Back in March, I had to suspend all plans for our women’s self-defense program for a few weeks and also suspend our regular in-person training classes, to try to help slow down the spread of COVID-19. I apologize for writing article in relation to the pandemic, however I’d urge you to stay with me and […]

Violence can be categorized as either being spontaneous or premeditated i.e. preplanned. The criminal justice system also treats these two types of violence differently, with premeditated acts, being judged far more harshly than spontaneous ones e.g. somebody who plans to commit a murder, is more likely to get a longer sentence, than somebody who takes […]

None of us are immune to being charmed. There are skilled individuals and social players who know how to connect with us in a way that we end up liking them; even when we understand that they don’t have our best interests at heart and are even morally reprehensible. It is possible for us to […]