Self-defense and the million other methods society wants women (and those of sexual persuasions that society finds less acceptable) to deploy in order to save themselves from rape — for which they bear no responsibility whatsoever — are much debated. My own bottom line is that if we concentrated all the energy and blame on […]
One of the most overlooked areas of self-defense is handling an approach. Criminals who try to surprise people without first taking some time to watch them often find themselves being the ones surprised. Criminals and others with bad motive quickly learn that a failure to properly choose the right victim can result in them being […]
Self-defence poses questions of morality in extremis. It quiet literally requires us to make life and death assessments of situations and offers one of the few instances in which killing is morally and legally permissible. My strong feeling is therefore, that when analysing the ethical basis for self-defence, the paramount mode of moral reasoning has […]
Self-protection is not about fighting; it is about awareness and commitment. It is one of probably the most user friendly and effective defensive products available. If you know an attack was feasible or imminent you would (ought to) remove your self from that place or scenario, or put yourself in a position of advantage. If […]