Five Principles of Self Defense©

There are five principles or rules for women’s self-defense training and crime prevention. The five self-defense principles comprise guidelines that, when properly integrated, construct the most comprehensive and effective method of self-protection. The Five Principles fit together like a puzzle. A single puzzle piece is disconnected, but when properly placed within the framework of a completed puzzle the combined pieces create a vibrant clearer picture. Likewise, when these self-defense principles are joined, they form a fundamental framework and guiding doctrine that integrates multiple disciplines for adequate protection against crime.

After examining crime from the perpetrator’s perspective, considering what, how, and why they offend (Principle I), the most viable options can then be developed (Principle II). Time is saved by learning how to realistically practice those options through the application of martial science (Principle III). The mind-body-spirit relationship is injected into effective fighting strategies and tactics practiced in realistic training (Principle IV). Awareness is the final step, which also combines with the overall awareness of one’s self, situational environment, and potential criminal suspects (Principle V) to avoid danger altogether.

Properly interlocking each principle’s components creates the most comprehensive and effective approach to crime prevention, personal safety, adrenaline-state fighting, and overall wellness for women.

A full circle must be traveled putting the System’s puzzle pieces together giving the bigger picture more clarity along with and knowledge about how all components interlock with one another. Self-defense for women is best achieved following these five principles:

I. Crime Is an Emotional and Physical Problem
II. Options
III. Preparation
IV. Mind-Body-Spirit Are One
V. Awareness