Self-Defense Tip #52
More on temper in self-defense

by Thomas Kurz, co-author of Basic Instincts of Self-Defense and author of Stretching Scientifically, Secrets of Stretching, and Science of Sports Training.

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“Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.”—Frank Moore Colby

As people loose their tempers, they lose good perception, reaction time, coordination, and accuracy. They are that much easier to outmaneuver.

The corollary to the above is that: Beware of people whose physiological signs go down during a confrontation, who do not look angry, who do not raise their voice.

In forthcoming self-defense tips I will reveal simple methods of keeping cool mind and relaxed body in any confrontation and under physical attack.

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