Defend

Protect yourself when contact cannot be avoided — always with escape in mind.

🛡️ What “Defend” Means

Defend is used only when avoidance, deterrence, and disruption have failed.

It focuses on simple, high-percentage actions that work under stress — not complex techniques or prolonged fighting.

⚠️ When Defend Is Appropriate

• You are grabbed or restrained
• Your movement is blocked
• You are being physically assaulted
• You cannot disengage immediately

Defend is about survival and escape — not punishment or control.

🎯 High-Percentage Principles

• Protect your head, neck, and airway
• Maintain balance and base
• Target space, not dominance
• Use gross motor movements
• Prioritise breaking contact

🧠 Stress Reality

Under stress, fine motor skills degrade. Memory narrows. Timing suffers.

This is why defensive actions must be:

• Simple
• Repeatable
• Instinctive

🚪 Escape-Focused Defence

Every defensive action should immediately link to an escape.

• Create space
• Break grips or holds
• Change levels or angles
• Move toward exits, light, or people

⚖️ Legal & Ethical Reminder

Defence must be reasonable and proportionate.
The goal is to stop the threat and escape — nothing more.

🧠 Defend Awareness Quiz

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