Does your anxiety make you freeze up? Do you know how to lean into fear and manage it? Today I welcome Coach Tony Blauer, a fear-management and self-defense expert, to the podcast. In this episode, Blauer explains how understanding the neuroscience of anxiety helps us to deal with self-defense situations as well as day-to-day living. Blauer discusses how most self-defense lessons don't teach pre-fight clues, verbal de-escalation, or scenario-based training. Listen to this episode now to learn how to KNOW fear and execute anyway. 

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• The Difference Between Psychology and Physiology of Fear
• The Importance of Scenario-Based Training
• Working with Our Fear

Find More of Tony Blauer Here:

• https://www.blauertrainingsystems.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/tonyblauer/
• https://getknowfear.com/e-book1
• https://www.facebook.com/TonyBlauer.SpearSystem/
   

Full Episode Timestamps:

• 0:00:45 How is Tony Blauer's Training Different From Other Programs?
• 0:07:53 Why Tony Blauer Teaches Sympathy vs. Empathy in His Self-Defense Programs
• 0:15:56 Using Neuroscience in the Real World
• 0:17:20 The Origin of Tony Blauer's Scenario-Based Training
• 0:25:25 Tony Blauer's Philosophy of "Know Fear"
• 0:35:54 Managing Fear 
• 0:43:34 How Do We Change Our Minds?
• 0:51:10 What Vision Does Tony Blauer Have for His Work?