In the world of personal safety, it is inevitable to run across the debate of whether people should discuss/focus on/think about/act on...

The word “how” appears frequently in self-defense related questions and answers as in “How do I defend myself from X?” and “This is how...

The 5 D’s of Self-Defense provide a framework for understanding and conveying all self-defense tips, advice, and concepts along with the...

HOW THE MULTI DIMENSIONAL PARADIGM BENEFITS YOU: “A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step” – Lao-tzu And that is how most...

The most commonly held view of a self-defense situation involves an “evil” attacker assaulting an innocent victim. As a result, the...

All self-defense methodologies are systems that are intended to “solve your threat problem”. Lots of these systems are systemically...

What does it mean to have the ability to defend yourself? Does it mean you can fight off any and all attackers? Or does it mean you are...

You just watched someone demonstrate a self-defense technique. Now, how do you determine whether or not the technique is effective? The...

Ask multiple people the question “What is the goal of self-defense?” and you are guaranteed to receive a wide variety of answers. These...

A mass killing in the US has created quite a stir of Othering. It began with a socially outcast vengeful young man with pent-up...

Self-defense “works” for the same reason that it doesn’t work and that underlying reason is because most people quit at a certain level...

“I Want to Learn Self-Defense” Many people confuse learning self-defense with learning to swim. The thinking falls along these general...

Lately, the idea of teaching people, particularly women, self-defense as a method for increasing personal safety has come under attack. A...

Operative Awareness is awareness that is functionally useful. It has an actual effect on your assessments and actions. “Be aware of your...

Can you defend yourself better than the average person? Most likely you think you can. Most Americans think that he or she is more...

I have repeatedly come across internet self-defense “advice” for wheelchair users. The majority of the suggestions provided usually refer...

All Self-Defense Methodologies are essentially Problem Solving Systems whose desired solution is to deprive an aggressor of his or her...

“I want to learn some self-defense moves!” What self-defense instructor has not heard that request? When an instructor teaches a student...

He is big. He is loud. He is scary. He starts yelling at you from twenty feet away. You tell him to “BACK OFF!!!” He walks straight up to...