“You’re holding too tight…Ouch let go of me!” Sandra was starting to panic as her date’s short squeeze had turned into a way too tight bear hug.
“LET GO OF ME!’ Sandra said in a commanding tone, and just like her self defense instructor Jess had taught her, Sandra drove her hips back into his center, smashed her knuckles into the back of his hand, and drove forward with her hips breaking his hold. “I said no, and no means no!” Her startled date turned bright red, quickly apologized and drove her home, accompanied by her friend.
RELEASE what doesn’t work. In life how many times do we either accept being held by someone, or something that doesn’t work, or hold on to something that isn’t working far too long? It’s like the proverbial monkey trap. Monkey seen banana in jar, monkey inserts hand, grabs banana and refuses to let go. Monkey hunter easily collects monkey to live out the rest of his days in captivity.
When we don’t let go, or RELEASE ourselves from things that don’t work, we loose life. In the monkey’s case, all of it.
In self defense we know that immediate reaction is superior to delayed reaction. That’s why we practice getting attacked, and reaction to certain attacks over, and over to essentially learn RELEASING in what students of HAPKIDO call Randori or Kyrogi, or practice sparring.
When’s the best time to RELEASE? Before it happens. The next best time is as soon as you sense something, or someone you don’t approve of start to take hold. Or something that isn’t working begins to take hold.
The worst time is when you’re in a locked down, locked in, taken to the ground situation. Then it takes far more energy and precious time to RELEASE.
Sounds simple right? Then why don’t you do it…? If something isn’t working for you RELEASE! When? Immediately, because the longer you’re trapped, the more life is lost…RELEASE now! RELEASE.
Allen Hughes
Warrior Way Life Defense
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