Body Language As Self-Defense
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By: Drew Fabricius
I think you’d be surprised how much you reveal about yourself through your body language.
Do you stand erect with your head up or do you slump your shoulders with your head hanging? Are your moves spastic or relaxed?
Our assessments of people happen on a subconscious level (or aware, if you know what to look for) based on body language cues we get from other people. Usually, within moments of interacting with somebody, we are able to come to a pretty accurate idea of how someone views themselves. Do they think they are valuable and rewarding or do they think they are poor and meek? We’re able to determine this by all of the tiny, minute signs we give off through how we sit, stand, walk, speak etc. Everything we do outside of the real words that come from our mouths, says something about us.
Your body language is the manifestation of your beliefs about
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| Perfect example of a certain woman. Notice how she’s completely comfortable in her own skin and owns her presence. If you view yourself highly and think you are rewarding, then your actions will follow suit. Conversely, if you believe that you’re unattractive and not valuable, you will embody these beliefs. This plays a bigger role in our interactions with others than you might think. Let us pretend that you are someone who is looking to take a person’s wallet from them. You are scoping out potential victims for your crime. There are not many people out at this time of night but you see two people walking. One is. He stands tall, looks comfortable and does not look easily intimidated. The other guy has both hands in his pockets, has his head down and is briskly walking. It is almost as if He’s EXPECTING to get jumped. Which is the target? Right? Like I said, you already have an idea of how these two people view themselves and you haven’t even talked to them yet! And since this is a blog devoted to self-defense, what better way to shield yourself from prospective attackers than to pre-empt an assault by giving off the vibe that you’re a difficult target ie. You’re someone who values themselves GREATLY (but not in an arrogant way) which you expect people to treat you so. In actuality, it would be bizarre if they did treat you any differently. Easier said then done, right? It can be hard at first if you have been someone your whole life who conveys themselves as the next person in the example above but change is possible. Your body language and your beliefs about yourself have a yin-yang relationship with one another; they both affect each other. So as to carry yourself as someone who values themselves, it’s best to change both your body language and your beliefs. I’ll save a post for another time on your beliefs, so for now let us just work on having proper body language:
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