Are You Prepared for a Violent Street Attack?

I’m always bemused by the fact that most people don’t consider adding any type of self-defense training to their life skills? Perfectly intelligent people...
Jen Reviews takes on Self Defense

21 Most Effective Self Defense Techniques Everyone Should Know

Jo Miller, an editor for the website Jen Reviews, asked us to share a wonderful article about the 21 most effective self defense techniques...
I Was Fighting For My Life

Homeowner Kills Intruder: ‘I was fighting for my life’

By Diana Rugg / NBC Charlotte ~ HICKORY, N.C. – A Hickory man is grateful to be alive after he said an intruder broke...
Guns Alone Are Not Self Defense

A Gun Alone Is Not Self Defense

A gun alone is not self defense. By itself it is simply a gun, a tool and nothing more. Loading the gun and firing...
Big Pharma not Guns

Big Pharma not Guns

The Link Between School Shootings and Vet Suicides is Big Pharma not Guns and we need to pay attention or continue to suffer the...
Melissa Soalt

Melissa Soalt Discusses Fighting Back in Tight Situations

“How did you get into self defense? Did something happen to you?” It’s a question I’ve been asked countless times. I wasn’t always in touch...
Save Your Ass With Self Defense

How To Save Your Ass With Self Defense

By Cassandra Kapp ~ It's awesome if you can take a self defense course...but most of us don't have the money (or time) to commit....
Not Victim

Women as Victor or Victim

Years ago the thought of teaching a self-defense program to women would cause me to cringe. I never seemed to be able to encourage...
Self Defense Today

Self-Defense Today: The New Reality Part 1

Self-Defense today is so radically different from the past that it defies recognition. Twenty years ago self-defense meant defending yourself from a random street...
Commando Krav Maga

Surviving The Street

One of Moni Aizik’s Level 2 Commando Krav Maga instructors in Holland was attacked and forced to use his training skills and shares this...
Hair Pulling

Hair Pulling Ain’t for Sissies

Some people argue that it’s sissy fighting, while the more sexists condemn it as fighting like a girl. Karate traditionalists argue that it’s not...

CONSENT For Kids

This is a wonderful video created by Blue Seat Studios that will help kids of all ages understand how to practice CONSENT. "No one else...
South Africa

A Survival Guide To Life In South Africa

South Africa is the most dangerous country in the world, which is not at war. A Raping every 15 seconds and this does not include...
Jim Wagner Articles

The Jim Wagner Use-of-Force Ladder for Civilian Self Defense

Every adversary you come across is going to have the same level of fighting skills and the same reasons for fighting you, right? Wrong....
Active Shooter Training For Citizens

Be Prepared for an Active Shooter

The shootings at Trolley Square, Virginia Tech and the Omaha Mall remind us that violence can strike at any time and in any place....
Fight Back Against Rape - With Fear!

Fight Back Against Rape – With Fear!

Rape. It’s a four letter word that hurls women into the basement of their fears. And it’s every parent’s unspoken fear for their daughter. You...