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Welcome . . .Are you looking for a keynote speaker or a training facilitator for your next conference or staff-development session?
In July 2002 Business Review Weekly published an article on the professional speaking industry. That article listed ten of the country's top speakers, which included two former Prime Ministers, an Olympic Gold Medallist and a "quirky new speaker" . . . Rob Redenbach. Since the BRW article was published, and in-between completing security assignments in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, Rob has spoken at hundreds of corporate events. Now a quirky experienced speaker, Rob blends post-graduate university studies with real-world experience to bridge the seemingly impossible divide between personal security and business success. How do you measure the standard of a live presentation? CPA Australia Ltd has conference delegates rate professional presenters using a scale of 1 (Poor) to 5 (Excellent). At the March 2009 International Public Sector Convention, CPA rated Rob Redenbach with the following:
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Since the release of Self Defence in 30 Seconds! in November 2007 and the subsequent interview on channel 7's Sunrise was posted on YouTube, I've received a lot of direct e-mails with recurring themes. I've collated a series of replies to the most common remarks and displayed them here. R.R. Do you always speak that quickly? This is a television interview! The Producer originally allocated 2 to 3 minutes of air-time. In the end the interview ran close to 9 minutes. (The version on YouTube was reduced to allow easy transmission.) I was very conscious of time constraints and was speeding up the word delivery accordingly. Why is the guy in the suit only grabbing your arm and not your throat? This is a television interview! I needed to be able to talk!! The guy in the suit doesn't seem like much of a martial artist. Correct. He's a television host! I wouldn't slap someone on the thigh in a real fight! Either would I! View (and actually listen to) the video again. I'm demonstrating a CONCEPT. My Sensei/Instructor says that real fights only last 10 seconds, not 30! The 30 second time frame is another Concept. Whether it's 5 seconds, or 35 seconds, or even 2 minutes, is just secondary detail. What's important is that anyone involved in a non-sport fight doesn't make the mistake of thinking they can be Mohammed Ali and 'float like a butterfly and sting like a bee' as they dance and prance about indefinitely. As I say in the interview: "surviving a violent encounter is comparable to saving yourself from drowning. If you can't do what needs to be done in the first 30 seconds, MORE time in the water is going to make the situation worse, not better!" Does yelling in someone's face really win a street fight? Of course not! It does, however, HELP in aiding your survival. The purpose of the yell is to 1) demonstrate you are not going to easily comply and 2) create a momentary Brain Blink (which is explained in detail in my book). Whether this is done with an actual yell, a physical strike, an eye-gouge, or whatever, doesn't really matter. What does matter is that whatever you do, you do it with commitment. Why is movement so important? Movement is the foundation of all effective defence. Watch documentary footage of prey responding to the attack of a predator. Whether it is marine, bird or animal, once the prey realises physical contact is imminent they will move. How they move is secondary. What is imperative is that they do not remain stationary. This principle/concept holds true in the human world: if someone is trying to hit you, stab you, grab you, bite you or even shoot you DO NOT REMAIN STATIONARY! Is movement all I need to survive a violent attack? Of course not! Movement is one part of a larger mosaic of effective self defence. Just as causing a Brain Blink will not by itself defeat your opponent, movement alone will not nullify their offensive actions. The value of movement lies in compelling your opponent to respond to your unpredictability as you simultaneously strike, grab and evade your opponent. You talked briefly about the importance of understanding your Options when faced with violence, but you didn't actually say what they are. Why not? There are lots of things I DIDN'T say in the interview simply because there wasn't time. Why don't you teach anything related to ground fighting and defending against multiple assailants? I do. Read Self-Defence in 30 Seconds! What has self defence got to do with business and leadership? At the core of any organisation or industry is People. At the core of any martial art or self defence program is People. Understanding human nature, along with effective communication and negotiation skills, is a universal characteristic of any successful leader. In practical terms, I do not teach self defence to business audiences. I do, however, draw from 30 years of martial involvement to show how to avoid conflict and, importantly, how to effectively manage any situation that involves competition or risk.
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