Training in Goshin Jitsu isn't just about learning fighting techniques. Only a small percentage of Self Defence is physical techniques, it is also about awareness, both of yourself and of your surroundings. With healthy levels of awareness (not paranoia!) you learn to avoid possible risky situations and therefore remain safe! Which is of course the whole point! The reason for learning the techniques is so that if the student should find themselves in a risky situation they have the skill and ability to protect themselves. Learning martial arts does not give the student supernatural powers or turn them into a power ranger, it hopefully means that should they need it, they have a better chance of remaining unharmed. Other benfits of training include,

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