Self-defense courses often provide a wealth
of benefits to students. Craig Markham is a self-defense instructor in
Kitchener, Ontario who has a long history in law enforcement. Markham enjoys teaching others the importance of self-defense and knows
firsthand how beneficial a knowledge of self-defense can be.
Courses
in self-defense provide students with the knowledge to become more
aware of their surroundings. Knowing they are prepared in emergency
situations can also lead to more confidence and the security of not
feeling helpless in emergency situations. Often times these students
also feel more capable and empowered to handle everyday situations that
might often frighten them or lead them to depend on strangers for their
wellbeing, like in the case of a broken down vehicle or walking alone in
an unfamiliar area. Participants in self-defense benefit from now
having options when they find themselves in precarious situations.
Many
classes are geared specifically toward women in order to counter sexual
assaults. Research on the subject has shown that women who resisted in
these situations, either by physically responding to their attackers or
screaming, or more likely to escape with their assailants efforts being
unsuccessful. Empowering women in these situations helps to lower the
number of attacks and give women response options when attacked to ward
off their assailants.
Craig Markham has
seen first-hand the need for self-defense courses when working in law
enforcement and currently works to meet those needs as an instructor.
Teaching others to be mindful of their surroundings and learn how to
react during an assault can often mean the difference between life and
death.
