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6 reasons why every woman should practice self defense
A woman should practice self-defense
I was at a time in my life when I needed to start doing something different, so I thought about going back to doing sports again. As a child, I had played other sports, but for a long time I stopped doing it.” This is how Olga Domingo, 4th DAN in Self Defense began to tell us.
I’m sure this situation will ring a bell. Almost all of us have gone through something similar and if not, at the same time. Sometimes we find ourselves at a time in our lives when we need changes. We need to start something and we don’t know exactly what. Perhaps because of excess free time or, perhaps, on the contrary, precisely because we are so busy that we need to clear ourselves. It is not contradictory. It is more than necessary. Sport. That is the answer. “It is an escape valve; when you are very stressed, there is nothing better than hanging out with your colleagues for a while. You look like new,” Olga laughs.
The options we have to opt for are almost endless. On this occasion, our bet is directed at a martial art whose beginnings could be related to ancient times: self-defense, which is nothing more than a discipline that includes a great set of techniques to deal with situations of physical violence. However, as we will see later, the benefits they bring extend much further.
No one is exempt from being physically and verbally assaulted. However, it should not be ignored that we are the women who, unfortunately, have the best chance of this happening. The number of women who suffer from gender violence in our country rises every year to scandal rates.
The practice of this discipline is recommended for any woman not only because of the techniques learned in her training, but “because of the self-esteem that it brings you and the social relationship that training in a group entails, and more if you have suffered rejection in any way,” says Juan Ángel Orejón, National Personal Defense Master Trainer and 5th DAN and 7th Judo.
What you learn on the mat is applicable to day-to-day life, “it helps me evaluate and face my problems in a different way,” says Olga. These are just a few notes on the benefits of self-defense. Below you will read many others that will make you wonder if you are thinking of starting something or, simply, they will convince you for how wonderful they are.
1. Promote personal autonomy
And it does so both physically and mentally, in methods of self-defense and evasion through adequate information and training.
2. You will gain confidence and security
Not only for the physical skills that you will learn in each training but for the improvement that is obtained from day today. Seeing an improvement will make you feel more confident and able to continue to outdo yourself. And this is applicable to all areas of life.
3. It will increase your self-esteem
All of the above leads to precisely this very thing. It is important to feel good about ourselves, to recognize our worth and our capabilities (which are certainly not few).
4. You will change the way you see things
As previously indicated, this discipline is perfectly recommended for every woman. But it is true that those who have suffered abuse are surely much more vulnerable. Although there are also women who are because of their personality. All this will change with the practice of this sport. It will open your mind in an unimaginable way.
5. It will make you a more disciplined person
Any sport has the capacity to achieve it. When you start something that you like and that motivates you, you never want to stop doing it. You will seek to balance your times where training takes its place. The organization will be essential to achieve it.
6. Respect is the basis of this discipline
Self-defense, like Judo, are disciplines where values such as respect, humility, companionship prevail … Obviously, one should never attack unless it is by force majeure to defend oneself. This is taught from minute 0.
Umar Nisar was born and raised in the busy city of Abbottabad. As a journalist, Umar Nisar has contributed to many online publications including PAK Today and the Huffing Post. In regards to academics, Umar Nisar earned a degree in business from the Abbottabad UST, Havelian. Umar Nisar follows the money and covers all aspects of emerging tech here at The Hear Up.
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