Maestro Robert M. Halaijian's Self-Defense Seminar - Sahan Subhawickrama Says

"Maestro Robert M. Halaijian's Seminar was the first Martial Arts Seminar I have participated in. I found it interesting as it dealt with streetfights and not just routine, in the ring, martial arts.

I found the technique in which you get into stance and open your hands instead of clutching your fists when confronted to be very interesting. Using palms instead of fists is also a good idea since many people break or damage their fists by not connecting a punch properly in fights.

The mentality of a streetfight and the logic in trying your best to avoid getting into one and the reasons behind them was very important since most people just fight due to their reputations and dont think about the consequences that might follow.

As Mr Halaijian said it is impossible to teach a group of people in 3 hours how to come out on top in a streetfight because streetfights aren't all the same, but I think he did a very good job in educating us on why to avoid a fight and equipping us with some knowlage and tactics to use if a fight is inevitable."

- Sahan Subhawickrama