This cycle, we are equipping our kids to defend themselves with their backpacks, or in a situation where they are out and about with a backpack. Without the proper training, a backpack can be a liability, but we want to turn that around for your children. These are techniques they can use in any situation, and most are to be used against a bigger attacker. The idea of dinosaur self defense techniques are from Sr. Master Orvis in Arizona.
Tyrannosaurus self-defense
Elbows in, tuck your head, and run! Tyrannosaurus self-defense stabilizes the backpack and gives the child the ability to stop the motion of the attacker.
Pterodactyl self-defense
Throw your arms back and run! This defense allows the students to get away rather than allowing the attacker to hold them in their backpack.
Mosasaurus self-defense
Roll backward and face your attacker. This is a defensive technique with a similarly sized attacker. It gives the child the opportunity to fight back in a manner they can control.
Pachycephalosaurus self-defense
Flip your backpack to the front and use as a defensive shield against the attacker. This is ideal in a situation where the attacker has a weapon they are trying to use against you.
As always, the goal here is to keep our children safe. It is so important to talk to our kids about the fact that NOTHING in their backpack is as important as they are—leave everything to stay safe!
And we always end our self-defense lessons in this way.
- Know what to do
- Strong enough to do it
- And, most important of all, I AM WORTH DEFENDING!