Another person not listening to the inner voice telling her that something is not right. Oh, and let's not forget that talking on a cellular phone like this is a big no, no too - unless it is to get help.
Story:
Smith had parked her bright-orange Volkswagen in the Lake Avenue garage after working at a clothing store in West Town Mall. She spoke to her boyfriend in Chattanooga by cell phone as she crossed Terrace Avenue and ascended steps leading to the Presidential Complex and her dormitory.
She told her boyfriend she had a creepy feeling of being followed. That's when Christopher J. Gann, then 25, implemented his plan to steal Smith's car.
Gann smashed Smith in the head with a brick, but the athletic woman fought back. She shoved Gann down the steps and ran before falling to one knee from the blow to her head.
Source
Friday, March 31, 2006
Phony art?
Is a telephone the new weapon of choice amongst the rich and famous? Phone-jutsu anyone?
Top model Naomi Campbell has seemingly made it a trademark to attack people with a phone. The actor Russel Crowe has also been seen "going medieval with a telephone".
Well, I guess the tea was too hot or maybe the ignorant low-life forgot to bow to her highness, so it was probably just a case of self-defense...
Better still - the houskeeper probably just hurled herself onto the phone - inflicting the damage so that she could sue "poor" Naomi Campbell!
Story:
Naomi Campbell was charged with assault yesterday, after apparently hurling a mobile phone at the back of her housekeeper's head, causing an injury that needed four stitches.
It's unclear whether or not Naomi Campbell added a few Russell Crowe-style flourishes to the reported attack, like throwing a vase or standing in an elaborate karate stance.
Source
Top model Naomi Campbell has seemingly made it a trademark to attack people with a phone. The actor Russel Crowe has also been seen "going medieval with a telephone".
Well, I guess the tea was too hot or maybe the ignorant low-life forgot to bow to her highness, so it was probably just a case of self-defense...
Better still - the houskeeper probably just hurled herself onto the phone - inflicting the damage so that she could sue "poor" Naomi Campbell!
Story:
Naomi Campbell was charged with assault yesterday, after apparently hurling a mobile phone at the back of her housekeeper's head, causing an injury that needed four stitches.
It's unclear whether or not Naomi Campbell added a few Russell Crowe-style flourishes to the reported attack, like throwing a vase or standing in an elaborate karate stance.
Source
Pepper-spray case continues
A trial is set for April 2007 for a Cadillac teen whose mother filed a lawsuit after the girl was pepper-sprayed by a city police officer at her school.
The female police officer approached her and put her hand on the girl's shoulder, prompting a confrontation, the details of which are disputed by the two sides.
City police reports stated witnesses said Henry swung at Gregg when she came up behind her and put her hand on her shoulder. Gregg then used pepper spray to subdue the girl.
Source
The female police officer approached her and put her hand on the girl's shoulder, prompting a confrontation, the details of which are disputed by the two sides.
City police reports stated witnesses said Henry swung at Gregg when she came up behind her and put her hand on her shoulder. Gregg then used pepper spray to subdue the girl.
Source
Thursday, March 30, 2006
A self-defense table
Crative funiture :-)
"The 'Safe Bedside Table' has a removable leg that acts as a club and a top that doubles as a shield for self-defence. This is for people who are willing to take on an intruder, providing an extra sense of security whilst in bed. "
Source
"The 'Safe Bedside Table' has a removable leg that acts as a club and a top that doubles as a shield for self-defence. This is for people who are willing to take on an intruder, providing an extra sense of security whilst in bed. "
Source
A 'socially infectious disease'
From an interesting article in New Scientist (2005):
Witnessing gun violence can double the likelihood of a teenager committing serious violence in the following two years, suggests a study by US researchers.
"There are often social stimuli that are ambiguous - like at a crowded party, someone bumps into you. How do you interpret those stimuli?” he asks. Webster suggests that people exposed to violence may be more prone to assume a hostile intent - as a self-defence mechanism - which could in itself lead to violence.
Source
Witnessing gun violence can double the likelihood of a teenager committing serious violence in the following two years, suggests a study by US researchers.
"There are often social stimuli that are ambiguous - like at a crowded party, someone bumps into you. How do you interpret those stimuli?” he asks. Webster suggests that people exposed to violence may be more prone to assume a hostile intent - as a self-defence mechanism - which could in itself lead to violence.
