During this strange and highly politically charged time, our society has seen efforts to defund the police and other endeavors that make law enforcement officers less visible in various communities. We have seen countless cases of the criminal element attacking innocent civilians and armed police officers with impunity, while others stand by to watch or
As we continue to climb out of the Pandemic’s lockdown, people throughout our country are displaying either their mental illness or lack of humanity for their fellow human beings. Over the last month, I have heard story after story where innocent people are randomly attacked, with little or no provocation where they were seriously hurt
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Serial Murder cases have gripped not only our nation but the entire world. For decades, killers and sex offenders have made their ugly mark on society by abducting, sexually assaulting and killing men, women, and children, all for their own sick and twisted pleasure. We may have heard the most infamous names: Albert DeSalvo, Angelo Buono,
Now that the COVID-19 appears to be moving more into the background than the foreground, notice that certain types of crimes are more prevalent now than they have been in the not too distant past. In the month of March, there were at least two Active Shooting cases and one case that was averted. The
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STANCES: Natural/Horse/Front/Back/Cat/ BLOCKS: Rising/Forearm/Outer forearm/Shuto/Inside out/Chicken/ Downward/Wrist block/Elbow/Double Rising/Double Shuto X-block/ HAND STRIKES: Front punch/Upright punch/Inverted punch/Uraken/ Tettsui/ Elbow/Ridgehand/Shuto/Palmheel/Spearhand/ KICKS: Front snap/Front thrust/Side snap/Side thrust/Back snap/Back thrust/Wheel snap/Wheel thrust/Hook kick/Spinning back kick/Spinning hook kick/Inside crescent/Outside crescent/
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Using your mind to conceive or see a movement or technique will allow you to practice when you are not only working with a partner, but when you are alone. You must be able to see how your body works before you can develop this aspect. As a yoga practitioner, and during the early part
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This month will be dedicated to learning about the status of the goal you set for 2021. With all that’s transpiring around us, it can be easy to be distracted and not have moved very far towards your goal. It is not too late to re-dedicate yourself to the goal you set. It might be
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Just as the Yin Yang symbol illustrates, the study of self-defense requires two separate but equal parts. The physical part of self-defense requires a student learn the movements necessary to defend themselves against a violent attack. Students practice these movements often so they become an “automatic” response to an attack. Students must also learn the
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I am scheduled to speak to a group on personal safety in late January 2021. The topic is: What can a person do if they are alone, or with a couple of friends when out in public and are confronted by a group bent on causing conflict? From the past year, the concern on this
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Many people are having a difficult time coping during this time. For some, it’s the lockdowns, lack of school attendance and job loss that COVID-19 and it’s related issues have thrust upon them. For others it could be the season that sometimes brings out the best and worst in us. There are a whole host
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