Keysi Teaching Methodology
Keysi teaching method is not based on
the number of techniques, 1000 different techniques are not necessary to learn
how to defend against an attack.
The main and most important part is
to work your mind, that is why we don’t emphasise on learning endless attacks
or unnecessary techniques in real life, but what makes us unique is that we
dedicate our work on the instinct.
Yes the instinct…. Is the innate
ability that humans possess. Is the ability that gives a mother the strength to
lift a train wheel to save the life of her daughter who was trapped under it,
or when a father sees that a car will run over his son and he runs towards him
without thinking about his own security and physical integrity.
Keysis method of working is not with
repetition or imitation. First we cultivate the body and mind, teaching each
student that instinct of survival which we all have.
Description of Instinct
When we are young and we find
ourselves cornered, the human being tends to protect itself, but the question
is, how does it protect itself?
If we look at a child who sees a ball
balling from above, if you look closely, you will get a glimpse when that child
faces this situation, instinctively he will cover his head with his hands,
crouches and places itself in a fetal (Fetus) position to take up less space
and protect the best it can.
If we walk in darkness, why do we
seek a foothold? It is the instinct of self-protection that pushes us towards
that support. That ability that appears alone, not learned or taught, is the
manifestation of pure instinct.
How to work the instinct?
To make students understand and to
learn about their own instincts, they will be placed in complicated situations
that can only reflect reality. Whether it is a knife attack or an attack two
against one.
Making the student work in those
situations which unfortunately are real life facts, will help students to
identify the situation, learn day by day about that situation, the pressure,
the fear, the powerless and to recognize the environment.
His mind will expand to a new world
of sensations and understand that in real life one second is everything. Thanks
to the training, perseverance and effort the next time you see that kid where
the ball is falling on him, rather than shrink down and hope that the hit
happens quickly. That kid will recognize the situation, will see what is coming
towards him and will move away from the path without having any damage.
Our Goal in Keysi, as we mentioned
before, is not to learn 1000 techniques but when that time comes you don’t
shrug your shoulders, you don’t get paralyzed by fear, the goal is to make your
body guide you and your survival instinct pushes you to the right direction.
If two people come to you with the
intent to hurt you, perhaps the most sensible thing to do is run and not shrug
your shoulders. But sometimes there is no choice and you have to defend
yourself and the smart thing to do is to open your eyes, recognize the danger,
look around and find a way to escape, maybe not fully unhurt from the attack,
but alive to tell the tale.
Remember that no matter what kind of
aggression, whether one person or several. In any case we will always receive
some type of damage, because even covering yourself from a hit it will be done
by our body.
