Martial Arts Vs Real Self Defense – Don’t Confuse a Black Belt With Being Able to Protect Yourself!

What does a black belt mean to you. You and I both know what it means to most people. And, that’s what I call part of “The Karate-Myth.” Contrary to popular belief, a black belt in the martial arts has little to do with whether or not someone has the ability to protect themselves. This [...]

Don’t Know Which Martial Arts Or Self Defense Training Program Is Best? This Will Help You Decide!

Self defense training – especially in Today’s often violent world – has to be less about your own personal preferences, and more about what you’ll need to survive. While they say that they’re looking for effective self defense training, far too many people take up the study of martial arts or enroll in a self [...]

Controlling Space In The Science Of Self-Defense

The true martial arts master or self-defense expert understands one of the critical ideas of surviving a brutal attack. And that principle concept is to control space. More specifically, to control the space, or distance, between you and your attacker. However, for most students and teachers who are supposedly training for real-world self-defense, this idea [...]

Rihanna’s “Magic Mood Ring” – Why Has She Refused To Discuss “The Crime”?

Susan Murphy Milano addresses Rihanna’s reactions to Chris Brown. There is a definite buzz more like a criticism of the entertainer Rihanna since her brutal attack of then boyfriend Chris Brown. People have a lot of questions about why she has refused to discuss or even comment on the crime. Like most women involved [...]

Women’s Self Defense!

Women’s Self Defense Classes GROWING numbers of women around the country are learning how to kick and punch their way out of the grip of violent crime, enrolling in self-defense classes in record numbers. But finding the right class can be baffling. Gyms, women’s centers, martial-arts organizations, Y’s and some corporations offer classes in self-defense, [...]