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DEFEND YOURSELF

(No Experience Necessary) Seven Basic Steps to Self-Protection and Empowerment

SEAN RAMEY

Copyright © 2012 Defend Systems, LLC.

Photos by Turtle Soup Photography — Malory Duke

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2012-12-14

Dedication

To the thousands of people to whom I’ve taught or with whom I’ve practiced martial arts. I have learned and become a better martial artist because of you. This book is also dedicated to you, the reader, for not forgetting the essential life skill of self-protection. Finally, I dedicate this book to our troops who have made the ultimate sacrifice in protecting our freedom. I am proud that a portion of the proceeds from sales of this book will go toward the education and financial assistance of your children.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my first instructor, Roger Allen, for helping a 9-year old boy believe he could achieve the impossible. May you rest in peace, sir.

I would like to give special thanks to all the students and black belts at Kentucky Tae Kwon Do & Fitness Academy. Thank you for allowing me to be your teacher and share with you the arts that have had such an impact on my life. Witnessing your growth has been immensely rewarding and gives me constant gratification.

Thank you my Uncle Roger, who has always believed in me. To Master Yun Kil Kim, Ira Little and Arshak Hartoonian, thank you for helping me further my martial arts career. To my martial arts family across the United States, thank you for inspiring me to constantly learn and always be a student.

My most profound and heartfelt thanks goes out to my family. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for enrolling me in my first Tae Kwon Do class. Thank you for instilling in me the courage to be what I wanted to be, the love needed to be a caring family man, and the desire and drive to never settle for “good enough.” If it weren’t for you, none of this would have been possible.

To my sisters Tammi and Lisa, thank you for always being there and having your baby brother’s back. To my brother-in-law Harry, thank you for always being the big brother I never had. To my nieces Mariah and Skylar and my nephew Jagger, I love you guys.

To my wife Christy, please know your support, thoughtfulness and love made the dream of writing this book a reality. Thank you for completing the puzzle called life.

To my daughter Kinsley, you are my inspiration. May you grow and achieve everything you set your mind to. KJ, may you always be the victor and never the victim.