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Free Darren Levine Seminar

Here is your chance to go to San Antonio to train in a seminar taught by Darren Levine!

We have 15 spots reserved for Fit and Fearless if you would like to go. Please e-mail (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by Friday September 10th if you would like to go with us! Here is additional information and links. If you do not wish to go with us, feel free to register yourself. We will contact you by this weekend if we can reserve you a spot!! Send your name, number and info if you are interested in carpooling!

Darren Levine Seminar: Defending Yourself Against Guns and Knives

From 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on September 25 we are presenting a seminar that will train you in defending against (and disarming) edged weapon attacks. This seminar will be led by Darren Levine, who is the Chief Instructor for Krav Maga Worldwide.

There is no fee for this seminar, but this seminar is being presented to benefit The Marni Fund; any donations for this cause will be gladly received. Plan on arriving at least thirty minutes before the seminar begins to take care of paperwork.

Click Here to Register Directly (only if you do not wish to go with Fit and Fearless, or we have filled our spots)

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Want the Ultimate Body? FIGHT FOR IT

Women's Self Defense and Fitness Seminar!

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This Women's Self Defense Seminar is Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 10:00am- 1:00pm. The cost of attending the seminar is only $19.00! All proceeds will be donated to the Susan B. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.

Women are taught how to safely and effectively fend off an attacker with punches, elbows, knees, and kicks. If you’ve been thinking you "ought to" take a self-defense class but just kept putting it off, now is the time. The best part? You will be learning skills that you can use to get the Ultimate Body. You have to fight for it!


Krav Maga provides a safe and supportive environment to learn how to protect yourself.You will learn how to trust your instincts. To react appropriately. To defend against nearly any attack. Krav Maga will also teach you how avoid an assault entirely by addressing danger early. A potential victim’s way of carrying herself or reacting to initial confrontation can dictate an attacker’s willingness to follow through with his plans. Don’t be a victim!

Learn to spot danger signs and how to defend yourself when no danger signs are given. This program teaches you how to defend yourself against common chokes, grabs, bearhugs, and other attacks, including fighting on the ground and when confronted by a weapon. We emphasize realistic scenarios and realistic defenses!

Fit & Fearless is owned and operated by one of six female Krav Maga black belts in the country. Our instructors have trained elite units at hundreds of U.S. law enforcement agencies and every branch of the U.S. military.

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Black Belt Test

Congratulations Heath on getting your black belt!

Congrats to all the Krav Maga Black Belt candidates for finishing the test: 6 people, 2 hospital visits, 40+ stitches, 1 torn hamstring, multiple broken ribs, 1 injured spleen, one blown ear drum,and 3 bouts of uncontrolled vomiting. Heath received the blown ear drum.

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Congratulations to Ernesto Peralez!

Congratulations to Ernesto Peralez, Fit and Fearless' Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor. Ernesto earned his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Dave "Rockstar" Phillips who is a 3rd degree black belt under Master Pedro Sauer, a Certified 8th Degree Red/Black Belt Instructor under Rickson Gracie.

Ernesto is also a black belt in Judo (8 years), and a purple belt in the Militech Fighting Systems under Pat Militech himself. Ernesto, a few days after the ceremony said, " I still have the welts on my back and legs. I want to thank everyone for their help and support. I could not of done it without my family, students and friends."

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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Seminar

Saturday June 26th 10am-12pm. If you haven’t taken one of our BJJ classes with Ernesto now is your chance to take an introductional seminar to see what it is all about! $10 for Fit and Fearless members and $20 for non-members. More information and sign-up forms.

Ernesto will be covering a lot of information during this 2hr. seminar for men and women.

BJJ Exercises & Warm Up
Bear Hug/Take Down Defense
Recovery From The Ground
Fighting From Your Back
Basic Submissions

Look forward to seeing new and familiar faces alike!

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Women’s Self Defense Seminar

The women that took the Women's Self Defense Seminar on April 17th, 2010 tore it up! Starting off learning the basics then moving into choke defenses, the women kept high energy and wanted more. For many of the women, this was their first exposure to a self defense learning experience. Near the end of the seminar Jason was a sport and put on a full padded suit so that the women could go all out and put their new knowledge to use in a mock attack.

Thanks goes out to Kersten for putting together and teaching this seminar, and to Linda for co-instructing. Thanks also to Jason, Vince, Candice, Matt and others for helping with this seminar. Special thanks goes out once again to Jeff for continuing to put on these self defense seminars dedicated to helping women learn to fight back. Keep up the good work ladies and I hope to see you around the studio or at the next seminar. Safe travels.

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Take Home Points from Rory Miller on Violence

TAKE HOME POINTS from Rory Miller

THIS IS ABOUT VIOLENCE
• It is not about martial arts
• It is not about “fighting”

PHASES
1) Before anything bad happens, you need to work out your personal moral issues with violence and familiarize with the law. (GO BUTTONS)
2) You must understand how crime and violence happen. If you don’t see it coming it will probably not end well (MD, GMD, Predation)
3) In the critical seconds before violence, Escape, Evasion and verbal/personal de-escalation skills can save you a lot of scars.
4) Operant Conditioning- have one small set of high percentage trained flinches. (Entries)
5) Break the freeze. You have to recognize a freeze and you have to deal with it.
6) The fight. All you MA work here except: you have to adapt to the rush of stress hormones, the “chemical cocktail”.
7) Aftermath: Physical, Emotional, Legal (Separation of training from effect)

The BIG THREE
1) Awareness (The more you see in the more ways and at more levels…)
2) Initiative (MOVE!- don’t plan or set or think, if it is time, move!)
3) Permission (capability and capacity- can you let yourself injure?)

The FOUR FACTORS
1) You
2) The Threat
3) The Environment
4) Luck- luck doesn’t go away.

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Required BJJ Training Equipment

Hello to all of the new BJJ students. Now that we have gotten off to a great start with the classes, I wanted to make the members aware of a few items required for training. I ask that all BJJ members invest in the following equip. sometime in the near future:

Males-
1. Mouth Piece
2. Athletic supporter with cup
3. Long sleeve rash guard instead of t-shirt
4. Fight shorts or tights instead of loose fitting pants

Females-
1. Mouth Piece
2. Long sleeve rash guard instead of t-shirt
3. Fight shorts or tights instead of loose fitting pants

Please feel free to ask me any questions about this at any time. I will try and make an announcement about this right before class. Thank you.

Be sure to check out the discussion board on Facebook for more imediate class details. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Austin-TX/Fit-and-Fearless/262791688362

~Ernesto Peralez

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Krav Maga for Women at Fit and Fearless

Going along with the Women's Self Defense Seminar:
Girls Gone Bad that is this Saturday October 17, 2009
from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
at Whole Foods at 525 N. Lamar Blvd.
I took part in putting together a short informational video about Krav Maga for Women.

Thanks go out to Christian who helped in filming and editing, and to Parker and Lynda who also took the time to teach this informational class that was filmed. This video has interviews from our trainers, members, and first timers about Krav Maga, personal stories, and experiences training at different levels.

The members of my group for this UT class project were great sports, being filmed and interviewed after their very first Krav Maga class. Take a look, and for those reading this that have never taken Krav Maga, may this video serve as a platform to show that women can be their own hero.



Stay Fit and Fearless!

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