"Fear Wisely" - By Kfir Itzhaki, Two Times Decorated Hero & the 'Guardian Of Israel' Award Recipient - Techniques to harness fear in real time in order to maximize performance
- Prevent “freezing” during emergency and tense moments
- Using fear as a powerful weapon at major life crossroads
- Life lessons everyone can learn in order to succeed in their field, from the recipient of the "Guardian Of Israel" award and two civilian decorations for Bravery & Heroism
Fear is one of the most fascinating and most influential phenomena in our lives. However, this is a phenomenon most of us find very difficult to deal with, and often have the tendency to try to fight fear and "defeat it".
But is "defeating" fear necessarily the right thing to do?
Kfir Itzhaki is an international speaker, author of "Unconventional Weapon - The Complete Guide For Using Fear", mediator, and the head of a worldwide organization for self-defense and combat psychology teachings- INSTINCT IIC. Hundreds of men, women, children, police, security guards and military personnel throughout the world, train and learn from Kfir and his international team every year.
Kfir's fascinating keynote speech dives into the depths of the issue of fear and relates it to the lives of all of us. Kfir describes his life-story, which is full of fears and upheavals, from diverse types and intensities, including the painful and complex path he experienced as a martial artist, eventually winning Israel's official Karate championship; the decision to leave a prestigious career as a professional competitive athlete in order to enlist in the IDF Special Forces; coping with the news of his imminent loss of vision following a surgical operation; his active duty as an operator and head of combat training at "Duvdevan" - IDF's elite counterterrorism unit; the unique psychology required of an undercover unit operator and the loss of memory during a training accident in the "Duvdevan" unit.
"Fear is not a system error"
While studying for a degree in law, Kfir received a civilian decoration for Bravery & Heroism after rescuing a girl from rape, and fighting and capturing the rapist, who was armed with a knife.
"Breakthroughs mostly occur when fear is present. So sometimes we have to make a rational decision of running into a storm and finding the solutions as we go"
Two years later, he chased and captured barehanded a terrorist during one of the most severe stabbing attacks during the Knife Intifada – a massive wave of knife terror attacks in Israel. During this event, which Kfir was not involved in before his intervention, he got injured himself. Despite the extreme turnaround in his life, he fought his injury and decided to finish law school.
"Thou shalt not stand idly by the blood of thy neighbor''
For risking his life to save others, Kfir received a second civilian decoration for Bravery & Heroism. His actions and contribution to the safety of the State of Israel have received international recognition in many media outlets around the world, and he has been awarded the prestigious "Guardian Of Israel" award by StandWithUs organization. Thousands of people attended the awarding ceremony in Los Angeles, including ambassadors, IDF and US Army officials, as well as former Israeli and American security forces personnel.
"Being brave is not about eliminating your fear, but harnessing it for your benefit"
The speech is combined of authentic examples and moments from our lives, enjoyable interactions involving attendees, rich content from diverse fields, and accompanied by the unveiling of extraordinary documentation of most of the events described, including the pursuit of the rapist and the terrorist takeover. Step by step, event after event, during an inspiring but also entertaining speech, Kfir teaches the insight why we should not necessarily fight fear, and how to fear wisely.
"Fear is not your enemy. It's an atomic weapon"
Through all those moments of breakdowns and fears of many types and strengths, Kfir developed The ten keys of fear: practical tools and solutions for harnessing fear as a powerful weapon, in order to be armed with heroism and excel – every person in his own field, as well as on the street, in business, and even for your family and for your country.
"The realization that you deliberately run towards death, fully exposed, knowing that you can save yourself if you just stop chasing the terrorist, is a very difficult realization to process in real-time"
"Fear Wisely" is a popular speech that Kfir has delivered around the world in Hebrew, English and Spanish, for organizations and institutions in a wide range of fields. The speech is tailored to the audience's unique profile after becoming familiar with and setting expectations with the organizers, in accordance with the attendees' organizational culture.
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