About ESD Czechia

ESD Czechia, is a new approach to self-defense based on the Israeli Empowerment Self Defense concept, designed for a wide population.

ESD offers approaches for managing various types of dangerous situations in everyday life.

Self-Defense for Everyone is intended for children, seniors, women, and individuals with disabilities. It is based on prevention, awareness of one's needs, assertiveness, communication, and setting boundaries. Physical techniques are tailored to individual participants.

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The five fundamental pillars of ESD self-defense:

Think

Strengthen your intuition, learn to recognize your boundaries. ‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎

Yell

Express your feelings and needs, call for help in case of danger.

Run

A fight won is also a fight that didn't happen. ‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎

Fight

Exploit the opponent's weak points and your body's strong points.

Tell

Communicate your feelings and needs, effectively call for help in case of danger.

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Self-defense is already a part of school education in the USA, Canada, Israel, and Albania, similar to media literacy or financial literacy. The statistics are very grim: every 3rd woman, every 5th child, every 6th boy, and every 10th man will encounter physical violence in their lifetime. Self-defense education contributes to reducing bullying and helps create a healthy and safe work environment in companies. Moreover, if we defend ourselves against an aggressor, we have a chance of success in over 80% of cases.

Did you know, that...

Violence and its impacts can be considered the most widespread health-threatening phenomenon in today's world, as every 3rd woman and every 4th child will encounter some form of violence during their lifetime.
Every 6th boy and every 10th man can become a victim of sexual violence. Moreover, most studies point out the fact that violence against boys and men is still underreported and inadequately investigated.
Violence takes various forms, including not only physical but also psychological, economic, social, and sexual forms.
80% of women who actively defend themselves are able to deter the attacker from proceeding with the assault.
87% of violent acts are committed by individuals known to us.