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Notes on the Journey: Self Defense as Self Sovereignity

Notes on the journey: Self Defense as Self Sovereignty A practice of embodiment, empowerment, and sovereignty “How would you feel about becoming a self defense instructor?” The question came eight months into my martial arts practice. Within that time, I had already started to see that my approach to martial arts was different from most of the men I trained with at the dojo. From conversations I had with them, I knew their goals oriented around technique, form, and speed. They wanted to be able to do the thing, do it well, and do it fast. Where as my only