The Importance of Learning Basic Self Defense

The ability to defend yourself and your loved ones is paramount should trouble arise. Many individuals choose non-lethal self defense products. The reason…they are non-lethal, meaning they cause no permanent damage or long term injuries, but they get the job done quickly and efficiently. The most popular self defense products are pepper spray, Mace, stun guns [...]

An Alternative To Pepper Spray

I heard something pretty cool the other day. I don’t remember how the conversation first started, but one of my co-workers said there is an alternative to pepper spray. We’ll get to that in a moment. Although pepper spray is a good non-lethal alternative to using a firearm in the personal protection,if you’ve ever had [...]

Avoiding Violence

Avoiding Violence Try a little kindness  We live in an angry, violent society. A gun totter wants your tennis shoes, better give them up. Or someone accidentally cuts off a car in the next lane and is then pursued by that person, their car becoming a weapon. Or you may see a car beside you [...]

Self Defense: The Mandatory Warning

You are walking along when you see a suspicious looking character coming towards you. You adjust the hold on your umbrella or walking stick and prepare to defend yourself. Aware of the need to protect yourself, as he approaches you suddenly hit out and break his head. Good! No! Bad! Very Bad! The result? [...]

How to Know Your Daughter or Friend is Being Abused by Her Boyfriend: 10 Signs to Watch

Every parent who has a relationship with his or her child knows when their daughter or son isn’t feeling well, has a change in mood, feels stressed or nervous about something or doesn’t want to be bothered. Friends also are good about observing this wide range of emotions as well. Sometimes there is more [...]

Self Defense – Helping You to Stay Motivated

People often start something new with a high degree of enthusiasm and commitment. A few weeks or months in and that level of motivation can drop away. So how do we stay focused and committed to something, especially if it is a long term goal like gaining a self defense black belt? Below are [...]

Defend Yourself With Your Walking Stick

Why? I don’t need to answer that. You already know – to Survive! But why a walking stick? If you’re a big tough guy, 4th Dan Black Belt in karate or other martial art, you don’t (really) need a walking stick to defend yourself. Unless your big interest is in fact stick fighting, sutekki-shin-jutsu. [...]

How To Make Your Ex Return Your Phone Calls – This Works Even If It All Seems Hopeless

It so happens in many relationships that after you have had a fight with your partner and have broken up, one feels engulfed in vacuum. After a while need for companionship grows and so is the urge of being together again. Now what can you do to get him to speak to you. The [...]