Workplace Martial Arts:

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Workplace Martial Arts

• The Tongue Fu Approach to Conflict Resolution
  and Avoidance

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Workplace Martial Arts The Tongue Fu Approach

• Debunking the Myths
• Usual Situations - Unusual Approaches
• Adapting the Skills
• Transforming Your Life and Workplace

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Workplace Martial Arts The Tongue Fu Approach

• Debunking the Myths
• Accessible only to the fast/fit
• Assault statistics decreasing
• Defense options limited to physical responses
• The Culture of Apology

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Workplace Martial Arts The Tongue Fu Approach

• Confronting Reality with Common Sense

Response Warning signs
Physical assault
Verbal Approach
Non-verbal approach
Weapons display
Weapon usage
Space
Word
Touch
Boundary Skills, Physical Defense
Verbal Response
Credit to Peg Strain Mona Lisas Sword
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Workplace Martial Arts The Tongue Fu Approach

• Unusual Approaches - Usual Situations
• Applying key techniques to your life/workplace

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Workplace Martial Arts The Tongue Fu Approach

• Unusual Approaches - Usual Situations
• What dictates our personal response in these
  situations?

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Workplace Martial Arts The Tongue Fu Approach

• Adapting the Skills
• What is one new technique you can apply to
  positively impact your conflict avoidance
  /resolution effectiveness?

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Workplace Martial Arts The Tongue Fu Approach

• Transforming Your Life and Workplace
• G- Gut feeling
• O- Observe
• D- De-escalate
• D- Defend
• E- Evaluate
• S- Sense
• S- Speak-up

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Workplace Martial Arts The Tongue Fu Approach

• The Goddesses Thank You!
• Karen Gray Heather Turnbull
• www.goddessmartialarts.com