"Adrenaline Response Training"

What is it?
The simple answer is, "training that occurs under extreme and life-like situations".

Why is it necessary?
Because most situations do not occur like they do in the dojo.  They are brutal, fast, and unexpected.

What to expect from a seminar?
You should expect to learn a lot about yourself and how you will react in extreme situations. 

What will you learn from a seminar?
You will learn; 

• What you are capable of during an attack.
• What you favorite moves are.
• How to spot an attacker and be ready.
• How to take a punch and keep going.
• How to use adrenaline and your body's flinch response to your advantage.
• and much more.

How will you feel after the seminar is over?
Sore, bruised, tired, mentally drained, but most of all, extremely proud of yourself.  You will come away with answers only this type of seminar can answer.  One of those questions is, "What would I do in a real situation?"

 

What is it?
The more in-depth answer is;

After many self-defense seminars and countless hours in the dojo, I needed a way to make sure I could use what I was taught and also teach.  You can attend as many seminars as you like and have studied martial arts your whole life, but without harnessing two resources, your training may not help you.  These two resources are;

• Your body's flinch response
• An adrenaline dump

Both of these occur the same way in everyone, "even the bad guy flinches". 

Your body's flinch response is an involuntary response to an unexpected stimuli, resulting in self preservation.  Ever been startled before, of course you have.  What is the first thing you do?  You raise your hands to protect yourself, and it happens without even thinking about it.  It happens so fast that you do not even realize that it has happened.  If you could harness this, you would be in great shape if you ever get attacked. 

This was my first obstacle to overcome, "how am I going to control an involuntary action?"

I realize that I cannot control it completely, and needed to find out when I was able to take back control over my body.  Training and everyday activities allowed me to determine when I was conscience of my actions and when I was able to drive again.

Now with that under somewhat of control, the adrenaline dump was my next area to control.

Taking control over another involuntary response would prove to be a wasted effort.  Learning to use it to my advantage would be the only way to succeed.  Since an adrenaline dump is your body's way of protecting itself, I would need to learn what I was capable of doing during one.

This is where my A.R.T. classes came in handy.  The classes consist of controlled random attacks.  Safety being the biggest factor, a coach controls the stopping of all drills.  Sometimes the coach is myself and sometimes is a student, but everyone listens, so no one gets hurt.

MORE TO COME......