I Came Into Self-defense Through Martial Arts

In 1992, I took a five-minute self-defense class at a women’s festival: how to use your voice, do a power yell and a palm heel strike, where you strike the nose with the heel of your palm. It had never occurred to me that I could protect myself because I’m a woman and I’m [...]

Keeping Kids Safe – USMMA?s Child Safety Open House Kicks Off

DATELINE: BELLINGHAM, FRANKLIN, SUTTON, MA…   United States Mixed Martial Arts’ of Bellingham is committed to empowering families with information regarding child safety and protection. Their recent Child Safety Open House attracted over 175 attendees and served to kick-off a series of free self-defense classes for the community.   $500 in proceeds were raised [...]

Pepper Spray is an Great Self Defense Weapon if Use Right

Pepper Spray is a self defense product derived from hot cayenne peppers. Chemically, pepper spray is primarliy made up of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) and propellant. It is generally regarded to be the most distressing to experience, but it must be sprayed directly in the eyes or inhaled to be most effective. Pepper Spray is [...]

Youth Self Defense – How To Keep Your Child Safe Without Placing Them In Danger

So, how does youth self defense keep your child safe and not put them in danger? Read on and find out what is needed to protect your child from your child and everyone else. With the introduction of the internet came international access to a variety of self defense products and defensive devices to [...]

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, [...]

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