Source
Bad man, bad lover
And another bad excuse for self-defense...
Story:
A man described by a judge as a bully has been found guilty of murdering 70s' pop star Lennie Peters' daughter after she accused him of being a bad lover.
He claimed he strangled her in self-defence after she attacked him.
Source
Story:
A man described by a judge as a bully has been found guilty of murdering 70s' pop star Lennie Peters' daughter after she accused him of being a bad lover.
He claimed he strangled her in self-defence after she attacked him.
Source
Blade detectors
UK -- A horrifying knife disguised as a cigarette lighter was found by police when they searched a man in Coventry.
The search was part of the "One Knife One Life" campaign which was launched in the city this week.
During the campaign police aim to teach youngsters - particularly teenage boys - the dangers of knives.
Source
The search was part of the "One Knife One Life" campaign which was launched in the city this week.
During the campaign police aim to teach youngsters - particularly teenage boys - the dangers of knives.
Source
Taking care - giving care
Sending someone (or going) in to nurse people in conditions like these? Wow...
Story:
(He) had dozens of other guns handy when he got into a disagreement and shot and killed neighbor Nancy Kudla over the care of his elderly mother.
"Nancy threatened me before, and she threatened me today," he said minutes after the shooting. "I would only shoot somebody in self-defense."
The 34-year-old mother was found by police on the floor next to Garland's mother's hospital bed in her living room. Plastic gloves were still on her hands. She was shot in the face.
At the home, police documented wall-to-wall clutter, an arsenal of guns and ammunition, jerry-rigged trip wires and surveillance cameras.
Source
Story:
(He) had dozens of other guns handy when he got into a disagreement and shot and killed neighbor Nancy Kudla over the care of his elderly mother.
"Nancy threatened me before, and she threatened me today," he said minutes after the shooting. "I would only shoot somebody in self-defense."
The 34-year-old mother was found by police on the floor next to Garland's mother's hospital bed in her living room. Plastic gloves were still on her hands. She was shot in the face.
At the home, police documented wall-to-wall clutter, an arsenal of guns and ammunition, jerry-rigged trip wires and surveillance cameras.
Source
Cyber defense
"Parents are the first line of defense against Internet predators and other online dangers".
"Many adults are under the false impression that MySpace's technology blocks people from viewing the pages of children under 16 without permission."
(Teenagers) often include pertinent information such as ZIP codes that predators can use, and that young teenagers often lie about their age to get on the site.
In Weston, police arrested an adult MySpace user who went to a teenage girl's house, where she and friends were having a slumber party.
"They think they are completely anonymous, but they are not."
Source
"Many adults are under the false impression that MySpace's technology blocks people from viewing the pages of children under 16 without permission."
(Teenagers) often include pertinent information such as ZIP codes that predators can use, and that young teenagers often lie about their age to get on the site.
In Weston, police arrested an adult MySpace user who went to a teenage girl's house, where she and friends were having a slumber party.
"They think they are completely anonymous, but they are not."
Source
Domestic violence
Don't burn the food!
In a sample of 13 African countries between 1999 and 2004, 52% of women surveyed say they think that wife beating is justified if she neglects the children; around 45% think it’s justified if she goes out without telling the husband or argues with him; 36% if she refuses sex, and 30% if she burns the food.
We live in a strange world.
Source
In a sample of 13 African countries between 1999 and 2004, 52% of women surveyed say they think that wife beating is justified if she neglects the children; around 45% think it’s justified if she goes out without telling the husband or argues with him; 36% if she refuses sex, and 30% if she burns the food.
We live in a strange world.
Source
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Tampering with evidence
If you ever need to defended yourself - do call the police, you never know the outcome of the situation. And never, ever do anything but tell the truth!
Story:
The fatal stabbing of one man and wounding of two others in a fight last summer were determined to have been in self-defense under a plea agreement reached yesterday.
Tate agreed to plead guilty to tampering with evidence for removing the knife from the scene. He was being choked and pulled out a pocket knife and defended himself.
Source
Story:
The fatal stabbing of one man and wounding of two others in a fight last summer were determined to have been in self-defense under a plea agreement reached yesterday.
Tate agreed to plead guilty to tampering with evidence for removing the knife from the scene. He was being choked and pulled out a pocket knife and defended himself.
Source
Patient kills doctor in Norway
A Norwegian MD (physician) was killed in his office by a patient with a knife. This happened in Oslo on Wednesday around 12:30 a.m.
