As you know, an integral part of your self-defense training involves practicing all the moves with an instructor or a partner. If you don’t apply the combat instructions regularly, you’re probably doing it wrong. It doesn’t matter how many hits, face-plants on the carpet or uncomfortable holds it takes to learn the movements, if it …
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There’s a lot more to dealing with a life-threatening violent situation than most people think. There are prevention and prediction techniques that can help you avoid it. There is plain old self-defense that can help you survive it. At last, there are psychological and legal issues – the inevitable fallout of any violent event. Sure, …
When a sober, law-abiding citizen faces a criminal whose mind is confused by drugs, he or she is usually terrified and clueless about what to do and how to deal with this threat. But what if you knew exactly how people behave under influence of a variety of drugs, and could reliably predict their levels …
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When was the last time you didn’t have to suspend your disbelief while watching a horror movie? And by “suspend disbelief” I mean “turn your brain off completely, or otherwise the flick would turn into an illogical mess”! This genre of movies is plagued by clichés, plot inconsistencies and it often fails to depict violence …
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What image comes to your mind when you hear the words “a very strong man/woman”? That of a 200-lb+ powerlifter? Or even worse, a gigantic, bloated pro bodybuilder? No. A strong person is one that can survive a fight they didn’t start, get themselves out of an emergency or protect someone they care about. This …
America’s prison population is swelling out of control. Instead of keeping law-abiding citizens safe, these facilities effectively become a training ground for career criminals, who are then released back into society. This means that every time you’re faced with an attacker in the street, he might be a person who engages in violence for a …
If you don’t have a sparring buddy – don’t worry! In the same fashion as Chinese Wing Chun students make with wooden dummies (and achieve great results), you can use a piece of training equipment and your own body to ensure that your experience is no different from a real sparring session. As you must …
The AllStrike from Quest is an excellent self defense training tool. It’s an awesome tool to practice your strikes with a training partner. Not only is it very realistic, it’s very cool and brings a new dimension to your training. The AllStrike tool is made of durable material (polyurethane foam), yet soft enough to be …
A scary (and very sad) event took place in February 2011 in a NYC subway train. A man named Joe Lozito was on his way to work when he was suddenly attacked and stabbed by a complete stranger! The astonishing part of this event is that during the stabbing attack, two police officers were standing …