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How to Stay Safe in the Age of the Lone Wolf Terrorist, Part Three
Question 7: Do you recommend that people who are concerned about defending themselves in situations like the ones we’re discussing consider lawfully carrying a firearm — assuming they have an interest...
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How to Stay Safe in the Age of the Lone Wolf Terrorist, Part Four
Question 9: How is fighting a terrorist — a person who’s willing to give his life for a cause — different from fighting a mugger, a gangbanger or a rapist? Kelly McCann: Fighting a person who has...
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23 Martial Arts Masters Reveal the Most Important Teachings of the...
The external lessons of the martial arts are obvious. Use a jab to strike an opponent in front of you. Practice kata to polish your basic techniques and movements. Lift weights to build your strength....
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23 Martial Arts Masters Reveal the Most Important Teachings of the...
For this story, the staff of Black Belt asked some of the most prominent instructors in the West to name what they regard as the highest teachings of the martial arts. All the responses were...
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6 Things You Need to Know About Self-Defense — Advice From One of the...
Being able to defend yourself isn’t just a matter of knowing which technique will stop an assailant in his tracks so you can get away. It’s also about being physically able to execute the move and...
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When to Make the First Move in Self-Defense: Hostage Situation
The October/November 2016 issue of Black Belt features an insightful article titled “First Move: Focus on Principles Rather Than Techniques to Neutralize a Knife Attack Against Another Person!” Author...
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How to Avoid Street Fights When You Can — and How to Win Street Fights When...
Last night as I waited for the bus, I was hassled by a man who was “interviewing” robbery candidates. (In the past month alone, 35 muggings took place at bus stops in my section of Baltimore.) After...
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10 Self-Defense Strategies Every Woman Needs to Know to Survive
The best self-defense strategies and techniques work equally well for men and women, but let’s face it: Women really need them because they’re assaulted more often than men. Statistics indicate that...
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Split Second Survival, Part 1: Reality-Based Knife Defense as Taught by Larry...
If you think Split Second Survival, the brand of gun and knife defense being propagated by Larry Wick, is just another modern martial art or self-defense course, you couldn’t be more off base. Wick, a...
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Split Second Survival, Part 2: Reality-Based Gun Defense as Taught by Larry Wick
After capturing my attention with his blade work, Larry Wick of Split Second Survival moves on to firearms. He takes out a training weapon — in this case, an Airsoft gun — then clears it and hands it...
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