Self Defense and Personal Safety

Predators In Our Midsts on Nov 6, 2009There is a high profile sexual assault case going on in our Province right now. It involves the kidnapping and sexual assault of a teen girl by a man posing as a police officer. The young person was pulled over by an individual who appeared to be wea...

Surviving Hostage Takings on Oct 26, 2009In our city there has been a string of robberies over the past several weeks. The bad guys have been holding up pharmacies for drugs (Oxycontin) and money. The employees at these stores are scared; and worried that eventually they will be confronted...

Defusing The Anger Bomb on Oct 21, 2009"Anger is like picking up a hot coal with the intent of throwing at someone else. You are always the one who gets burned.". Buddha Anger and violence are endemic in our society today. It is estimated that the rate of violent crimes and assaults is fo...

The Adrenaline Factor on Aug 3, 2009The adrenal glands are a pair of glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. Each gland can be divided into two distinct organs. The outer region secretes hormones which have important effects on the way in which energy is stored and...

Internet Safety on Jul 26, 2009This month I want to talk about Internet Safety. Most of us go through our lives using the Internet for work, pleasure, and interpersonal connection. We surf, crawl, chat, utilize Social Networking and enjoy almost instantaneous access to information...

Why Take A Women's Self Defense Course? on May 4, 2009The statistics for sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and crime in general should be a motivating factor for women everywhere to learn the skills necessary to keep them safe in a dangerous world. Personal Safety and Self Defense are n...

Malicious Hazards vs. Non Malicious Hazards on May 1, 2009I have noticed that when you talk to people about normal every day hazards they realize that they need to accept responsibility for their own safety. By this I mean things like watching out for traffic, being careful near natural hazards such as rive...