Your mind is valuable! It is so valuable that the wealthy elites and powerful factions in Government will go to any length and spare no expense to purchase your Mental Real Estate. They feel it is worth more to them than it is to you.
Bushido and the art of self-defense is about defending your whole self from attack, not merely blocking a punch from an aggressive adversary!
The Art of Self-Defense is centuries old and evolved to include all aspects of self, mind, body, and spirit. This is why some of the most incredible wisdom and greatest philosophers were warriors: Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, Sun Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi, and many more.
For many, the art of war evolved into a path towards enlightenment. The theory is that enlightened warriors would most likely survive on the battlefield. War is overall much the same over the centuries. Only the tools and methods of attack have changed.
Spears, knives, guns, and bombs have evolved into a battle over information to control the minds of the masses. Without such control, victory would be short-lived. Therefore, in any modern self-defense plan or course of action, defense of the mind must be included.
In this existence, we are derived from three components: mind, body, and spirit. An adversary only has to defeat one of those aspects of self to win the battle. What is your self-defense plan?