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Life Defense
by Allen Hughes
Life Defense the self-defense for life. Save life, save time, save money Life Defense!
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FOCUS on Outcomes Through the Pain
This week in Life Defense, we’re talking about focus. Specifically the FOCUS that comes from an arm bar. The technique executed from a standing position after an attempt at a choke, leaves the defender’s throat exposed. The arm is hooked with both hands, stepping forward with maximum weight and...
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EXPAND Your Reach
Some self-defense scenarios require more than ourselves to actually complete. To be effective in a situation where someone has gotten out of control, you both have fallen onto the ground, and you're holding them down to keep them from hurting you themselves, or other people, mount posting is a...
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Stop Stoping and ALLOW
In self-defense we must always consider that an attacker is larger, faster, more skilled, and more aggressive than the defender. This week in Life Defense, and in our self-defense programs, we are studying the attack from a tackle. This attack when applied by someone who possesses these…
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RE-PLACE with Truth
RE-PLACE with Truth In self-defense we learn of, and train in RE-PLACING energy of an attack with our “center.” This RE-PLACEMENT, like the technique of an arm drag, allows a push to have little or no effect and redistributes our momentum, and balance into our control. It is this RE-PLACEMENT of...
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ELEVATE Life!
“Life ELEVATED” is the Utah brand/ tag line, so I might be in some sort of copyright issue, and what the heck…ELEVATE Life, specifically, “your life” is the topic of this week’s Life Defense. I’m not a native of Utah, and I’ve lived here for almost 25 years. That might mean I’ve got altitude...
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CONTROL Who...?
CONTROL of who, or what is our PRINCIPLE topic of conversation today. “Get control, keep control, control yourself, control your thoughts, control the meeting, control the situation, whatever you do it seems that this topic of control is way out of…CONTROL! It seems humans want to control...
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How We PREVENT Healing
In self-defense we speak of healing often. Just today I was coaching a friend of mine on how to keep his hands up when someone comes after him fists violently launched at his head. My friend is special. Although he’s an adult he is socially different. This has him in a program with other adults...
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Your Powerful POSITION
This week the principle of POSITION is demonstrated in the world of WONJIN Hapkido from a “Guard Position.” The Guard is a seemingly weak position as the person doing it is laying on their back, legs apart, while the attacker is either attempting to “pass the defender’s Guard” by fully straddling...
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UNIFY with a Greater Power
This week our PRINCIPLE of Life Defense is UNIFY. The technique we will be practicing with participants from the Black Sea, to South America, Asia, and the US is defending from an opponent’s rear grab. If you watch the video you’ll see how defenders grabbed from behind step out, in one swift and...
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The Gift of SYNERGY
In life and in self-defense we’ve found SYNERGY to be so obvious, and essential a PRINCIPLE, and at the same time overused in the world of business coaching and pop psychology. We will not attempt to explain the overuse and of the word. Needless to say, the world has enough “falling backward team...
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Stop ANTICIPATING Reruns
“I can’t believe this is happening to me again. This always happens to me. They always do this to me. Of course things never work out. Again?” These phrases seemed all too common and repeated themselves throughout my life. That was until I realized I was living in my past. It was like relieving...
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REFLECT Back...Move Forward
In my life I’ve had several encounters with mortality. In 2016 I had the opportunity of surviving an aortic dissection, a couple years ago pulmonary embolisms, and recently mini strokes. The PRINCIPLE of REFLECT in self-defense has brought light to these events. Although life threatening, they…
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SHIELD…Off-balance, and Escape!
In the world of self-defense we are all familiar with the “ground and pound.” It’s one of the common danger positions bullies might take, jumping atop their victim, straddling their waist while raining down punches to their face over and over again. We’ve all seen it at some point in our lives...
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DISSIPATE Life Threatening Attacks
In self-defense one great example of DISSIPATING a life threatening attack is a dropping sprawl from a tackle. As we look together let’s see how and what you might DISSIPATE that threatens your life. It was 3 or 4 years ago and we were holding our instructor semi annual certifications. Some may...
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An ADAPTIVE Life
What, or who lives, survives and thrives? In self-defense and life itself, it’s always the one that ADAPTS. Some might point to evolution, for our conversation we will not debate this controversial theory of species jumping, Big Bang or Creationism. That being said, it is obvious that ADAPTATION…
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OFFLINE Attacks
In self-defense we use the term OFFLINE to describe our defensive body position from an attack. An example of this would be an angled stepping toward, or away from a kick. We also diminish space and create space to put us either too close or too far from the most powerful arch of the kick. Much...
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Are You DEVOTED? “Defensive Stance”
In this world of distractions is anyone DEVOTED? Is modern society counter DEVOTION? Why? To what purpose? Does modern society celebrate DISTRACTION vs DEVOTION? In self-defense we begin each year with Defensive Stance symbolizing the DNA of WONJIN HAPKIDO, defense. Life Defense practitioners are...
