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#Repost @tonyblauer ・・・ Working on some new content to help make good humans safer so I decided to do a private seminar at @thekaizendojo - we had quite a diverse crowd from curious citizens to very experienced martial artists and instructors. Notably @shanefazen Cleared his schedule to take my course. Shane runs #fightips and has 1.4M followers on YouTube. That’s insane to me! But what it speaks volumes to, is his professionalism, integrity and open mindedness to continue to research and absorb. All in all, I had a great time. I will be running about 6 of these private events per year. Wanna host one? DM me with your email. My company runs courses all over the world for every sector: first-responders, martial arts Instructors and the general public. We have two SPEAR : PDR trainer courses this month in Canada and the Netherlands, three DT courses for first-responders as well and another BE YOUR OWN BODYGUARD - all coming up fast. Check out the calendar link in BIO to see what’s near you. #spearsystem #beyourownbodyguard

#Repost @tonyblauer ・・・ "There's not some secret technique needed. The power to decide to do what this teacher did rests inside everyone of us. The decision to act is a subtle blend of fear and focus. When asked, we'd all know what to do, so why do many hesitate? What inspires courage? After decades of research, I believe it's all about managing fear. Face the fear/embrace the fear. Use it as fuel. It's all about choosing the right 'mindset' which IMO is the ability to focus on the singular goal, regardless of the fear. When you accept the fear, you can redirect and use it to supercharge your mission and decision to engage. Make fear work for you." Be safe. Coach B. #knowfear #spearsystem #beyourownbodyguard #courageousbystander @tonyblauer @spear.system

#Repost @spear.system ・・・ My good friend @joetmg ripping a haymaker as Eric Walker saves his head by embracing and integrating the speed of physiology. At a certain distance, 'wax on wax off' goes out the window folks. Integrating the body's startle flinch response into your training allows you to recover in-close, weaponize the flinch, get #outside90 and back in the fight. Your reptilian brain will bypass cognition during real surprise attacks. We teach them to respect each other's role in the goal of survival @tonyblauer #spearsystem #choosesafety

#Repost @spear.system ・・・ "How did people fight before martial arts were developed?" That's the question I asked myself. Humans were fighting long before martial arts were created. I've been studying violence for almost 4 decades and my focus has been violent encounters. I was always mystified by two evidence-based observations: 1. During real altercations, trained people rarely displayed their training, the technique went out the window and 2. Untrained people experienced and survived real violence more frequently than trained people. What was the intersection? There's a lot to discuss about this but I simplified this research to one idea: Your body is a human weapon system. It just needs permission to go. My philosophy is that we all know how to defend ourselves. For some the performance fear is rooted in an idea that we need to study martial arts to be able to survive violence. This adds more doubt, hesitation and fear. We've confused the act of self-protection with the study of martial arts, combat sports, RBSD, etc. They are very different and this confuses many. It shouldn't. Self-defense can & should be taught like first-aid. In a day. You don't take a first-aid course and think you're a doctor. And Doctors don't make fun of people who take first-aid courses. (Please reflect on this metaphor). Simple principles of situational awareness, fear management, verbal deescalation and primal gross motor movement will change you survival quotient. That's our recipe and we've been sharing it with the world for decades. We know it works because it's how people fought before martial arts were codified -TB. 👉 if you have some genuine questions please post them below, I'll try to answer as many as I can. Stay safe, Tony. #choosesafety #beyourownbodyguard @spear.system @spear.gear @crossfit.spear #spearsystem

#Repost @spear.system ・・・ Look at real violence. Do you see technique? Complex motor skill? Or do you see primal gross motor? Your body understands how to move. You need to train your brain. Movement is mental. Your emotional and psychological arsenal controls your physical arsenal. The secret is to teach your cognitive brain to respect and integrate what your reptilian brain wants to do. This creates a synergistic system and helps eliminate unnecessary tension and fear. ⠀ ⠀ When you confuse the very valuable study of martial movement with the sudden and adaptive movement needed to weather a violent attack, you put yourself in more danger. ⠀ ⠀ That's what we mean by "don't confuse technical for tactical." ⠀ ⠀ Make sense? ⠀ ⠀ Remember: In a real fight it's not who's right that counts... it's who's left. 😉⠀ ⠀ Train hard but train smart.⠀ ⠀ Coach Blauer⠀ ⠀ We are accepting applications for our next series of train-the-trainer courses. We are booking events in San Jose, Las Vegas, New York, Manchester, U.K., Sydney, Australia, Calgary, Canada. ⠀ ⠀ Learn more here: ⠀ ⠀ http://buff.ly/2v705GX #spearsystem #beyourownbodyguard @tonyblauer

#Repost @spear.system ・・・ It went by so quickly. We had attendees from Sweden, Poland, Australia, Canada & all over the USA. Please join us next year! #spearsystem (at Las Vegas Convention Center)

#Repost @spear.system ・・・ Did you know you have an intuitive GPS already built into you? Learn more here and share with a loved one! #spearsystem #beyourownbodyguard

#Repost @spear.system ・・・ Weaponize Your Flinch - The Science of Self-Defense The SPEAR System represents the most natural approach to learning to protect yourself.  The 'fingers splayed' is our core cue since it helps recruit the extensor chain which is already in motion during sudden violence. Here is some of the science behind this: 1.The startle-flinch reposes is a spinal level reflex. 2. Extensor strength is engaged to disengage from noxious stimuli via the crossed extensor spinal level reflex and flexor reflex. 3. These are engaged at different states depending on the mode of stimuli but they are uniform across the human species regardless of age and training *Manter and Gantz's Essential of Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology. There's much more to our program from unique drills to improve situational awareness to strategies to improve mind-set and persona courage. For over three decades we have taught law enforcement, military and good humans how to enhance their survivability by utilizing a hardwired survival reflex.  We are one of the most trusted training organizations in the world and welcome your questions.  Learn more at http://www.blauerspear.com #spearsystem #choosesafety #beyourownbodyguard @tonyblauer