Review: An "instinctual" self-defense system
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2013
For a very long time, I've wanted to be able to feel confident that I could defend myself if I ever needed to, but I was never quite sure how to do this. That's why, when I saw Jeremy Haas' book on self-defense, I decided to find out what he had to say.Jeremy's book makes so much sense to me! As a qualified instructor and master of several different martial arts, he talks about how many of the martial arts teach different skills and maneuvers, but none teach how to respond "instinctively" when a person is attacked; however, Jeremy's whole system is based on these instincts.As he states from statistics dealing with emergencies, "When most people call 911, they can't even remember what their name is when the operator asks them." With this being the case, how in the world will I be able to remember complicated maneuvers if my life is threatened by an attacker?A major part of this type of forgetfulness is due to the fact that when our bodies have a huge adrenalin "dump" when we are attacked or fearful, our fine motor skills are lost and we are left with basic instinctive maneuvers. It is these instinctive maneuvers Jeremy Haas uses to teach a person how to defend themselves successfully.Reading through Jeremy's book helped me to understand that there are some basic things I can train myself to do at home on my own. He shares several techniques in his book, but he also makes available a self-defense program found on the Internet that I can do with other family members by purchasing his DVD program--which is incredibly inexpensive by the way. :)Do yourself a favor like I did and read this book! It will help you see (like it did me) why learning the ARCS (automatic reflex combat system) method of self defense will enable you to attain the confidence and the know-how so you can handle a life-threatening situation in which you can come out alive.Thank you, Jeremy for your efforts in writing this book and for making your system available. I'm excited to finally find a way that teaches me about defending myself and to be able to share your methods with my husband and children as well.