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Why Life Defense
Why Life Defense? You may ask, Is Life Defense some sort of a self-defense program, a be all you can be life coaching system, or just another pop psychology platform? Maybe it's another jump up and down, hands in the air shouting out your newly discovered purpose in life seminar? Perhaps it’s a...
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RE-PRESENT in the New Year!
In the world of self-defense we speak at length about, and practice PRESENTMENT. Basically, it’s a simple law of nature. The animal that PRESENTS itself as strong, powerful, connected and purposeful lives, the one who presents itself as weak, powerless, disconnected, and without purpose gets…
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RE-SOLVE Your Life
It is at this time of year that we look at RESOLVING our lives. That is why today in Life Defense, we will examine the similarities between physical fights, and arguments. We will contrast them with RESOLVING, or “RE-SOLVING” life relationships, and consider life-saving outcomes through RESOLVING...
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CREATE Something
As a self-defense instructor, and Life Defense coach, we see many options to CREATE in direct conflict. Take any circumstance of attack and an infinite number of actions CREATE how the scenario plays out. Example, someone comes up behind you, and slips their arm around your neck. Without…
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I’m Hearing Voices...
In the world of self-defense we often talk about a feeling, a voice or a premonition that says something like, “Something is not right, do not go down there, or this person is not being truthful!” In police work at the highest levels, CIA, FBI, DEA operatives talk about their “weirdo meter.” And...
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RELEASE Me!
In the study of Life Defense the PRINCIPLE of RELEASE is vital. Coming from the world of self-defense, this basic skill of survival actually has application in our everyday life. In self-defense, held by potentially deadly opponents our life hangs in the balance. In life, those most deadly...
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Be AWARE!
She had argued with him before, and was now AWARE that with each subsequent conversation he’d gotten a little louder, and a little more forceful. Since taking her self-defense course she’d noticed also a controlling element attempting to take hold of her freedom. It was in fact a determining…
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DISCERN and Live!
The train subway platform was all but empty. Master Lee’s Hapkido session, and meetings with his top instructors had gone longer than expected. Lee was getting on in age, and yet a formidable expert from years of training in Hapkido, a form of self-defense, he originally learned in South Korea as…
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The Best CONNECTION
In HAPKIDO self defense training we’ve been using a double arm elbow lock, and off-lining to take advantage of the pushing motion of an attacker in a front choke. Picture an attacker pushing you up against a wall with two hands on your neck… (See the video example). This was a definite…
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The Art of DEFLECTION
It was another domestic call, and officer Patti Smith was headed to the incident on her own. Domestic disturbances can turn ugly pretty quick, and she was the closest unit responding. That would mean she alone would deal with whatever was happening by herself before any back up arrived. As she...
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DIVERTED!
Sydney was walking into the Utah grocery store when a friendly woman’s voice came at her from the side. She had previously been looking into her phone, and answering a quick text as she walked across the parking lot. The friendly lady was asking directions with a smile. Because she was focusing,...
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SYNCHRONIZE to Force
Tommy stood facing Bobby on the sidelines of the football field. Some comment was made that got everything started and a small crowd formed around them. Tommy was a full head shorter than Bobby, and Bobby was stepping toward him quickly. Tommy knew instinctively from his Hapkido training that he...
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CIRCLE: A New Perspective
The crowd was gathering and forming lines. This politically charged environment had met, as if agreed in prior negotiations, to meet on the field of battle prior to this date and each had brought their posters, signs, banners and flags. As if on cue the event started with the gathering of each…
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Great Whites: THE MOMENT of CONSIDERATION Part 4
A TRAINER is a person uniquely qualified through actual experience to coach others. Think of Rocky’s trainer Mickey, Daniel San’s trainer Mr. Myagi, and Vince Lombardi. They coached on screen, and real life champions to reach past their “Great White” fears and attain something greater than anyone...
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Great Whites: THE MOMENT of CONSIDERATION Part 3
The MOMENT OF CONSIDERATION (MOC) without exception saves life, yet that same MOC obviously costs life in a real sense. The MOC loss of life is far more common than preservation in modern society. Think about lost opportunities for relationships, experience, and adventure as today we consider...
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Great Whites: THE MOMENT of CONSIDERATION Part 2
Today our “MOMENT of CONSIDERATION” looks like this, “Oh no, I will not get up on stage and sing, dance, act or speak.” Or, “Hell no, she’s way out of my league, I’ll settle for a sure thing, a safe thing, someone who will say yes for sure.” Or, “Nope, too many sales call rejections today, had my...
