Yet another "shred concept" note....

I've posted a couple of times about this concept here. Let's go back over and familiarize ourselves a bit, shall we? Here and here. I guess this kinda counts... Not really, but "AWWWW!" right?
Anyway, this is a concept that was developed by  a guy named Rich Dimitri. A down to earth, get off yer ass and "do some shit!", peace is the shizz "don't harsh my mellow!"  kind of guy. He can be kinda creepy looking when he wants to be and I suppose he's kind of nutty, but he's genuinely a nice guy. Deadly as all get out and I wouldn't ever want to see him angry, but the fact is, he's a sweet, squishy, all around good man with a big heart. He can laugh at himself and joke around. You'd never think this guy is one scary mo fo in the conventional sense. He goes around the world teaching a self defense method that can be utilized by anyone. He has also recruited the most amazing group of people to help him to "spread the word", so to speak.
Now me, having been to dojos all over, I have to tell you, there's always so much ego floating around. The instructors AND their students that take themselves WAY too seriously. And GOD FORBID if you were to question their teaching methods or question anything that they do! Any of Rich's "associates" that I've ever come across are without ego and are genuinely good people. I'm not talking just a little. They have made it their life's purpose to go around teaching women, men, children, the elderly (maybe even pandas... I don't know!) how to better protect themselves and be better aware of dangers around them and help arm them with a little knowledge so that we could have less victims in our world.
I've had questions, comments, complaints, praise... And me, being "vocally expressive" and wordy, FLABAMMO-ed the "Senshido crew" with everything I had. It was amazing to get answers instead of excuses and honesty instead of MORE excuses and I got feedback to everything that I came at them with. And never a moment where I thought, "What a dick!" . It's always helpful and informative. I can't even begin to tell you how rare that can be when it comes this kind of stuff.
I've not run into a more fun group of people (men and women) who I've been communicating with (from all over the world!) whether instructors, "members", or "students". I suppose this is what it means when people say "birds of a feather, flock together"... And it's awesome to feel like part of this particular group.
Senshido or the "shredder" concept is simple and effective. If you've been following along, I am a spaz. Of EPIC proportions... Biblical, even... I have the rare talent of being able to trip on my own feet while standing still and arresting every fall with my face. So, with that being said, is a standard form of "self defense" or martial art going to help prevent my becoming a victim? Well... possibly. My potential aggressor may just laugh himself to death if he caught sight of my "mad skillz"... (I make Diemon Dave look good.) But I think 99% of the time, if I have become the target for someone, even my "skillz" at spazzing out aren't going to save me. The one concept I have been able to get to work... The shredder. Reason? It's rather hard to fuck up. "Oops! I spazzed!" is a thing of the past because even my spaz moments can be incorporated into the constant barrage of physical and psychological attacks that make the concept what it is. It's basically introducing your closest weapon to its closest target. Effective? Well, let's just say that it is disorienting and unpleasant even when it's applied "nicely". And when you mean it... It's devastating. 
If there was only one thing that you were going to do for yourself as far as picking up a skill for self defense, take a moment. Go to the website, talk to people who know what they're talking about and ask questions. What does it take for you to take a couple of minutes to look at something new. Something that could potentially save you from something bad. There is ALWAYS the choice to say, "Meh... I don't think it's for me..." but there could be the possibility that you may think, "I could use this!". Just sayin'.... Better safe than sorry... Seriously. There are contingents all over and they really are a great group of people. I promise you won't walk away disappointed! Like I've said before... If it could work for someone like me, it will work for anyone.