H.I.T. Self Defense

We held a class last Saturday for young women from the Toussaint Academy of the Arts and Sciences (TAAS). TAAS is a group home that serves homeless youth in San Diego County ages 14 to 17; and is a partner of Father Joe’s Village here in San Diego. TAAS is dedicated to strengthening … Continue Reading

Two unfortunate stories to talk about in this blog post: there was a 16-year old girl, recently (6/10/09), from the San Pedro, CA area who was abducted at gun point and raped. There was also a 15-year old girl abducted and raped in the North Park, San Diego, CA area. Both stories are similar in nature. The girls were approached by a predator (one with a gun and one with a knife) and told to get into a car. The predator then drove them to an isolated location, raped them, and dropped them off at a … Continue Reading

Summer is right around the corner. I thought this would be a good time to cover some basic safety tips. The daylight hours are getting longer and we tend to find ourselves out later and later enjoying summer activities: exercising, camping, parties, etc. Here are a couple of reminders:

A. Keep your guard up. Have fun, but remember, be aware of your surroundings. If you’re exercising outdoors, keep the headphones (music) off. Also, don’t over fatigue yourself - something that’s easy to do as the days get hotter.

B. Watch the drinking out in the sun. … Continue Reading

Let’s take a moment and focus on some basic preventative techniques for the kids (boys and girls, alike). This usually starts with parents and open communication. F.Y.I. - the purpose of this post is not to tell you how to ‘parent’. Rather, I want to give some very basic and general practices that might help keep your children safe.

First and foremost, we need to define a ’stranger’ to our child. A ’stranger’ in the guise of “Stranger Danger” will never reveal that he or she is a stranger. They will use a … Continue Reading

Here is a story that Fox News ran about me a year or so back. I thought this was pertinent with the previous blog I posted on child abduction (re:HIT Tips: Children). The clip visually matches my suggestions for your children if someone tries to abduct them (you can see some of our training strategies in action). I believe the first part of the segment was shot HD (squished) - the actual story was shot standard definition and looks normal. Again, be prepared for potential Youtube artifacts and load delays. Enjoy the clip - I … Continue Reading

Interesting story from L.A. : “Police Wednesday were looking for a man who allegedly tried to kidnap an 8-year-old boy as he was walking to school with his mother.

The attempted abduction took place at 8:10 a.m. in the 14400 block of Palm Avenue as the mother and son were walking to Palm Elementary School, sheriff’s Lt. Arthur Scott said.

A man reportedly pulled up, got out of his car and grabbed the boy by his collar, Scott said.

The woman screamed and the man let go of her son and drove off, Scott said. … Continue Reading