Gaining self defense skills is not a task that is highly complicated. I mean, how hard is it to raise your hand, step forward and hit someone in the nose? The skills that I teach in my self defense videos can be mastered in a very short time, because they have been [...]

I was recently talking with a friend, and the topic of fighting off weapons came up. He said to me,
“Yeah, there’s really no threat that I’d ever have to fight off a weapon, Chris. People don’t walk around carrying samurai swords anymore.” He actually got a good chuckle from his seemingly accurate [...]

Many teens take jobs babysitting for families with small children. Those who “go the extra mile” may obtain training in CPR and other babysitting skills. This is a great step for responsible babysitters to take. However, part of the responsibilities of babysitting is to ensure the safety of those under the care of the babysitter; this includes safety from dangerous situations and people.

I have been discussing the benefits of martial arts lately; and this post is going in the same direction. For whatever reason, I feel compelled to promote peace and harmony.

School is a part of life that everyone must go through. Sadly, school bullying is a part of most school in every country. Bullies exist outside of the schools, on the streets; hence the need for self defense – so why would it be a surprise that these behaviors start as early as grade school?

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.

So much of what we focus on when we take a self defense course or learn martial arts is about physical movement. Indeed, it is the actual strikes and kicks that deliver a blow to your attacker. Indeed, there is no self defense without physical movement.

In training for personal safety, there are two main roads that people tend to take.  One is to train in the martial arts.  Training in martial arts is good for body and mind; I learned a lot from the martial arts training that I have received over the years.
Combat training is the [...]

If I were to ask you what self defense move is the most important one, what would you say?  Would you think back to the self defense videos you have learned from and picture a particular kick or hand strike?  Chances are I’m spot on with that assumption.  But the real [...]