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…)