Self Defense Is Mandatory When Riding NYC Subway
Getting Attacked On The Way To Work. This The Reality Of NYC 2023 I have been getting a lot of emails from students recently, sharing their experience of the commute in NYC’s public transportation. Here’s another attack that you won’t see in the stats of the NYPD for 2022, yet this, and many others alike, […]
Be Your Own Hero
Be Your Own Hero Surviving Hate: Why Self-Defense Matters for Every Day Protection A few weeks ago, a student of mine was attacked in the streets of Brooklyn. Her crime was being Jewish. I took a pledge early on in life that I would train anyone who is willing to be trained to protect themselves […]
Having Your Back in New York City: A Student’s Story and a Guide to Safe Bystander Intervention
A Krav Maga student’s story of looking out for strangers in NYC, and a practical guide to bystander intervention on the street and subway: when to act and when to get help.
An Honorable Escape
Why An Honorable Escape Is So Important Many years ago, I had an issue with my upstairs neighbors. My ceiling and their floor were paper thin. Anything they would do up there, I would hear – maybe 10 times louder than what he thought I could hear. At the time I was building the Upper […]
What’s To Recession and Krav Maga?
With the possibility of an incoming US recession bubbling to the top of the google trending list, and as high-profile business leaders and financiers on wall street chime in on social media, we are all left wondering what the immediate future holds for us, our country’s economy, and our personal way of life. Historically, there’s […]
What Women Do To Keep Safe
The Macho Paradox Top Safety Habits Women Rely On: What Works and What Doesn’t With crime on the rise in the city, it’s increasingly important to be prepared at all times. It seems like almost weekly viral videos show some form of attack on the subway or in the street. In addition to these widely […]
5 Safety Tips for Girls Leaving for College
5 Safety tips for girls leaving for college The new school year is fast approaching and for thousands of young women that means leaving home to be on their own for the first time. This experience can be both liberating and exciting, but it’s also important to remember the dangers that can arise when being […]
What to do when you witness a violent crime in NYC
What to do when you witness a violent crime in NYC The Bystander Effect As New Yorkers, we live in a city that prides itself on minding its own business. We see a lot, and we hear a lot. From an early age, we’re taught not to get involved in other people’s arguments, refrain from […]
Personal Story – Self-defense trains us for many kinds of violence
There are different kinds of violence, not all of them are physical and not all motives to use violence are the same. In the gym, we train to respond to Physical Violence & Sexual Violence mostly. In fact, most of the time it’s the Emotional Violence happens, even when the ‘aggressor’ isn’t a violent person, […]
Warning Signs and Red Flags for Sexual Violence: Recognizing Coercion and Boundary Violations
Most sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim knows. The behavioral red flags to notice, from boundary testing to isolation and coercion, and how to respond.
