In the above video published on the community's YouTube channel, Coach Tracie and instructor Matt talk about the ABCs of self-defense.
She says the acronym stands for:
A = Awareness
B = Boundary
C = Confidence
Tracie talks about about role-playing and the importance of 'writing a script for your brain' to help you preplan some reactions for what you can do for common situations that you can run into socially. She advises even practicing your role-playing with friends or dorm mates before you go out. Matt and Aly role-play through some common party situations showing the wrong way to handle them follow up with a suggested technique to handle the situation safely.
The number one date rape drug is alcohol. Watch as Matt and Aly do some additional role-playing on ways to handle offers of drinks at parties.
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