H.I.T. Self Defense

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 are a few things you can practice with a friend or family member. This post really deals with attempted abductions from behind. If a perpetrator tries to grab you from behind, first and foremost, you want to set your weight - make yourself as heavy as possible for them to pick up. Secondly, you want to target seek. Remember: closest weapon, closest target. If the perpetrator grabs you around the waist (underneath the arms) use your elbows and strike backwards to the face (swing your left elbow then swing your right elbow and then … Continue Reading