{"id":8630,"date":"2020-02-09T17:44:35","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T01:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heroesma.com\/backup\/?p=8630"},"modified":"2020-02-09T17:47:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T01:47:43","slug":"fitch-defense-basic-self-defense-seminar-feb-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heroesma.com\/backup\/2020\/02\/09\/fitch-defense-basic-self-defense-seminar-feb-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitch Defense | Basic Self Defense Seminar Feb 29"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This seminar will focus on situational awareness. We will be going over real life scenarios and how to defend yourself. All skills welcomed.<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

About this Event<\/h2>

Register at Eventbrite<\/a><\/p>

Jon Fitch is an American mixed martial artist, competing in the welterweight division of Bellator since 2018. He is a former PFL Welterweight Champion, and also formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he compiled a record of 14\u20133\u20131 and challenged for the welterweight title.<\/p>

This seminar will focus on situational awareness. We will be going over real life scenarios and how to defend yourself. We will be focusing on creating space with you and your attackers. We will go over self – defense tactics and de-escalation tactics to ensure safety of you and your loved ones. All techniques have been taken from the FitchSMASH system.<\/p>

Seminar curriculum :<\/strong><\/p>

Space Management<\/p>

Situational Awareness<\/p>

Set and Setting<\/p>

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Warm-Up + Stretching<\/p>

Hip Escape aka Shrimp Drill<\/p>

Butt scoot away\/Back scoot aka Falling Tree<\/p>

Tactical Hip Escape aka Zombie Attack<\/p>

Stand and Base<\/p>

Knees<\/p>

Roll Up<\/p>

Planking<\/p>

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Standing Technique\/Drills<\/p>

Space Management<\/p>

Defensible position<\/p>

hip radar (standing), operational status, Proper Hand Position (PHP)<\/p>

Framing<\/p>

Creating and maintaining distance between hips by using Proper Hand Position<\/p>

Left\/Right Application<\/p>

Allows you to stay mobile. Can Fill the space with strikes.<\/p>

Striking<\/p>

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Attack sensitive areas with extreme violence without taking damage (cover the left frame and right frame)<\/p>

Knees to the groin<\/p>

Head Butt<\/p>

Up and Horizontal Elbow<\/p>

Open Hands<\/p>

Thumbs\/Gouging<\/p>

Universal punch defense with all strikes<\/p>

Clinch Work : Creating space<\/p>

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Escapes<\/p>

Bear Hugs<\/p>

Belly to belly: frame out (hips and neck), knee, headbutt<\/p>

From behind: trapped arm(s) – push-pull with momentum and leg trap, fight the hands and turn<\/p>

Sit to face<\/p>

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Creating Space on the ground<\/p>

Tactical Guard: keep your legs in between you and your attacker and leg kicks in control<\/p>

Proper Hand Position (PHP)<\/p>

Hip Radar<\/p>

Tactical Hip Escape<\/p>

Achieving an Operational Status<\/p>

Stand and Base<\/p>

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*Please come in flexible clothing designed with athletic performance in mind. Athletic shorts or nicely cut jogging pants and a t-shirt highly recommended as well as some water and a towel.<\/p>

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This seminar will focus on situational awareness. We will be going over real life scenarios and how to defend yourself. All skills welcomed. About this Event Register at Eventbrite Jon Fitch is an American mixed martial artist, competing in the welterweight division of Bellator since 2018. He is a former PFL Welterweight Champion, and also … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[235],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fitchdefense.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Zjud-2fc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7315,"url":"https:\/\/heroesma.com\/backup\/2018\/08\/28\/abraham-marte-seminar-sunday-september-2nd-11-am\/","url_meta":{"origin":8630,"position":0},"title":"Abraham Marte Seminar Sunday, September 2nd 11 AM","author":"admin","date":"August 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Abraham will be in town all week participating in classes and will also be available for privates and workshops!\u00a0 Looking forward to seeing what he has to show from his Aggressive Closed Guard Series!","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/heroesma.com\/backup\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1188.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1188.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1188.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_1188.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8699,"url":"https:\/\/heroesma.com\/backup\/2020\/03\/26\/jiu-jitsu-mentality-training-mindset\/","url_meta":{"origin":8630,"position":1},"title":"Jiu Jitsu Mentality: Training Mindset","author":"admin","date":"March 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"During a lot of the Question and Answer sessions, private conversations, and previous class time I am often asked about proper mindset. \u00a0 Now sometimes the question relates to training mode and sometimes the question relates to competition mode, and after some thought I realize that my mindset actually doesn\u2019t\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Blog"","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/heroesma.com\/backup\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Training Mentality","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eastsidearticle.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eastsidearticle.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eastsidearticle.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eastsidearticle.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heroesma.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/eastsidearticle.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6562,"url":"https:\/\/heroesma.com\/backup\/2017\/03\/03\/san-jose-flood-victims-relief-benefit-event-saturday-march-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":8630,"position":2},"title":"San Jose Flood Victims Relief Benefit Event Saturday, March 11","author":"admin","date":"March 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"All Proceeds going to https:\/\/www.siliconvalleycf.org\/sjflood \u00a0 In February 2017, during one of the wettest winters in decades, several San Jose neighborhoods experienced severe flooding that has forced thousands of residents and businesses to evacuate their homes and caused significant damage to public and private property throughout the city. 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