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...
What is KOMAK?
What is KOMAK? Translated from Persian KOMAK means "help" or "helping". KOMAK is a self-defense system that Ehsan Montaseri has been developing since 2014....
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...
Self-Defense Today: Conflict Resolution – The Key Factor in Reality-Based Training Part 2
One of the most distinguishing features of Reality Based Training is the way it deals with conflict resolution. This is broken down into three...
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...
About Defense Science
Defense Science was created to research, inform, and teach reality-based solutions for coping with and surviving in your particular environment. We teach skills that...
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...
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 Women’s Self Defense Knives
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Spyderco Resilience
In this article Bill...
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...
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
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: 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...
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...
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....
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....