East Texas Krav Maga: Self Defense in Tyler Texas
Proven Self Defense for the Real World
Picture a drill in class. Two people are coming at you from different angles. One is yelling. The other is moving fast. Your instructor doesn’t tell you what to do. Instead, she asks a question: “What do you see right now?” Your brain has to shift. You can’t just throw a technique. You have to … Read more
Article 7 of 7 in the Psychology of Combatives Series You’ve been training for three months. The techniques make sense when the instructor demonstrates them. You can perform them in drills with a cooperative partner. But when the intensity goes up or the scenario changes, the skills fall apart. Your body goes back to whatever … Read more
Article 6 of 7 in the Psychology of Combatives Series Article 1 in this series introduced the core tools for managing your mental state under stress: tactical breathing, positive self-talk, mental rehearsal, and anchoring. If you haven’t read it, start there. Those four are the foundation. This article adds to that foundation. Not replacements. Not … Read more
Article 5 of 7 in the Psychology of Combatives Series A woman walks through a parking garage. Head up. Stride deliberate. Eyes moving. She scans the space the way someone scans it when they’re paying attention. She looks like she knows where she is and where she’s going. Another woman walks the same garage five … Read more
Article 4 of 7 in the Psychology of Combatives Series Before Blue Angels pilots ever climb into the cockpit, they fly the entire routine in their heads. Every formation change, every barrel roll, every emergency response. They sit together, eyes closed, and walk through it maneuver by maneuver. By the time they’re in the air … Read more
Article 3 of 7 in the Psychology of Combatives Series You see the guy at the gas station before he sees you. He’s pacing near the air pump. Hands in and out of his pockets. Looking around more than someone filling tires would. You notice all of it. Now what? Most people think situational awareness … Read more
Article 1 of 7 in the Psychology of Combatives Series You’ve been there. Maybe it was a sparring drill where someone came at you harder than you expected and your brain went blank. Maybe it was a confrontation outside a store where someone got in your face and you couldn’t think of a single thing … Read more