Self defense was by far my favorite workshop out of all of them. Unfortunately only group one of the Galway groups have been able to do it so far. The first day starts with an introduction to self defense and trying your best to avoid a fight in the first place. The instructor was telling us how to try and avoid a fight and how to defuse the situation. After this we learned some basic strikes and how to stun an opponent.
The second day was far more action packed and interesting because we paired up with a partner and learned to fight from the ground and to push an opponent off you. After lunch we came back in and started to grapple against the rest of the class which was the most enjoyable part of the workshop as you got to compete with the rest of the class. Finally to finish the workshop we had to fight the instructors with full body armor on. This gave us the chance to show what we learned without restrictions. Overall this workshop was one of the best.
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