subject: 3 Circles Of Protection & Self Defense [print this page] Are you serious about being able to protect yourself? If so, let me ask you a question: "How involved is your self defense strategy?" What I mean is - "Do you understand that more goes into self defense than fighting techniques? If not, you may be setting yourself up where you MUST fight off an attacker - instead of using everything, and everyone, at your disposal. This article explores what I call, "The 3 Circles of Protection" that should play a significant role in your overall self defense strategy.
To illustrate this better, get a blank piece of paper. Now, draw a large circle just inside the borders of the page. When you've completed the circle, somewhere on the outer perimeter, write the number "1" and circle it. Next to the #1, write the word "community." This circle represents the circle of protection around us that is made up of the police, government, and other elements that protect us from threats before we even know we're in danger.
Next, draw a circle inside this outer one - about half the width of the piece of paper. Somewhere along this circle, write the number "2", and the words, "family and friends." This circle represents those closest to us - those who love us, and watch out for us in order to help keep us safe from harm.
And, finally... Make a small circle right at the center of it all. Your diagram should now look like a bull's eye target.
Somewhere near this inner circle, write the word, "me." You can also add the number "3," if you have a need to make everything uniform.
This circle is just what it says - you!
At this point, anything that gets to you has passed through the outer circle - AND - escaped detection by your inner network of family and friends. That means that...
...you are IT. You are your own first and last line of defense at this point. Where others, living in denial, or who abdicate their personal safety to the police, military, and government, or in the case of others - who think it's their spouses, parents, or friend's job to protect them...
...you must know that these "others" are only pieces of an overall self defense strategy.
If you are serious about developing the skills necessary to protect yourself and others, then you must know in your heart that...
You are your own last line of defense.
In the moment when the attacker has gotten through the outer circle - he wasn't stopped by the police; slipped through the 2nd circle - avoided detection by your friends and family; and is standing in front of you, ready to do as much damage as possible...
...it is up to you, and you alone to protect yourself!