It is alleged that the suspect, an Algerian man first threatened the doctor's secretary with the knife. She escaped unharmed.
Recent research (publisher February 2006) shows that one out of four MD's has been a victim of physical violence from either a patients or someone related to the patient.
The majority of MD's had received threats in their line of work.
It is alleged that the suspect, an Algerian man first threatened the doctor's secretary with the knife. She escaped unharmed.
Recent research (publisher February 2006) shows that one out of four MD's has been a victim of physical violence from either a patients or someone related to the patient.
The majority of MD's had received threats in their line of work.
Choices we make
Read this article by Jonna Spilbor - it is good! It shows that we have options and choices, and that bad ones sometimes leave us vitims to crime.
Story:
True or false: Had Imette St. Guillen chosen not to leave a bar alone at 4 a.m., she would still be alive.
My answer? True.
But before anyone shoots painfully poisonous darts into my backside for saying as much, I have a story to share.
Source
Story:
True or false: Had Imette St. Guillen chosen not to leave a bar alone at 4 a.m., she would still be alive.
My answer? True.
But before anyone shoots painfully poisonous darts into my backside for saying as much, I have a story to share.
Source
Teenager fights off abduction bid
Sure, females in general can't fight back. We all know that, right?
Wrong!
Story:
A 15-year-old girl managed to fight off a driver who attempted to drag her into his car in Banwen, Wales.
The man pulled up next to her and asked for directions, but then tried to drag her into his silver-coloured car.
She knocked him to the ground before running away.
Source
Here are several hundred (actually 1.600) similar stories:
jujitsu.no/english/women-can1.html
Wrong!
Story:
A 15-year-old girl managed to fight off a driver who attempted to drag her into his car in Banwen, Wales.
The man pulled up next to her and asked for directions, but then tried to drag her into his silver-coloured car.
She knocked him to the ground before running away.
Source
Here are several hundred (actually 1.600) similar stories:
jujitsu.no/english/women-can1.html
She remembered a lesson
She was taught well, and did the right thing.
Self-defense don't have to be fancy or difficult - the basic stuff usually works best.
Story:
The quick-thinking teen told her abductor she dropped her ring on the car floor and as she pretended to search for it, she found a hammer underneath the seat. She remembered a lesson from school about looking for a weapon in this type of situation. She used the hammer and hit the man in the groin.
Source
Self-defense don't have to be fancy or difficult - the basic stuff usually works best.
Story:
The quick-thinking teen told her abductor she dropped her ring on the car floor and as she pretended to search for it, she found a hammer underneath the seat. She remembered a lesson from school about looking for a weapon in this type of situation. She used the hammer and hit the man in the groin.
Source
The cost of violent crime in Scotland
Violent crime in Scotland costs the health service more than £500million a year, and hospital staff say they are dealing with "a scourge" of bloodshed on the streets.
Michael Sheridan, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital:
"People who carry out such attacks have no idea of the consequences of their actions. This weekend, I worked two 9am to 9pm shifts during which I dealt with a person struck on the head with a machete, another who suffered knife wounds requiring surgery and a third who was knifed in the chest."
Source
Michael Sheridan, an accident and emergency consultant at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital:
"People who carry out such attacks have no idea of the consequences of their actions. This weekend, I worked two 9am to 9pm shifts during which I dealt with a person struck on the head with a machete, another who suffered knife wounds requiring surgery and a third who was knifed in the chest."
Source
Knowing when to quit
There are times to fight and times to let it be - times to get going and times to pull out. Knowing the difference is crucial in any self-defense scenario.
One step short or one step to many, and you may end up on the receiving end of damage!
Story:
A motorist filling up at a gas station took a carjacker by surprise when she fought back in Orange County, Florida.
It was about 4 p.m. Sunday when a man demanded the keys to her van.
She struggled with the man over the keys and at one point was punched in the nose. After he wrestled the keys from her, the man started to drive away. The woman then jumped in.
According to the Sheriff's Office they drove to North Hastings and Huggins streets, where the man jumped out. The woman started to chase him when the man jumped back into the van and took off.
Source
One step short or one step to many, and you may end up on the receiving end of damage!
Story:
A motorist filling up at a gas station took a carjacker by surprise when she fought back in Orange County, Florida.
It was about 4 p.m. Sunday when a man demanded the keys to her van.
