Martial Arts and the Fundamentals of Self-Defense

Studies show that a struggling economy yields a higher incident rate of violent crime and general lawlessness. That means you are more likely to find yourself in potentially explosive circumstances that can lead to injury or death. A lot of martial arts students, including both children and adults, think their training gives them an edge [...]

Spousal Abuse And Criminal Charges

Being accused of spousal abuse is a very serious matter. A husband or wife who has been arrested for spousal abuse not only faces the possibility of conviction, but also the chance of having his or her personal and professional reputation forever tarnished by criminal charges. A person accused of domestic violence may be found [...]

Why a Woman may Choose to Stay in an Abusive Relationship- 16 Reasons

A woman may stay in an abusive relationship longer than is necessary for the following reasons: To avoid the stigma of divorce. Many societies in the developing world consider divorce a cultural taboo; because of this, some women will rather endure abusive relationships than leave the marriage. She keeps hoping the husband would change [...]

Drink Detective? Tests For Date Rape Drugs

Several years ago a friend of mine was out with some girl friends at a local college nightclub. That night some guys slipped something in her drink. Later that night she was raped by multiple men. About six months later she committed suicide and it is believed that the date rape incident was the [...]

Sexual Assault/Rape Statistics and Prevention

Sexual assault remains a very complex and complicated crime. In many cases the victims have a difficult time proving their case and many times it boils down to one person’s word against another’s. For this reason combined with the physical and mental abuse suffered; crimes like rape continue to go largely unreported. The victim [...]

Legal Changes To Self Defense And The “castle Doctrine”

What Constitutes Self Defense…. Self-Defense is defined, generally, in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary as “a plea of justification for the use of force or for homicide.”   This definition usually involves oneself, one’s property or another person who is close to you. The legal parameters for invoking a plea of Self Defense have been changing [...]