Why do people fight in NYC? Fighting is a complex behavior that can be motivated by a variety of factors. Today, I will explore some of the most common reasons why people fight, and what function this action is fulfilling a social role. What are the different types of fighting?
Do you fear public speaking? Fear of public speaking, also known as glossophobia, is one of the most common phobias in the world. It is estimated that about 75% of people experience some level of fear when speaking in public, and about 15% of people have a severe fear that
Why Self-Defense Is a Moral Responsibility, Not a Violent Desire In 2015, I walked into the subway station at West 18th Street pushing a stroller with my firstborn son inside. It was an ordinary day until it wasn’t. As I entered the platform, I heard screaming. A crowd had formed.
My most important title is “father.” And while I dedicate an extensive amount of time to keeping my kids safe, educated, fed, and entertained, I have also learned more from them than I ever expected to. Today, I want to explore some of the life lessons adults can learn from
Today we are celebrating the birth-day of the concept of freedom in the “land of the free.” While I have many thoughts on this, I decided to focus today on what happens if you lose your freedom. Or, rephrased as a question – Are you free? Losing freedom comes in
Allow me to share one of the countless stories I have received from my students, which highlights a common pattern. What connects these stories is the lack of education in self-defense, personal boundaries, and the ever-changing societal norms. The student who wrote the testimony below chose to remain anonymous. She
If you ever researched Krav Maga on Youtube, you probably found some big, bulky men breaking necks and throwing their opponents around a room with full-on aggression. Then you came to train with us, and one of the first things you heard me say is, relax, breathe, don’t be tense.
The Recipe for Success: Why Success Is Not Luck and Always Requires Hard Work People like to believe success is accidental. That it belongs to the lucky, the gifted, or those who happened to be in the right place at the right time. It is a comfortable belief because it
Resilience Mindset: Why Pain Often Comes Before Growth Resilience is often misunderstood. Many people think resilience is about staying positive, pushing through, or refusing to break. That misunderstanding creates frustration when life does what it inevitably does and disrupts the plan. A resilience mindset does not form in comfort. It
The Lie We Tell Ourselves About Safety The red pill and the blue pill are usually framed as a choice between truth and illusion, awareness and denial, courage and comfort. That framing is not wrong, but it is incomplete. In self-defense, the metaphor becomes far more concrete and far less
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