She struggled with the man over the keys and at one point was punched in the nose. After he wrestled the keys from her, the man started to drive away. The woman then jumped in.
According to the Sheriff's Office they drove to North Hastings and Huggins streets, where the man jumped out. The woman started to chase him when the man jumped back into the van and took off.
Source
Of course, what else?
Everyone goes for the "self-defense" claim it seems. What a load of cr..!
I guess the lawyers are happy about it...
Story:
A woman who died at her Spencer home was apparently suffocated by a ceramic decorative plate, shaped like an Easter bunny, that had been shoved down her throat, authorities said as they charged her husband with murder.
The criminal complaint said Zurkowski initially told police he was hit by his wife and acted in self-defense.
Source
I guess the lawyers are happy about it...
Story:
A woman who died at her Spencer home was apparently suffocated by a ceramic decorative plate, shaped like an Easter bunny, that had been shoved down her throat, authorities said as they charged her husband with murder.
The criminal complaint said Zurkowski initially told police he was hit by his wife and acted in self-defense.
Source
Who's on trial?
This article from South Africa shows you how many court rooms effectively puts the rape victim on trial. This degrading treatment of victims of sexual violence really is a crime in itself!
Article:
Outside the High Court we have rent-a-mob labelling the complainant a bitch, a liar and a whore who deserves to be stoned and burnt.
And should some women still not have absorbed the message from Zuma's court supporters to shut up and take it, the law was there to underline it in bold.
Much of this degradation was achieved through the humiliating cross-examination of her sexual history.
Source
Article:
Outside the High Court we have rent-a-mob labelling the complainant a bitch, a liar and a whore who deserves to be stoned and burnt.
And should some women still not have absorbed the message from Zuma's court supporters to shut up and take it, the law was there to underline it in bold.
Much of this degradation was achieved through the humiliating cross-examination of her sexual history.
Source
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Cane-do
At 91, North Logan resident Carmen Boss diligently exercises her mind and body. Although she could probably outrun many men and women decades her junior, Boss recently decided to use a cane.
"We'll all have a cane in the morning," the northern Utah woman said after attending Combat Cane - a senior-citizen safety class.
Source
"We'll all have a cane in the morning," the northern Utah woman said after attending Combat Cane - a senior-citizen safety class.
Source
Japanese children learn self-defense
I often times ask myself how old a child should be before we start to teach them physical resistance, avoidance and self-defense techniques. So far I haven't found a simple answer to that question.
Story:
Six-year-old Shino Katagiri does not start primary school until April, but her mother is already putting her into classes—on how to defend herself against violent attackers.
As an adult self-defense instructor plays the bad guy, the terrified little girl huddles into a chair and refuses to take part in the lesson her mother has brought her to.
Source
Story:
Six-year-old Shino Katagiri does not start primary school until April, but her mother is already putting her into classes—on how to defend herself against violent attackers.
As an adult self-defense instructor plays the bad guy, the terrified little girl huddles into a chair and refuses to take part in the lesson her mother has brought her to.
Source
K1 self-defense
Self-defense...? Well, of course! A top-trained fighter killing a 60 year old man - how can it possibly be anything else?
Story:
The retrial of a former international K1 kickboxing champion is underway at the High Court in Palmerston North.
Paul Kingi is accused of the manslaughter of his 60-year-old uncle Rangiwananga Kingi in Dannevirke. Paul Kingi has admitted punching his uncle during an argument over the loan of a bull.
Crown lawyer, Ben Vandekolk, says the punch was delivered with such force and precession it lifted the deceased off the ground, propelling him backwards and causing him to hit his head on the concrete.
Source
More about self-defense and martial arts:
www.your-martial-arts-resources.com
Story:
The retrial of a former international K1 kickboxing champion is underway at the High Court in Palmerston North.
Paul Kingi is accused of the manslaughter of his 60-year-old uncle Rangiwananga Kingi in Dannevirke. Paul Kingi has admitted punching his uncle during an argument over the loan of a bull.
Crown lawyer, Ben Vandekolk, says the punch was delivered with such force and precession it lifted the deceased off the ground, propelling him backwards and causing him to hit his head on the concrete.
Source
More about self-defense and martial arts:
www.your-martial-arts-resources.com
Monday, March 27, 2006
More ignorant behavior
Does this tell you something? I sure hope it does.
