Will your training work when you're actually surprised?
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Basic self-defense should be taught like first aid.
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Explore the HIGH GEAR® Impact Reduction System →“If I had to send a member of my family to learn personal protective skills, there would be no hesitation, it would be Tony Blauer.”
The ability to protect yourself or a loved one is inarguably the single most important skill you could possess.
Almost 40 years ago, I discovered the protective value of the flinch — the body's built-in reflex to protect itself from impact. That became our thesis: What does your body want to do prior to any training? Does that have a protective or tactical application? If so, why aren't we using it?
Those questions have opened minds and helped people save their own lives for decades. My team and I are obsessed with making good humans safer.
The startle-flinch is standard equipment. You were born with it. We'll teach you how to convert the flinch into what we call a biological airbag, and how fear can become fuel.
Protecting yourself, your family and the people you work with is a responsibility. We spell it response-ability: your ability to respond. We look forward to helping you build it.
Tony Blauer, Founder
You're the first responder in your fight.
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