No Martial Arts or Self-Defense Technique is Perfect Far too many people who are training in the martial arts or in a self-defense program – including police and security personnel by-the-way – take for granted that all they have to do is learn a few tricks and that’s it. When, according to the reality and […]
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Verbal Self Defense – A Critical Factor in Self Defense for Women Verbal self defense, the use of your voice in a threatening situation, is an extremely important tool in protecting yourself. How? Uncommon to popular belief, criminals do not pounce on an individual when the mood strikes them. They attack when they see an
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Pepper Spray As A Non-Lethal Self-Defense Tool We live at a time when crime rates are soaring despite better policing and governance. This seems to have some correlation with the increasing proportion of single women. More and more women today are single than in any other generation previous. It is sad and regrettable that as
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Non Lethal Self-Defense It seems like violent crime is everywhere these days. From the local nightly news to the front page of the morning paper, we are constantly reminded that we live in a dangerous and unpredictable world. Crime statistics confirm these reports – according to the FBI, there were a reported 1,390,695 violent crimes
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Kempo Karate Sparring Techniques Kempo Karate, also known as Kenpo, is one of the most popular forms of Karate that was developed in the West. The word “kempo” means “law of the fist”, and this form of martial arts has long been regarded as a combination art for the fact that Kempo Karate involves the
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Martial arts have come so far since the old days of traditional forms and kung fu hoopla Your mind is so much more powerful than most folks give it credit for. Would you be shocked to discover that great self defense moves are not the key to surviving the streets? Sure, they play a part
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False Sense Of Security Working my usual weekend gig as a bouncer in a night club an attractive blond approaches me and asks if I can walk her though the club because 15 minutes before a male grabbed her arm a told her that she had to dance with him. She refused and pulled away;
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On the Home Front During the World War II era Rosie was not only learning riveting, she was learning self defense. With men away at the frontlines, and many nations the world over facing the real specter of hostile invasion, women’s self defense became a matter of common concern. In this regard, for a host
The Martial Arts and Self-Defense – Emotional Response and Reaction The media has fuelled the perception that ordinary people on the street are in constant danger from violent attack, and self-defense classes promise to counter this fear. To attract students, most martial arts schools in the U.S. teach self-defense methods. They make many claims about
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How To Choose A Self Defense Product Let’s face it, martial arts and other physical self-defense courses aren’t for everybody. They can be time consuming and expensive for some – and others may not be able to handle the physical strain of them. It is quite a commitment to learn a self-defense discipline, and that
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