
Once you start researching the real story of criminality and poverty in this country, you can’t help feeling a…
Once you start researching the real story of criminality and poverty in this country, you can’t help feeling a…
Here’s a quick question for you. Have you ever started a fight? Walk to someone and challenge them to…
No matter what self-defense technique you want to use in order to get out of trouble, your “weapon of…
You know what’s the difference between having or losing your front teeth? The half a second it takes for…
Real security requires a realistic look at the world. No way around it. The truth is that although serious…
As outlined before, the kicking and screaming part of combat are actually the culmination of a long and predictable…
The practice gym is a great place to meet friends, but it should be, first and foremost, a place where you train and learn how to defend yourself. That’s why you need to be relentless and very tough when fighting your opponent, even if that opponent is a great friend of yours. Fighting him (or her) as hard as you can is what you have to do- this is the only chance the both of you will…
We’ve covered burglaries and identity theft, now it’s time to move on to my personal favorites: simple assaults and pickpocketing. Why my favorites? Because although the official estimates put the number at roughly 4 million incidences per year, these are actually the crimes you can most easily protect from. The number are fairly meaningless anyway, because FBI doesn’t track them and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, by their own admission, only venture into an educated guess. A…
If the number of burglaries has sent shivers down your spine (see article on how to protect yourself from burglaries here), the fraud and identity theft figures should give you nightmares. Roughly 12 million Americans fall victim each year and the number is on the rise. Trouble is that modern identity theft, especially credit card theft is extremely difficult to prevent (you’ll soon understand why), but you can take steps to minimize the chances and the impact…
Typically this blog covers self defense topics, but my real concern is security and the hacking of eBay certainly falls within this category. If you have an eBay account, there are 3 things you must do right now. Don’t hesitate, don’t procrastinate. You’re in more danger than you realize. Change the Password/s If you haven’t already, go to eBay and follow the mandatory password change process. That’s just the first step though. Chances are that you use…