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What does violence look like?

I received a link to this video clip, from a “nanny-cam”, early this morning. It is graphic. It is disturbing. It is what violence looks like. It is violence for the sake of violence… It is not over quickly. There is no “fight” going on. It is the kind of thing that I.C.E. Training Company …

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING HONEST (with yourself)

THIS is an important article. I often make comments about the “dentist wearing half the Blackhawk! Catalog” who attends ‘courses’ that are more fantasy camp than practical training. I have nothing against this practice, of course… but I think it is important to ensure that the instructor and the student are being intellectually honest about …

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Staging a Home Defense Gun in your kid’s room might be a great idea.

Let’s think about the context of an imminent home invasion or a time when you know that there is an intruder in the home. If you have kids, where is the first place you are going to be drawn to checking? What in your home is more important to protect than your children? If you …

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What do you do if you are caught in a Major City when an attack occurs?

Lots of people have been asking this question and thinking about this problem since the Bombing Attack in Boston earlier this week. As with any Personal Defense issue, the most important step is simply accepting that it could actually happen to you or your family. Thinking about about what you would do, imagining being there and visualizing …

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