The self defense workshop was a really fun experience. The karate instructor taught us how posture plays a role in avoiding the need to use self defense to protect yourself. If you look like you can be easily assaulted then you’re likely to be assaulted but if you’re standing up straight and walking with confidence then you’re not going to be assaulted.  I learned that self defense is not about beating up the person that is trying to hurt you but instead it is about just defending yourself. The instructor also showed us some moves that vary depending on what situation you’re in. this led me to believe that self defense is all about strategy and knowing when to use the moves you know. I also learned that shouting out the moves as you make them generates more power.  The fun part of the workshop came when we actually had to practice the moves on each other. This created a lot of excitement and laughter in the room. I think that part of the laughter was because we were all moving our bodies in a way that we were not used to and some of the movements might’ve felt weird to perform. I think that this feeling of weirdness might be similar to what a person experiences when he doesn’t like to dance but has to. There was a wod breaking part towards the end of the workshop and that was fun to watch.