It should say a lot about how not to approach someone.
I also should point out how hard it is to distinguish between a weapon and other items.
"I kept hearing steps behind me. And I'm walking faster and faster. And it's dark. You can't see anything. So I used to carry a knife then, strapped to my ankle, one of those boning knives that a butcher would use. . . . All of a sudden, whoever this person is, he's right in back of me. I turned around. I thought I saw a gun. I smacked it out. I pulled the knife. I knocked him to the ground. I put the knife right to his throat, ready to slice.
"Turns out it was a friend of mine, a guy named Steve. . . . And the gun? It wasn't a gun. Turns out it was a pretzel he just bought from Raymond the bagel man."
Source
It should say a lot about how not to approach someone.
I also should point out how hard it is to distinguish between a weapon and other items.
"I kept hearing steps behind me. And I'm walking faster and faster. And it's dark. You can't see anything. So I used to carry a knife then, strapped to my ankle, one of those boning knives that a butcher would use. . . . All of a sudden, whoever this person is, he's right in back of me. I turned around. I thought I saw a gun. I smacked it out. I pulled the knife. I knocked him to the ground. I put the knife right to his throat, ready to slice.
"Turns out it was a friend of mine, a guy named Steve. . . . And the gun? It wasn't a gun. Turns out it was a pretzel he just bought from Raymond the bagel man."
Source
Car safety
More than once I can't help but wonder where some people have their brains. Like this quote from a seminar in Scotland about car safety: Driving And Self-Defence.
"The most simple, and effective, tip is something I had never thought of, which is always to lock your car door when driving under 20mph. AcciDON'T estimates that more than 90% of car-jackings and smash-and-grabs can be avoided in this way."
Boy, of boy, where is one to begin...
Never thought of locking your car door...
I think I better go to sleep and let that one sink in!
Source
"The most simple, and effective, tip is something I had never thought of, which is always to lock your car door when driving under 20mph. AcciDON'T estimates that more than 90% of car-jackings and smash-and-grabs can be avoided in this way."
Boy, of boy, where is one to begin...
Never thought of locking your car door...
I think I better go to sleep and let that one sink in!
Source
Sunday, March 26, 2006
With friends like this...
Great friends, great "self-defense". Guess it is cool doing prison time over some money too?
Story:
An Indian worker has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a court in Dubai for stabbing to death a compatriot over repayment of a loan.
The defendant said he did not intend to kill his colleague and acted in self defence as the victim had held a knife at his face and grabbed his neck.
Source
Story:
An Indian worker has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a court in Dubai for stabbing to death a compatriot over repayment of a loan.
The defendant said he did not intend to kill his colleague and acted in self defence as the victim had held a knife at his face and grabbed his neck.
Source
Saturday, March 25, 2006
'spy in the sky'
Just another case of Big Brother, or something valuable to keep a check on sexual predators?
What's your vies on this?
Story:
A satellite tracking system to monitor Scotland's most dangerous sex offenders is being considered by government officials.
The technology, which is used for navigation in cars, is being piloted in England and is widely used in the United States.
Source
What's your vies on this?
Story:
A satellite tracking system to monitor Scotland's most dangerous sex offenders is being considered by government officials.
The technology, which is used for navigation in cars, is being piloted in England and is widely used in the United States.
Source
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Killer sucks thumb
Another sad case of a young person using knife in self-defense - or claiming self-defense - and ending up doing time for murder.
Story:
A teenager who murdered a schoolgirl at a 16th birthday party sucked her thumb as she was jailed for life on Monday.
Beatriz Martins-Paes, 18, was so violent she had once pinned a rival down in a fight and bit her face.
She stabbed a partygoer after she bumped into her on the dance floor, and shouted "I will shank you again" as the 15-year-old collapsed and died.
Source
Story:
A teenager who murdered a schoolgirl at a 16th birthday party sucked her thumb as she was jailed for life on Monday.
Beatriz Martins-Paes, 18, was so violent she had once pinned a rival down in a fight and bit her face.
She stabbed a partygoer after she bumped into her on the dance floor, and shouted "I will shank you again" as the 15-year-old collapsed and died.
Source
Patient to go to prison
Here's more on violence at work. There's - sometimes inevitably- a lot of it in psychiatric wards...
Story:
State officials on Friday crafted a solution that paves the way for Todd Van Dorn to move from a psychiatric ward at the Oregon State Hospital to a prison cell in the Oregon Department of Corrections.
