When I talk about self-defense to my students, I help them understand that self-defense is not just “one” move.  It is not a singular “thing” you do, much less, just know.  When…

I looked at one of my self-defense classes, which displayed an array of different types of people, as some were big, some were small, others tall and still other short. I had…

Unconscious Machine Gun of Moves When people come into my self-defense gyms one of the first things I teach them is to have a defensive response which they can master in a…

Talk Could Be Your Cheapest Way Out Before many situations become violent, the first stage consists of verbal assaults, taunts, cut downs, or a combination of insults to degrade one’s date or…

Theodore Roosevelt coined the saying, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”, when summarizing his theory on foreign policy. It is a proverb many people in the defense industry use when describing…

Most areas of the United States have surely had their blessings over the last decade, as the area many of us call home, has seen a drop in overall crime. The problem…