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Study of Sensory Enhancement for the Blind and
Vision Impaired
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Master List of Workshops and
Seminars.
Click on links below for more info on each
topic.
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The
simplest and most effective techniques
A workshop based on the book The Art of
Urban Survival, you can book
for your group or club
This exciting workshop teaches the most
practical self defense techniques that anyone
can use to protect themselves from assault.
Participants will learn the same self
defense techniques Stefan teaches the blind, and children
because they are easy to learn, and easy to
use.
In addition, tips and tricks on improvising
and using weapons are included.
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This seminar
is ideal for community groups and teaches life
saving preparedness skills that can be applied
to dozens of natural and man made disasters.
Participants
will learn:
- How to
assemble home, car and pocket
survival and first aid kits.
- What to
do during an emergency
- How to survive war,
terrorism, riots, and natural disasters
- How to organize and
conduct a search & rescue team to find
lost family members
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An introduction to social
predators
Based on chapter 1 of The Art of Urban
Survival this lecture teaches people how
to recognize and defend against our society's
most dangerous predators - psychopaths.
This seminar teaches participants:
- How to
recognize the character traits of
psychopaths
- Their Modus
Operandi, and their typical
stalking strategies
- What
you can do to defend yourself against the
psychopath
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Based on his series of
articles published in Black Belt magazine, and
his book Blind Zen, Stefan
teaches the scientific principles behind
the spiritual techniques of dance, sports,
and martial arts.
Topics
include:
- How
to use 'Free Form' to improve
instinctive reaction
- How to
improve awareness and sensory
perception
- How to use different
environments to train mind and body
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How to
use Zen and Martial arts to improve the
lives of the vision impaired
Can a blind person learn to defend him or
herself against an assault? This question led
the author Stefan Verstappen on a journey of
discover of what the blind, and all people,
are really capable of.
Stefan's
seminars include descriptions and scientific
explanations behind the Zen inspired exercises
that anyone can learn and provides a unique
approach to improving the quality of life for
the vision impaired.
Topics include how to:
- Improve your sense of balance
- Improve your sense of kinesthesia
- Train the sense of hearing and create an
auditory map
- Train the sense of smell to better know
what is happening around you
- Overcome many fears associated with
blindness
- Become more aware of the unconscious
sensory information known as synesthesia
- Develop real Extra Sensory Perceptions
- Defend against an attacker
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This 90min
workshop teaches
children the basic techniques of the
program such as awareness, prevention,
and escape tactics in a non-threatening
and fun format.
Through a
graduated role-playing game kids will
learn:
- What is Safe Space?
- Eagle Eyes
(Awareness)
- Buddy
System
- Code Word
- How to Dial 911
- How to Answer
Questions from Strangers
- Ready Stance
(Defensive posturing)
- Kicking Tiger
(Escape from an adult trying to
drag you away)
- What To Do If You Are
Grabbed
This program
does not teach any martial arts
techniques and is aimed at teaching
counter abduction techniques in a gentle
style that does not cause children
distress or worry.
This workshop
is suitable for children k-3 and can be
conducted in-class.
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Here for more info on this
workshop
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The grandfather of weapons
Secrets of Shaolin’s 18 Lohan Staff
is a fun, informative, and practical
seminar suitable for martial arts
students of all levels.
Participants will learn:
- The
'Sliding Grip' technique.
- How to perform spinning
staff techniques
- How to perform the Two-Man,
'Attack and Defend' Training Form
- How to use the staff for
Practical Self Defense
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What
works, and what doesn't
In the 1980's Stefan was the first martial
artist to experiment with full contact, no
rules, weapons sparring. Using goalie masks,
motocross chest protectors and improvised
padded gloves and sticks, Stefan pitted a half
dozen martial arts weapons against each other
through hundreds of sparring matches. The
result is the most practical and realist stick
and cane techniques.
Participants will learn:
- The top 3 most
effective 24" single and double stick
techniques
- Top 3 foolproof 32"
stick/cane defense that Stefan taught to
blind students
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Stefan
H.
Verstappen is a writer, world traveler, and
martial artist.
Stefan was one of the first
westerners to live and study martial arts in China and
has written five books and dozens of articles.
Stefan brings a uniquely practical
and scientific approach to his teaching so that
everyone is able to understand the basic principles
and adapt them to their own specific needs and
goals. More
about Stefan's Martial Arts History
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- Fee Schedule
You can e-mail Stefan with
questions and comments to
sverstappen@yahoo.com
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