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How to Prevent Sexual Assault: Practical Prevention Strategies

How to Prevent Sexual Assault: Practical Prevention Strategies

People usually search how to prevent sexual assault after a moment of fear. A close call. A story that hit too close to home. Something that happened to a friend, a child, or someone they care about. This search is rarely abstract. It is personal. This guide is not about

Understanding Freeze Response Trauma.

Understanding Freeze Response Trauma.

Why Self-Defense Training Breaks the Freeze Response   Most people know the phrase “fight or flight.” Some have heard of “freeze.” But very few understand what freeze actually looks like in real life. It’s not always paralysis. It’s not dramatic. It’s often subtle. And it gets misread all the time.

Why Physical Training Should Be Part of Every Child’s Education

Why Physical Training Should Be Part of Every Child’s Education

Grounded in Science: Contact Sports Make Kids Smarter, Stronger, and More Secure. I have seen hundreds of kids change through training. I have seen them walk in unsure, disconnected, fidgety, and leave standing tall. I have seen children who could not make eye contact eventually coach others, speak up, and

How Psychopaths Choose Their Victims

How Psychopaths Choose Their Victims

How Psychopaths Pick Their Targets and How to Make Sure It’s Not You When people first come to Krav Maga, they usually want to learn how to hit, block, and escape. That’s part of the work. But before you deal with the physical, you have to understand what leads up

When to Let Your Child Hit Back: What Most Parents Get Wrong About Bullying

What to Do When Your Child Is Being Bullied and the School Does Nothing People like to think bullying is something that happens to kids—a schoolyard problem that fades with age. It doesn’t. Bullying just changes its face. It appears in schools, then later in workplaces and relationships, hiding

Why “Good People” Are Often the Least Prepared

Carl Jung’s Shadow and the Psychology of Real Self-Defense Most people consider themselves good. They’re polite, empathetic, and avoid confrontation. They apologize quickly, keep their voice down, and do their best not to disturb the peace. But when danger comes, or life tests them with chaos and pressure, that goodness

What Dreams Can Teach Us About Self-Defense

Dreams Can Reveal The Truth Almost every night, we enter a world where logic bends, time warps, and reality shifts—our dreams. And almost every morning, we forget them. A recent article I read explored why some people remember their dreams while others don’t. The short version? It has to do

“Don’t Use Force!” – That’s Not an Invitation to Be Weak

Reasonable Force in Self Defense: Why Strength Is Not the Same as Violence In today’s world, it is easy to get confused about strength. We live in a time that values sensitivity, emotional awareness, and nonviolence. Social progress is often measured by how careful we are with language, how inclusive

Is School Still Relevant in a World Where Knowledge Is Everywhere?

The School System Isn’t Broken – It’s Misaligned with Reality Before we talk about how school is failing, we have to understand what it was designed to do in the first place. School, as most people know it, wasn’t created to awaken human potential. It wasn’t designed to build self-awareness,

What Fighting Style Actually Works in a Real Street Fight?

The Truth About Self-Defense, Krav Maga, and Surviving Real Violence If you’re serious about protecting yourself, there’s a question you have to ask—one that most martial artists, gym owners, and “self-defense experts” don’t want to answer honestly: What fighting style actually works in a real street fight? Not in a

The Paradox of Choice

The Paradox of Choice: When “Not Fighting” Isn’t Really a Choice   Most people walk through life believing they are choosing peace simply because they avoid conflict. They lower their gaze, speak softly, take the longer route home, and tell themselves, “I’m not a violent person.” In a culture that

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