Last night, I watched the movie The Last Samurai for the first time. Yes, it’s an old movie; and I’m not a huge Tom Cruise fan (which is probably why I never took the time to see it when it came out). Anyway, regardless of my affinity for the star, I have to say this movie had me on the edge of my seat for two and a half hours. I could go into all the details; but instead I’m going to just touch on one of the things I was reminded of as I watched the movie. This point [ Read More ]
It would be nice to say “Don’t be in an abusive relationship” and have that be that; but life is not so easy. Because life is not easy, and people have issues with self worth, domestic violence is a part of our society that will likely be around for a long time. As much as I would like to believe that people could learn some martial arts moves and gain confidence and self esteem; the fact is that this doesn’t always work for every person. You read about people who got into martial arts in some form or fashion; usually [ Read More ]
One of the big problems we have in regards to Domestic Violence is that there is still a huge lack of awareness. Where there is a lack of awareness in terms of anything related to personal safety and self defense training, there is a problem. Here, we are going to take a look at some of the myths people hold about Domestic Violence, and some true numbers to debunk those myths. MYTH #1: Domestic Violence is a rare occurrence that affects only a few people. FACT: National studies estimate that 3 to 4 million women are beaten each year in [ Read More ]
For soldiers in the military training to defend themselves can take several months in order to master the hand to hand combat that can save their lives in battle.
When the words military self defense are said most people automatically think of guys with really large muscles fighting off an attacker with ease.
Recently I was reviewing some of the old martial arts moves I had learned in the past years of study. I do this because it’s good to refresh your memory. I’ve always said there is a place for martial arts and that some martial arts moves can be very handy in a fight. While refreshing, it dawned on me how simple so many of these martial arts moves seem to be. It would make perfect sense how one would think that this sort of training, especially if they are taking classes in a dojo, would be quite sufficient to use [ Read More ]