THE HEALTHY BUFFALO PROJECT WAS STARTED IN 2019 UNDER THE IDEA OF KNOWING WHEN THE FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE ACTUALLY STARTS. THE RECOGNITION OF HOLES IN WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE AND REALIZING THAT THE UNDERSTANDING OF VIOLENCE IS MUCH BROADER AND DEEPER THAN JUST THE PHYSICAL, PROMPTED A JOURNEY TO SEARCH FOR THE PRACTICAL, EFFECTIVE, AND MOST IMPERATIVE PARTS OF PREDATOR AND PREY.
IN NATURE BEING A HEALTHY PART OF THE HERD ENABLES SELF PROTECTION. AS HUMANS WE MUST STRIVE FOR SUPPORTIVE TRIBE AND WAYS TO MAKE OURSELVES HEALTHIER, MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY SO AS NOT TO FALL BEHIND AND BE BROKEN BY WOLVES. THIS IS THE FOUNDATION FOR WORTHWHILE SELF-DEFENSE.
IN NATURE BEING A HEALTHY PART OF THE HERD ENABLES SELF PROTECTION. AS HUMANS WE MUST STRIVE FOR SUPPORTIVE TRIBE AND WAYS TO MAKE OURSELVES HEALTHIER, MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY SO AS NOT TO FALL BEHIND AND BE BROKEN BY WOLVES. THIS IS THE FOUNDATION FOR WORTHWHILE SELF-DEFENSE.
Christun Erwin
Christun is a mom to nine children and was a foster parent for a decade to over 35 kids, mostly teen girls. With the background of foster care and understanding the cyclical nature of abuse, she has a passion for self-defense and recognizes through research that the physical safety of a person starts much sooner than a physical attack.
She has spent the last few years, in relation to her martial arts training, studying the body’s response to trauma and learning how to better understand and combat our fear responses. She started the Healthy Buffalo Project in 2019 as a blog, resource, and encouragement for women to make steps towards their own personal safety and the safety of their family. Having six daughters, she has a huge desire to build up in women an awareness of the environment around themselves, an awareness of self, and an awareness of action when needed, not a false sense of security.
Physical and Mental Training:
Christun trains in Muay Thai/Kickboxing under Coach Aaron Kimball at TCB Fight Team in Avoca, AR
She trains under Shawn Pretat and Elle Jackson at TOSS Academy in Brazilian JiuJitsu in Bentonville, AR
She holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Karate
In the past year she has had over 200 training hours in close contact firearm and knife defense/combatives
Certified Instructor under Aaron Janetti’s Knife Control Concepts Program out of Hilliard, OH
She has spent the last few years, in relation to her martial arts training, studying the body’s response to trauma and learning how to better understand and combat our fear responses. She started the Healthy Buffalo Project in 2019 as a blog, resource, and encouragement for women to make steps towards their own personal safety and the safety of their family. Having six daughters, she has a huge desire to build up in women an awareness of the environment around themselves, an awareness of self, and an awareness of action when needed, not a false sense of security.
Physical and Mental Training:
Christun trains in Muay Thai/Kickboxing under Coach Aaron Kimball at TCB Fight Team in Avoca, AR
She trains under Shawn Pretat and Elle Jackson at TOSS Academy in Brazilian JiuJitsu in Bentonville, AR
She holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Karate
In the past year she has had over 200 training hours in close contact firearm and knife defense/combatives
Certified Instructor under Aaron Janetti’s Knife Control Concepts Program out of Hilliard, OH