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...
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...
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...
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
The availability of psychiatric medication is a major factor in holding down crime. One major "red herring" is the "conspiracy theory" that the school...
Pepper Spray Strength Nothing To Sneeze At!
They’re red hot, and they’ll make you swoon. No, it’s not a new rock band. I’m talking about pepper spray – popular non-lethal devices...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
A New York Shooting – And What The Victims Did Wrong
Even if you don't live in New York City, you've likely heard by now of an aspiring actress who was shot and killed during...
How Could the Holy Secrets of Handgunning Be Known By a Woman?
How could the holy secrets of handgunning be known by a woman?
Most of my friends have wives or girlfriends who don’t support their gun...