"Self-defense is 10% physical and 90% emotional regulation," Diane said. "You cannot teach a stepmom—or anyone—to fight inside a living room full of furniture, pets, and laughing teenagers. That’s not training. That’s a bar fight."
Beginners often lack "distance management." A simple demonstration of how to break a wrist hold can result in a stray elbow to your nose or a knee to a very sensitive area because she didn't realize how much power she was actually putting behind the move. 2. The Over-Complication Trap when teaching stepmom self defense goes wrong full
We were in the living room, and I told her, 'Okay, Linda, pretend I’m a stranger grabbing your arm. You need to use my momentum against me.' I barely reached out to grab her wrist, and I think her 'fight or flight' response just completely bypassed 'flight.' "Self-defense is 10% physical and 90% emotional regulation,"
) where a stepson or stepdaughter attempts to teach their stepmother self-defense, leading to a humorous or dramatic mishap. That’s a bar fight