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RAD provides a lifetime return and practice policy if you have your manual.
RAD provides a lifetime return and practice policy if you have your manual.
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What is the RAD systems instructional objective?
What is the RAD systems instructional objective?
To develop and enhance the options of self defense, so they may become viable considerations to the woman who is attacked.
What is the definition of rape?
What is the definition of rape?
Sexual intercourse with a person against his or her will, through force, threat, and/or intimidation.
What does Rape Aggression Defense mean?
What does Rape Aggression Defense mean?
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What are the four 'risks' of personal safety?
What are the four 'risks' of personal safety?
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What percent of self-defense education do the four 'risks' of personal safety constitute?
What percent of self-defense education do the four 'risks' of personal safety constitute?
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RAD guarantees that its self-defense techniques work in any situation.
RAD guarantees that its self-defense techniques work in any situation.
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What is the defender's intention and goal?
What is the defender's intention and goal?
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What are the basic principles of self-defense?
What are the basic principles of self-defense?
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List all personal weapons.
List all personal weapons.
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What are the vulnerable locations?
What are the vulnerable locations?
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Why were these particular vulnerable locations chosen for the RAD discipline?
Why were these particular vulnerable locations chosen for the RAD discipline?
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What is the RAD striking principle?
What is the RAD striking principle?
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What are the postures of conflict?
What are the postures of conflict?
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What are the 4 steps of empowering women through self-defense?
What are the 4 steps of empowering women through self-defense?
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What is the first thing a sensitive RAD instructor does?
What is the first thing a sensitive RAD instructor does?
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The degree of defense should be...
The degree of defense should be...
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What is fight or flight?
What is fight or flight?
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What are the 5 phases of hands-on training?
What are the 5 phases of hands-on training?
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What is the minimum time of a RAD class?
What is the minimum time of a RAD class?
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RAD certifies students.
RAD certifies students.
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The defensive mindset says...
The defensive mindset says...
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Study Notes
RAD Overview
- RAD offers a lifetime return and practice policy for those with the manual.
- The instructional objective is to enhance women's self-defense options, making them viable in attack situations.
Definitions
- Rape is defined as sexual intercourse without consent, through force, threat, or intimidation.
- Rape-aggression defense emphasizes defending against abduction.
Personal Safety
- The four risks to personal safety include awareness, reduction, recognition, and avoidance.
- These four risks account for 90% of self-defense education.
Self-Defense Essentials
- RAD does not guarantee universal effectiveness of self-defense techniques.
- The defender’s primary goal is to escape from the attacker.
- Basic self-defense principles include:
- Increasing reaction time
- Maintaining good balance
- Having a plan
- Utilizing distraction techniques
- Identifying vulnerable areas
- Employing personal weapons
- Avoiding forceful confrontation
- Managing panic
- Disengaging and running
- Regular practice
Personal Weapons & Vulnerable Locations
- Personal weapons consist of:
- Voice
- Head
- Elbows
- Hands
- Knees
- Feet
- Vulnerable locations targeted in self-defense are:
- Eyes
- Nose
- Chin
- Throat
- Torso
- Forearm
- Fingers
- Groin
- Shins
- Top of foot
- Vulnerable locations are selected for their accessibility during confrontations.
Techniques and Training
- The RAD striking principle is based on energy transfer.
- Conflict postures are categorized as offensive or defensive.
- Empowering women through self-defense involves:
- Education
- Self-dependency
- Decision-making responsibility
- Realization of physical power
Instructor Responsibilities and Defense Mindset
- The first responsibility of a sensitive RAD instructor is to get acquainted with nearby referral agencies.
- The degree of defensive response should align with the intensity of aggression.
- Fight or flight is a fundamental survival instinct inherent in all humans.
Training Structure
- The five phases of hands-on training are:
- Demonstration
- Explanation
- Repetition
- Dynamic impact
- Dynamic simulation
- The minimum duration for a RAD class is 9 hours, extending to 12 hours if simulations are included.
- RAD does not certify students.
- The defensive mindset is defined by the determination to survive.
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