Workplace Violence – 5 Types Of Attackers Your Workplace Violence Plan Must Account For!

When you think about workplace violence, what comes to mind? Because, the way you define anything – including workplace violence – limits how you will deal with that thing! In fact, when most managers, administrators, or business owners think about workplace violence and the types of people who commit these acts, they limit their definition [...]

Science Of Self-Defense – Control The Distance And You Control The Fight

One of the biggest problems that students encounter in their attempts to master self-defense, is the use and control of distance. And yet, learning to control the distance between you and your attacker is probably THE most important skill that you could ever master.   This isn’t just something that those new to martial arts [...]

Self Defence and Martial Arts Tips – the Role of Tools and Targets in Maximizing Striking Power

In a self defence/self protection situation, once conflict becomes physical, you need to get the job done very quickly (within 30 to 60 seconds). The objective of every strike is to incapacitate the opponent. To produce an injury that fundamentally changes the normal functioning of the body. To cause such an injury, you have [...]

Door Security – Home Invasions Dramatically On The Rise!

In the standard home robbery, burglars only look for unoccupied houses to rob. In fact, they do not need to rob an occupied home and usually will avoid it at any price as the risks and consequences are so much higher. With the resident at home they can extract valuable information from them like [...]

Aiming For The Best Targets In A Self-Defense Situation!

When discussing self-defense for beginners and those new to the realm of self-protection, I’m often asked… “If I just want to get out of there and need to shut this guy down fast, what are the best areas of his body to hit?” I love questions like this, because it tells me that the [...]

Self Defense – Confidence, Perception and Prevention

Training and studying self defence can lead to greater self confidence. But, can this greater self confidence lessen the chances of you being selected as a target ? Two researchers, Grayson and Stein did a study in New York where they filmed random people walking down a busy street. The people being filmed were [...]

Animal Abuse Linked to Domestic Abuse

While it is a sick and sad thing to think about, animal abuse happens every day. There are many reasons why some people commit such horrible crimes. In many cases however, it has been proven time and time again that there is a link between animal abuse and domestic abuse. Those who commit acts [...]

Reality-Based Self-Defense: 19 Principles You Must Know for Surviving a Real-World Street Attack

Real-world self-defense is a very serious matter. And while you can have a lot of fun during practice sessions, you must remember that you are not training for a sport or tournament match, where the only thing on the line is a shiny trophy or a new martial art belt. The following set of [...]

Spring Break Survival Guide

Its that time of year that high school and college students look forward to all year,Spring Break. Spring Break means fun in the sun with all your buddies. However, its all fun and games until something bad happens. Read this article to ensure that you have the fun you deserve with out the worries [...]