Tyson Johnson - Certified Personal Trainer -
My Philosophy -
By incorporating all aspects of fitness, nutrition, strength, power, endurance, flexibility, agility, balance and speed our clients will be in the best shape of their lives. Using a athletic training model helps reduce injuries and promote quicker results, not all people are athletes but everyone can benefit from training like one.
Let us dismiss the myth that people are somehow responsible for violence against them. Here at the Universal Grappling Academy R.S.D.T training program, we would also like to dispel another myth: That women are incapable of defending themselves against a male aggressor/attacker. We know from crime reports that people who have the highest success rate in escaping physical or sexual assault are those who use a combination of early verbal and physical resistance. Criminals will often test a person's boundaries, both verbally and physically, to determine whether or not they will prove an easy target/victim. Crime reports show that people who are aware, assertive, and who set verbal and physical boundaries have an excellent chance of avoiding or escaping from would-be attackers. Understand that the decision to submit to a rapist, or to any other criminal, is a perfectly valid one, if that's what a person feels they must do to survive. The goal of Realistic Self Defense Training is to make one more aware of options and better able to utilize such options should one choose to do so. Role-playing realistic self defense scenarios with properly trained instructors allows people to gain invaluable experience in setting verbal and physical boundaries under stressful conditions. It is a documented fact that training of this kind has enabled would-be crime victims to break out of the normal "freeze response" and take effective action when attacked. Taking personal responsibility for your safety is one of the most empowering things you can do for yourself, and this is what the UGA NO-VIC program is all about. The No-Vic program topics include:
• Awareness & Intuition
• Setting Boundaries
• Assertiveness and Confrontation Skills
• Self Defense in Various Environments / R.S.D.T.
• Legal Issues in Self Defense
• Advantages / Disadvantages of Various Weapons
Self defense training is not about second guessing ourselves. It's about acquiring new educational information we can use now and in the future. The UGA No-Vic program is taught by a team of men and women instructors who are dedicated to empowering the common person by enabling them to experience the options, tools and resources with which they can protect themselves and work to create change for the next generation.