The reason people go to study self defense is so that they can defend themselves. They want self preservation, confidence, and balance of emotions. Obviously if they lack self defense they feel unbalanced. Common myths that insist teaching fast, teaching many, and teaching others to teach are water down systems, missed the point. Teaching fast, teaching many, and teaching others to teach aren't weaknesses they are signs of an effective simple system. If your system can help others defend themselves after one day, you have achieved what the needs of your student. You life principles, structure, and good news will keep them on board for the long haul.

Self defense must be easy, simple, and effective. I should be able to train a student how to defend against someone twice their size in one class, after that one class the student should be able to teach what they just learned to a 2 year old, that my friends is effective self defense;