Sudden Violence Against Civilians: Are You Prepared?
When I hear in the media about sudden violence against civilians, I often find out that the victim, more often than not, made several...
Key Training Concepts of Defense Science
The USAF Guide to Gaining Defensive Skills
The US Air Force conducted a study to determine the effectiveness of training their pilots. After an exhaustive...
Everyday Weapons and a Survival Mindset Are A Girl’s Best Friend!
To effectively bring weapons to bear you must vanquish the inner muggers - voices of doubt, can’t, shouldn’t - and overcome moral or spiritual...
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...
Women’s Personal Protection is a Woman’s Responsibility
More than seventy percent of women in America encounter a violent crime within their life time. Every nine seconds a woman is battered. One...
Self Defense From The Inside Out
So you finally decide it’s time to learn self defense. Perhaps recent events stirred some What if scenarios. As you take your evening stroll...
Handguns as Defensive Weapons
Weapons are as old as man. From rocks and sticks to the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), there are enough variations to fill a shelf...
Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
The infographic below highlights key findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey and presents facts everyone should know about Intimate Partner...
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....
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...
Defensive Weapons, Kubotans
The last defensive weapon I'll talk about in this series is Kubotans.
First and foremost, always obey local laws. Country, State, County and even City...
Awareness: The Most Important Self-Defense Technique
Top Priority: Be Informed
I start many of my self-defense courses by asking people what they think is the most important “tool” or “technique” or...
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....
What is Self Defense?
As a teacher, I’m occasionally asked to review textbooks for possible use in new or ongoing classes. Recently I was asked to review an...