Streetwise Self Defence

In our Streetwise Defence Program you will learn about:

Crime Statistics

5 Principle Self Defence Skills

  • Anticipation
  • Recognition
  • Negotiation
  • Evasion
  • Response

Our Motto is Avoidance and not Response, however you should be aware of the 4 Basic Assault Zones

  • Home or Apartment
  • Travelling in a car/bus/train
  • Walking between Transportation & Destination
  • On foot in Public

as well as 3 Stages of Assault

  • Search for a victim - selected carefully, both available and vulnerable
  • Testing Stage - conversation then threats and intimidation
  • Physical Aggression - if everything else goes OK, then assault will follow

This enables you to be aware of Attacker Recognition as well as Attacker Negotiation. You will become familiar with the 6 Defensive Tools for Response which are:

  • Distance
  • Barricading
  • Evasion
  • Blocking
  • Preventive Attacks
  • Spirit

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Ashihara Karate
Get Together

A Get together of Ashihara Karate and other Martial Arts friends will take place on November 10-15 ‘06 in Viborg, Denmark at the Danish Dai Ki Haku Honbu Dojo (Shihan Kurt Orum)

Kaicho to visit England & Netherlands for the production of a new DVD Series

Seminar in Belgium on November 26
organised by Shibucho Johny Verheyden (
shibuchojohny@ashiharakarate.org)

Read about the June/July 2005 European Tour