The Justice Department has just announced it is launching an investigation in Missoula, Montana, regarding local authorities under reporting rapes there. With 80 rapes reported in the last three years, it appears that students and athletes from the University of Missoula have been involved, which has lead to the dismissal of the football coach and [...] Read more »
Updated Review: Magpul B.A.D. Lever
April 10, 2012 armed defense, review » Add the first comment.
The Magpul Battery Assist Device (B.A.D.) Lever is a small metal assembly designed to make locking and unlocking the bolt catch for the AR-15/M-16 easier and faster. Typically, locking the bolt open means you have to reach under the mag well with your right hand to push the small portion of the bolt catch while [...] Read more »
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 1, 2012 women's self-defense » Add the first comment.
According to the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, 1 in 6 American women have been the victim of rape or attempted rape. You can find other sources that use 1 in 5 or even 1 in 4. You can argue for or against the difference in the numbers. Whatever they are, [...] Read more »
Work Around Your Limitations
March 24, 2012 mindset, self-defense, women's self-defense » Add the first comment.
The recent women’s self-defense class I co-taught with Mike Wall in Phoenix on St. Patrick’s Day featured a student who is currently recuperating from serious injuries. Her participation in the course and her spirit and enthusiasm serves as a great reminder — no matter what your limitations are, you can fight back. This student had [...] Read more »
St. Paddy’s Day Women’s Self-Defense Class in Phoenix
March 4, 2012 women's self-defense » Add the first comment.
I’ll be helping Mike Wall teach the Fight Like a Girl module on Sat., Mar. 17 from 1 to 4 at the Paradise Valley School of Karate in Phoenix. The phone is 602-867-9204 and the location is 13647 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix. Cost is $40 or $35 each if you bring a friend. The Fight [...] Read more »
Teach for the love, not the money
February 4, 2012 instructor certification, women's self-defense » Add more comments.
Periodically I am approached by people who tell me how much money I could be making on the Women’s Self-Defense Institute or from Defend University. They tell me of all the money that can made from selling franchises or on-line courses; by charging more for instructor certifications, or by charging instructors licensing fees or association [...] Read more »
Instructor Courses Tampa and New York in March and April
January 31, 2012 instructor certification, women's self-defense » Add more comments.
The dates are in for women’s self-defense instructor certification courses for Tampa and New York. Tampa Fight Like a Girl and Girls on Guard March 3 and 4 New York Fight Like a Girl and Girls on Guard April 21 and 22 Both courses are being taught by Steve Kardian. Contact him for registration at [...] Read more »
Review of “American Sniper” by Navy SEAL Chris Kyle
January 23, 2012 review, shooting » Add the first comment.
“American Sniper” is really two stories in one: Chris Kyle‘s journey to becoming the United State’s most prolific military sniper ever; and a surprisingly frank account of a couple’s marriage strained by the separation caused by the war and Kyle’s commitment to the Teams. Interwoven into the story of Kyle’s deployments overseas and his brief [...] Read more »
Prepare Yourself to the Best of your Abilities
January 22, 2012 mindset, training » Add the first comment.
“That horrible incident underlined something I’d learned in SEAL training and that I believe even more strongly today: You can’t anticipate al the challenges that are going to be thrown your way. All you can do is prepare yourself to the best of your abilities.” Don Mann, Inside SEAL Team 6, p. 100 Mann [...] Read more »
Self-Defense Encounters are Close, Violent and Fast
January 21, 2012 self-defense » Add the first comment.
“Law enforcement officers around the world have a round in the chamber at all times because they know that seconds count. Law enforcement encounters normally take place at 7 meters or less and are over in less than 5 seconds. It is fast, it is violent, and you do not have time to think. You [...] Read more »