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Great Whites: THE MOMENT of CONSIDERATION Part 1
There is a simple formula that creates access to all success, riches, relationships and opportunity. The formula is ACTION = PERFORMANCE! That being said, there is really only one thing that gets in the way of our dream life every time. CONSIDERATION. More specifically, “THE MOMENT of...
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DROP to Get Someone's Attention
His large forearm came across Lizzy’s throat all too fast. It was the last thing she expected to happen at the senior picnic. She had been a little less aware of what was behind her, and more aware of the playful rough, and tumble water fight that had broken out on the lawn just a few feet in…
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When Something Doesn’t Work…VARY
Jumping out of the car, just off “The Strip” in Vegas, and running up to a stranger because your GPS is taking you in circles isn’t a good idea. However, that’s exactly what my wife did saying something like, “It’s okay, he works here!” It turned out he didn’t work there, and he was on drugs, and...
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NEUTRALIZE and Save Your Life!
“Secondary location” in self-defense terminology refers to leaving the initial location of encounter with a possible assailant, either by force, or under threat of violence to you or another. Chances of survival are possibly 5-10%, although no one really knows because people, including children…
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RESPOND: Creating Life Outcomes
Eddie was not in the popular crowd. As far as he knew he was not in the popular universe. Everyone else at this party seemed not only taller than him, they were also drunker than him. About the time things seemed to be getting weirder, he’d decided to leave. Eddie heard a shout from across the...
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CLEAR YOUR LIFE!
In self-defense we CLEAR hands that are reaching out to grab, push or choke. Until we CLEAR those hands out of our space we are dealing with them. In life, and LIFE DEFENSE, it's the same. If we don't CLEAR things out of our space we loose life. This happens in many ways including mental…
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ENGAGE! ENGAGE! ENGAGE!
For those of you old enough to remember the original Top Gun, the final dog fight battle scene has Maverick (Tom Cruise) flying into a dog fight to assist his fellow aviator Iceman (Val Kilmer) out at sea. Launched from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier into a contentious airspace, Maverick…
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CHAMPIONS BLOCK!
Mohammad Ali’s famous for the saying “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!” and in his early years he did just that. However, facing 25 year old George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974, Ali came in as a 4-1 underdog against the younger more powerful heavy weight champ. It was then...
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Close SPACE
Breanne and Yoko were evenly matched. To a novice Judoka (Judo player), or spectator, there was nothing going on. Breanne would go in for a hip throw and Yoko would tie her up, negating the throw. The same would happen when Yoko attempted a head and arm throw. Breanne would close the SPACE, and…
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LEVERAGE the Planet!
Bobby was a State Wrestling Champ, and Deborah was his friend. After the water balloon fight in the hot park he said, “Hey Deb why don’t you show me some of that Jiujitsu stuff? Deborah was 110 lb. dripping wet and declined. At that, all of their friends started egging her on, but to no avail.…
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REINFORCE Good Positions
The Judo match was close and yet Kim was behind at least in her mind due to Kyoku’s superior strength. In a very fast, and devastating move, Kyoku’s arm came speeding around Kim’s head for what could have been the Ippon (winning point by throw), however Kim saw it coming, spinning to the inside…
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STRESS, the Path to Freedom
The black van pulled up to the middle school slowly, passing the big crowds of tweens, and was leaving the far edge of school property when the door opened, and a man jumped out. Thirteen year old Tina was walking alone excited, and a little distracted because today was her birthday, and the…
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DIMINISH Space Increase Results
The blue and red lights came on and I pulled over. Although the cop eventually saw that I had a passenger laying back in the passenger seat, while speeding down the commuter lane, his friendly warning about my speed cost us precious minutes, and we would be late for our committee session at the...
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FOCUS on Life!
The street was crowded, people moving rapidly to their destinations, looking straight ahead, some talking on phones, some looking at their phone screens, and some busily talking to their friends. Almost all of them FOCUSED on something else seemingly more important than what was going on around...
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CONNECT Meaningfully!
The seemingly nice, albeit shabby dressed young man was boldly asking for gas money in the Walmart parking lot. Clarissa said no, and was caught off guard when he started to rant and raise his arms above his head. She pushed her daughter back, and away from them both, however the street thug...
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EXPAND Your Vision
Jared noticed his Uncle Bob from the corner of his eye. He had come late to the wedding obviously intoxicated, again, and after some uncomfortable exchanges with the bridesmaids was now kicking over a folding chair, and heading for the main table. One of the young groomsmen had attempted to stop...
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ALLOW and Control Damage
Dana was known as a bully in the school, and Riley knew it. However, she was in the middle of science class. Maybe it was the noise and confusion around the room, or maybe the teacher was preoccupied. Either way, Dana had set her sights on Riley, and was ready to put her in her place. As Dana’s...
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