This week, The Truth About the Martial Arts Business explores a deadly serious topic that every martial arts school instructor needs to understand and teach. As a martial artist, you train in self-defense to protect yourself and your loved ones, but what really happens in the court system when a martial artist defends him or herself? This episode of The Truth About the Martial Arts Business will help you to understand and prepare for the legal battle that happens after an attack. The first fight is for your life – the second for your liberty.  Attorney Andrew F. Branca, a renowned expert in self-defense law and author of The Law of Self-Defense,  teaches you how to make quick, effective, legally appropriate decisions in life-and-death situations.  The 5 Elements of Self Defense 2:50 Do I have to wait for the bad guy to hit me first? 3:40 Can I use a weapon in my defense? 4:00 What it cost to defend a self-defense case 4:00 Deadly force and the martial arts 4:25 How is "Deadly Force" defined by law? 4:40 Does the court look at a trained martial artist differently than an untrained defender? 5:30 Prosecutors love to talk about martial arts expertise 5:55 What influences juries in regards to martial arts for self-defense? 6:05 Will your defense attorney use your martial arts training as a defense or suppress it from the jury? 6:15 How can martial arts help your defense? 6:40 The Three Fights 9:00 What we can learn from Tom Hanks 9:30 Use of a force expert 10:15 Can the prosecution include the defender's instructor? 11:00 Can an instructor face criminal charges for the actions of his or her student? 13:00 Applying the five elements of self-defense to a martial artist defending himself. 13:05 Element 1: Innocence 14:27 How a victim loses their claim of innocence 14:45 Element 2: Imminence  15:20 Element 3: Proportionality 15:45 What if you have a gun and he attacks you with his fists? 16:20 The common mistake concealed weapons holders make 16:46  Element 4: Avoidance 17:00 Is Stand Your Ground just in Florida? 18:07 Element 5: Reasonableness  18:33 Is there such a thing as Jury Selection? 19:30 The danger of CCW 20:00 The Law of Self-Defense Workshop info with Andrew Branca 21:00 Why students get so stressed at Andrew's seminars, that they can't remember what they just did. Map of State Self-Defense Laws The Law of Self-Defense on Amazon Deadly Force - Understanding Your Right To Self Defense The Psychology of Self-Defense