Civilian Self Defense

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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...
Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey

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...
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...
Women's Self Defense with Redman Suit

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...
Violent Attack

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...
Psychiatric Medication and Crime

Psychiatric Medication and Crime

The availability of psychiatric medication is a major factor in holding down crime. One major "red herring" is the "conspiracy theory" that the school...
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...
Psychiatric Drugs

Psych Drugs, Not Guns, Doing the Killing

Las Vegas, Nevada: 12 years ago, I asked a very pointed question in a press release sent to the National Wire Service immediately following...
On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs

On Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs: Surviving Violence

From the book, On Combat, by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman . . . "Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It...
Alex Haddox: Are You Aware

Knives As Defensive Weapons

This month we continue our investigation into Defensive weapons; our topic is knives. However, first and foremost when it comes to weapons, always obey local...
Alex Haddox: Are You Aware

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...
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....
Melissa Soalt

Women and the Killer Instinct

To be effective in self-defense, you cannot just defend – you must attack back. For a female, this is the ultimate reversal: You become...
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...
Jujitsu for Self Defense

Tae Kwon Do Black Belt Turns to Jujitsu Self Defense

As one can imagine, Rancella practices her jujitsu self defense techniques with an intensity that is driven from a life experience. She tends to...
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...