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 We teach self-defense --and self-defense is found in the simplest of things. Kindness, for example is a beautiful form of self-defense. Good food --and the appreciation of it; there’s a fine, fine kind of self-defense.

 

Oh, and how about love of community? Participation in --and love for --one’s community is a kind of self-defense that’s impossible to put a value on. And my favorite kind of self-defense is found in a simple rule, The Golden Rule, which I like with a bit of a twist:

Respect others as you would would like them to respect you.

Simply perfect.

We like Tom Callos’ (www.tomcallos.com) description of self-defense too: “Self-defense isn’t only about personal protection, it’s about taking care of the people around you, the town you live in, and allowing that care to radiate out in ever-widening circles.”

And of course, self-defense training is all you already imagined it to be, but with this particular attitude about it, self-defense becomes about living a good life.  It's about being happy.  About living in the moment, and appreciating this breath.  What a great way to look at it, and even better way to live.

For information about our school and self-defense lessons for today’s world, contact us at (206) 230-9050,  or you can email me personally at strongheart@mercerislandmartialarts.com


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Comment by Claudia Vlcek on February 27, 2012 at 6:00am

awesome website, thanks ma'am

Comment by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on February 25, 2012 at 4:16pm

Hey, KSN --- have you seen this website:  compassion    it is amazing.  

Comment by Claudia Vlcek on February 24, 2012 at 1:22pm

I love this.  I would also like to add that i am stuck on the word compassion.

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