An exciting
Seminar you can book for your group or club
Can a blind
person learn to defend him or herself
against an assault?
This
question led the author Stefan Verstappen on
a journey to discover what a blind woman is
really capable of.
He
spent nine months training Susan in self
defense while testing the effectiveness of
Zen sensory enhancement exercises as tools
for overcoming the disadvantages of
blindness.
Through
trial and error they discovered that these
simple techniques not only greatly improved
Susan's ability to defend herself, but also
her Orientation and Mobility skills as well.
In addition
to the time spent in the Dojo, Stefan
devised a training technique he called
'Walking Exercises' in which Susan would use
Zen exercises while strolling through town
to refine her senses and also to create an
auditory and olfactory map to orient herself
by.
Stefan's seminars include
descriptions and scientific explanations
behind the Zen inspired exercises that
anyone can learn and provides a different
approach to improving the quality of life
for the vision impaired.
This seminar
teaches practical easy-to-learn exercises
that teach how to:
Become more physically fit and active
Improve your sense of balance
Improve your sense of kinesthesia.
Refine the sense of hearing and create
an auditory map of your surroundings
Train the sense of smell to gather
information from your environment
Overcome the numerous fears associated
with blindness
Become more aware of the
unconscious sensory information known as
synesthesia
Defend against an attacker
This
seminar is ideal for the blind, vision
impaired and the people that live and work
with them.
Book Bonus! Each
participant receives an autographed copy
of Blind Zen!
walking
lessons, breathing, muscle relaxation,
fear, and touch sensitivity
are
all key components of our
educational
and practical training.
This
is an important book.”
Tom Attebery,
Orientation & Mobility
Specialist, Halifax, Nova Scotia
A long time student of the martial
arts, in 1987 Verstappen moved to Hong Kong
and Taipei where he spent four years
traveling throughout Asia studying oriental
culture and martial arts.
He studied with several renowned Kung Fu
teachers, from hill tribe Shamans of the
Golden Triangle, to back alley street
fighters in the concrete canyons of Hong
Kong. His adventures have been
featured on Taiwan TV, on radio interviews,
and several newspaper and magazine articles.
