When people talk about self defense issues, they usually focus on training in martial arts techniques or some other form of physical activity.  It makes sense that we conjure up images of strong kicks and strikes when the words “self defense” are spoken; as the term is usually associated with martial arts [...]

When talking about martial arts and martial arts self defense, there is a rather longstanding debate about the hand strike.  Is it better to strike with an open hand or a closed fist?  Over the years, as more martial arts styles have become main stream, the training in regards to the hand strike [...]

It would be nice to say “Don’t be in an abusive relationship” and have that be that; but life is not so easy.  Because life is not easy, and people have issues with self worth, domestic violence is a part of our society that will likely be around for a long time.  [...]

I first want to say that the first step in stopping the cycle of domestic violence is to learn the warning signs and acknowledge what may be happening to you or a loved one.  No one deserves to live in fear of anyone; mostly a person they love.  We tend to think [...]

One of the big problems we have in regards to Domestic Violence is that there is still a huge lack of awareness.  Where there is a lack of awareness in terms of anything related to personal safety and self defense training, there is a problem.  Here, we are going to take a [...]

It does not take much time on the news for us to realize that crime is on the rise and if we want to avoid becoming a victim we need to learn how to defend ourselves. While some choose pepper spray or guns others want a more hands on approach that is [...]

There are so many self defense courses out there ranging in a whole world of styles and each is packed full of moves and techniques to fight off attackers. Some instructors though will teach not only the physical self defense tactics needed to fight off an attack but the psychological ploys that [...]

No matter where you live the nightly news is filled with stories of crime against the average citizen. The time has come when you can no longer afford to say that will never happen to you since it only happens to the other guy. The statistics point to the fact that you [...]

Throughout your adult life, you have likely heard the terms “aggressive”, “passive” and “assertive”.  Sometimes these terms are combined, such as “passive aggressive”.  This particular one has nothing to do with your self defense training (sometimes misspelled self defence training), thankfully.  What chaos if we had to [...]

A friend of mine who is former military Special Forces always jokes about the three rules of conduct.  He says Rule #1 is: Look Cool.  Rule #2 is: Know where you’re at.  Rule #3 is: If you don’t know where you’re at, look cool.
This is meant to be funny; [...]