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Don't Give Up: defending yourself with a gun

Defensive Gun Use: 25 Year Wars Still Raging Strong

DGU, or “Defensive Gun Use”, is a prime research subject for many pro and anti guns data mongers as it could be used to...
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...
Bullying and Substance Abuse

Bullying and Substance Abuse: Who It Affects and Why

By Chris Elkins, MA ~ Bullying transcends childish acts such as teasing, rough housing or joking around. It can be a dangerous activity with devastating...
Party Girls

Using Common Sense in a Sexual Situation

Not so long ago a radio station aired a piece on how a female can escape an unwanted sexual situation by using an app...
EDC Knives for Women’s Self Defense

EDC Women’s Self Defense Knives

Photo Above: Spyderco Endura (old model) Spyderco Endura (new model with the steel clip and Emerson wave feature) Cold Steel Black Talon II Spyderco Resilience In this article Bill...
Silent Probe

Ninja Self-Defense 01 – Know Thy Enemy

If having the skills of a Ninja does not absolutely ensure victory, how can an average person with fundamental self-defense skills hope to survive...

How Hackers Can Use Your Cell Phone Number To Steal Your Identity

Andrea Day reports on how your cell phone number could leave your personal information vulnerable to hackers. https://www.usadojo.com/phone-scammers-are-using-familiar-phone-numbers-to-steal-information/
Protecting Your Child Against Sexual Abuse

Protecting Your Child Against Sexual Abuse in a Martial Arts Environment

Today, more than ever before, we are hearing about cases of sexual harassment and sexual abuse committed in just about every profession, by notable...
IRS Form

IRS Scam: The ‘IRS’ Has Issued A Warrant For My Arrest

We recently read this article on Forbes website about an IRS scam that uses robo calling to inform you that a warrant is about...
Tuhon Bill’s 2018 EDC Knives

Tuhon Bill’s 2018 Every Day Carry Knives

I was asked recently for my recommendation for Every Day Carry Knives (a.k.a. EDC). The parameters were that this knife should be capable for...

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...
Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Advice

Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Advice

There is a huge difference between sexual harassment and sexual assault, and both are wrong. In the fall and winter of 2017, the media broke...
Awareness

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 Survive a Train Derailment

Would you know how to survive a train derailment? A tragedy struck in Washington state Monday as a brand new train crashed down from a...

Phone Scammers Are Using Familiar Phone Numbers To Steal Information

Phone Scammers are making calls from numbers that look like they could be from a neighbor, or are strangely close to your own number....

How to Escape From Quicksand

Would you know how to escape from quicksand if you found yourself sinking? It happened to Indiana Jones, and it could happen to you!...