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Most Common Self-Defense Myths #2: Fighting Back Always Makes It Worse Jul 30, 2025
Welcome back to our blog series Most Common Self-Defense Myths, where we dissect the assumptions that mislead, misinform, and ultimately leave people more vulnerable than empowered. If you missed Myth #1, check it out to learn why the idea that you "won't know your attacker" is one of the most dange...
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What Is Self-Defense? Jul 16, 2025

A Modern Guide to Understanding Real-World Personal Protection

Let’s get right to it—what is self-defense?

At first glance, this seems like a simple question. But spend five minutes in a martial arts forum or scroll through a few viral self-defense videos, and you’ll quickly see that the answer is...

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Anthony Smith’s Home Invasion: Revisiting a Reality-Based Self-Defense Case Study Jun 25, 2025

Was this the holy grail story self-defense instructors needed—or a cautionary tale we misunderstood?

It’s been a few years since UFC fighter Anthony Smith made headlines after a violent home invasion shook his household. And while every “reality-based” self-defense coach rushed to use this story as...

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The Stats Trap: Why You Need to Research Before You Share Jun 04, 2025

If I can give one piece of advice to any self-defense instructor—or honestly, anyone trying to make sense of this chaotic world—it’s this: don’t fall into the statistics trap. In the age of disinformation, where everyone has a platform and every post comes with a fact-check badge or a viral headline...

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The Least-Talked-About Truth in Knife Defense: Let’s Get Real About a Taboo Subject May 27, 2025

If you’ve spent more than a minute in the self-defense world, you already know knife defense is a hot topic—and a highly emotional one. Every system claims to have the answer, every coach insists their method is best, and every demo ends with the defender walking away untouched, like they just won a...

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The #1 Mistake in Self-Defense Training (And How to Fix It) May 27, 2025

Let’s cut straight to it: the biggest mistake I see coaches make when teaching self-defense is this—teaching “moment-in-time” solutions instead of the whole damn picture.

You know the ones I’m talking about. Those “If he grabs you like this, do this” demos that are basically TikTok choreography for...

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