Macro Awareness for Self Protection
Intro Many martial arts school owners stress the importance of “awareness” to their students. Often, they refer to situational or environmental awareness. One example of “environmental awareness” is the presence of broken or non-functioning lights in a parking lot. We all prefer well-lit areas. I…
Rude, Reckless, and Dangerous.
The Craziness on the 401 For those not living in the Toronto area, the 401 is the central expressway cutting through Toronto and is considered one of the busiest highways in North America. I often drive the 401 from Ajax to different points of the…
Angry and Crazy Driver
A month ago, I had an exciting front-row seat to a near-road rage incident on a residential street. Let me tell you, the two drivers involved were dumber than dirt. This incident involved an angry and crazy driver and a stupid driver. There are lots…
Self Permission
While teaching the self-defence classes at the Abilities Centre a couple of weeks ago, I discussed the concepts of setting boundaries, assertiveness, and self-permission. One of the exercises during this particular class involved one person invading their partner’s personal space. The defender had to assert…
A Moment in Time- Avoiding Violence
In the past decade or so, I have gotten quite interested in the psychology of violence. Over time, I have gotten interested in the writings of Marc “Animal” MacYoung, Rory Millar, Kris Wilder, Lawrence Kane, and Peyton Quinn. Finding MacYoung’s website (http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/index.html) was the portal…
Martial Arts Email Scam
In this post, I discuss a martial arts email scam that I recently encountered. Back in August, I received an email that I did not give much thought to. It stated: “This is JONES WILLIAMS, am hearing impaired, i will like to know if you…
