Another important concept that requires practice is reading a person’s body language – especially adversarial cues. Not always, but most of the time, an attacker will telegraph what he or she is about to do or (continue reading…)

Next to ‘AWARENESS’ and ‘MAINTAINING A SAFE DISTANCE’, is the aspect of self-defense training overlooked in most martial arts training. But, any self-defense system requiring the thoroughness you should expect for your own safety and benefit is a strong ‘DE-ESCALATION’ element. (continue reading…)

We recommend reading the THE GIFT OF FEAR by Gavin de Becker as it, in our opinion, is the best source for truly understanding violence. (continue reading…)

According to Hazelwood and Warren, 1995, predators select their victims based on the following criteria:

100% on Vulnerability (The majority of rapists actually know their victim such as a family member, friend or neighbor.   (continue reading…)