacker's chin and his
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| | pager iPod or anything similar
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| upper chest. This is the 'Target
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| | shaped.Like a book you'll clamp these
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| Zone.'You might need to strike 2 or 3
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| | items tight in your hand, however you
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| times in case your first strike
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| | happen to be holding them when you're
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| misses.Your hand should go quickly out
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| | attacked. Again, try to have a relaxed
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| and back in a path as close as possible
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| | starting place, hand down at your side to
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| to a straight line. This will give you
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| | be sly, or you can just start from
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| more speed.Another thing that will give
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| | wherever your hands happen to be.Apply
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| you more speed is to explosively bring
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| | these items like the twig swinging your
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| your other hand in towards the center of
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| | arm up in the same manner as when you
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| your chest.Perform all of these steps as
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| | swing your arms when you're walking, and
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| one move, striking, stomping and bringing
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| | of course use the 'Dynamic Delivery'
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| your other hand into your chest. This
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| | which will give you the element of
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| movement is called the 'Dynamic Delivery'
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| | surprise, total force and incredible
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| and we'll use this same move for every
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| | quickness.If you benefited from this
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| improvised weapon we apply to defend
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| | article and would like to learn more,
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| ourselves.PENA pen should be held tightly
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| | please contact me at Also please forward
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| just the way you use it to write with.An
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| | this email onto your friends.Can you
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| alternative would be to place the end not
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| | think of a subject you'd like to see
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| used for writing into hand touching your
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| | featured in our newsletters? Please let
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| palm with the writing end sticking out
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| | us know.
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| between your ring and middle finger. Your
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| | Do you have no self defense training or
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| hand should be closed tightly.
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| | are you unsure of your skills? If so make
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| You would place your pen in this
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| | a habit of always carrying a pen in your
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| position only if you have a few seconds
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| | hand. You'll always have something to
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| advance notice that you're about to be
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| | write with and you'll always have a
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| attacked, otherwise just hold the pen
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| | weapon.Remember to use the 'Dynamic
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| tightly the way you would write with
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| | Delivery' and to always assume there is
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| it.)When someone attacks use the 'Dynamic
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| | more than one attacker!
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| Delivery'.Your hand should be in a
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| | To find out more go to Abidin
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| relaxed starting place and go in a
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| | Certified Master Instructor
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| straight line quickly out into the
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| | Al has invested over 25 years trying and
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| attacker's 'Target Zone' and then quickly
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| | testing every
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| return.Remember that since you're
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| | martial art and self-defense
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| applying this defense with the 'Dynamic
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| | system he could get his hands on. This
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| Delivery' you'll stomp your foot as you
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| | included
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| step toward the attacker to strike
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| | learning from police academy
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| him.The stomp and strike occur at the
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| | instructors, martial arts experts,
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| same time.Also quickly bring your other
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| | street fighters, ex-convicts
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| hand in to the center of your chest. This
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| | and combat soldiers.Here are some who Al
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| part must be performed slightly before
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| | has trained:
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| your stomp and strike.Review the details
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| | Los Angeles County Sheriffs-Lennox
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| in these first two improvised weapons to
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| | Station, U.S. Department of Commerce-NOAA
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| gain an advantage using the 'Dynamic
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| | Office of Law Enforcement, City of San
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| Delivery.'TWIGTwigs can often be found
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| | Clemente-Marine Safety Division, and
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| near trees, on grassy lawns or even in
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| | numerous
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| open fields.
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| | individual law enforcement officers.
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| A twig should be held tightly in the
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| | Community classes include Lakewood YMCA,
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| palm of your hand just the way you would
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| | Lakewood parks and Daly City parks &
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| hold the handle of a suitcase or
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| | recreation.
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