Being a part of the self defense community for as long as I have, there are questions that always seem to come up time and time again. So widely believed are some of these thoughts that I like to refer to them as the myths of self defense training. Let’s take a look [...]

Being a part of the self defense community for as long as I have, there are questions that always seem to come up time and time again. So widely believed are some of these thoughts that I like to refer to them as the myths of self defense training. Let’s take a look [...]

Across the lines of self defense and martial arts, you will find that there are many guidelines, many tips and many versions of the commandments students should follow in their quest to stay safe. This version of the Ten Commandments comes from the mouth of David James, a proponent of vee-arnis-jitsu.

When you are driving is the perfect time to keep in mind specific self defense tactics that will keep you safe on the road. My previous post regarding road safety was in regards to practicing safety should your car break down. This post is going to deal with self defense tactics specific to road rage.

We always extol the great benefits of self defense training in the obvious ways. Personal protection is indeed a very important factor to a long and happy life. Because I have been affected by crime in a personal way, I will always believe that this is the first and foremost benefit of learning combat self defense.

We live in a time when criminals have taken to placing victims in trunks. This could be the trunk of your own vehicle after a carjacking, or could be the trunk of their car in an attempted kidnapping. It is important for all people to know what to do if they were to ever find themselves in this dark and scary place.

When we’re talking about fighting and self defense tactics, it is an assumption among novices that size matters. A smaller, weaker person is doomed to be the victim of a larger, stronger attacker. Looking at statistics for rape, robbery and other assault, you can see that this assumption is also alive and well in the minds of the bad guys.

When we think in terms of our daily lives, the sad truth is that we don’t really take the time to consider our personal safety.  It has been and will always be my mission to raise awareness of this important life factor.  To me, safety ranks right up there [...]

Recently I was reviewing some of the old martial arts moves I had learned in the past years of study.  I do this because it’s good to refresh your memory.  I’ve always said there is a place for martial arts and that some martial arts moves can be very [...]

When it comes to keeping yourself safe, do you think your self defense tactics are enough to stop someone bigger and stronger than you?  Can you effectively fight off someone, say, 100 lbs heavier than you and on a mission to get what they want?
I cannot say that it doesn’t [...]