Friday's new developments came after state hospital workers expressed outrage this week about Van Dorn's case. On Tuesday, Van Dorn was sentenced to almost six years in prison for beating hospital staff member Valerie Aerni in December 2004.
Source
Story:
State officials on Friday crafted a solution that paves the way for Todd Van Dorn to move from a psychiatric ward at the Oregon State Hospital to a prison cell in the Oregon Department of Corrections.
Friday's new developments came after state hospital workers expressed outrage this week about Van Dorn's case. On Tuesday, Van Dorn was sentenced to almost six years in prison for beating hospital staff member Valerie Aerni in December 2004.
Source
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Stressing compliance?
I just read this article about a RAD (Rape Aggression Defense ) course and had to ask myself:
Since when did this become the norm? I really thought it was common sense that your best option, maybe as high as 99 times out of 100, is to resist and fight back.
Why are people still discussing something that has been researched and proven time and time again?
Article:
(...) Turay, who along with Doroshov taught the course for the first time in January, described it as a departure from traditional programs that stress compliance in the face of a sexual assault. “Each situation is different, and there are times when compliance is necessary. We don’t condemn that,” Turay said. “But in many situations, a sexual assault can be prevented by fighting back, and this class provides viable self-defense options that women can choose from in the event of an attack.”
Source
Since when did this become the norm? I really thought it was common sense that your best option, maybe as high as 99 times out of 100, is to resist and fight back.
Why are people still discussing something that has been researched and proven time and time again?
Article:
(...) Turay, who along with Doroshov taught the course for the first time in January, described it as a departure from traditional programs that stress compliance in the face of a sexual assault. “Each situation is different, and there are times when compliance is necessary. We don’t condemn that,” Turay said. “But in many situations, a sexual assault can be prevented by fighting back, and this class provides viable self-defense options that women can choose from in the event of an attack.”
Source
More work-related violence
Threats and violence against social service workers is nothing new, but it rarely rises into the headlines until someone gets killed.
A study released last week by the National Association of Social Workers found that 55 percent of 5,000 licensed social workers surveyed said they faced safety issues on the job. Sixty-eight percent of them said their employers had not adequately addressed their concerns. A survey in 2002 of 800 workers found 19 percent had been victims of violence and 63 percent had been threatened.
Texas social worker Holly Jones stressed that "We don't have weapons, we don't have training in self-defense, we didn't go through a police academy and we're dealing with the same people they are."
Source
A study released last week by the National Association of Social Workers found that 55 percent of 5,000 licensed social workers surveyed said they faced safety issues on the job. Sixty-eight percent of them said their employers had not adequately addressed their concerns. A survey in 2002 of 800 workers found 19 percent had been victims of violence and 63 percent had been threatened.
Texas social worker Holly Jones stressed that "We don't have weapons, we don't have training in self-defense, we didn't go through a police academy and we're dealing with the same people they are."
Source
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Golf war
How about taking up some exercise instead?
You know... like golf?
It's reportedly good for relieving stress.
Story:
A 47-year-old Tempe man was arrested Friday morning and charged with aggravated assault. The suspect allegedly hit a man in the back with a golf club during a physical fight.
The suspect was found to be in possession of the golf club, police reported. The suspect reportedly told police he hit the victim with the club in self-defense.
Source
You know... like golf?
It's reportedly good for relieving stress.
Story:
A 47-year-old Tempe man was arrested Friday morning and charged with aggravated assault. The suspect allegedly hit a man in the back with a golf club during a physical fight.
The suspect was found to be in possession of the golf club, police reported. The suspect reportedly told police he hit the victim with the club in self-defense.
Source
Teaching violence
"Before you are six, or seven or eight - you got to be taught how to hate"
Hmmm.... I wonder if there's a lesson in here somewhere?
I guess they'll claim it was self-defense since the ref allegedly pushed first?
Story:
Call it a case of ref rage. A Nevada mother is being charged with assaulting a pregnant woman who was refereeing a children's basketball game in Cedar City, Utah.
Melissa Cheeney also faces a count of public intoxication. Police say Cheeney's ten-year-old son fouled out of the game and she confronted the referee.
According to authorities, Cheeney grabbed the pregnant woman her by the hair, pulled her to the ground and kicked her. But Cheeney tells the A-P the ref pushed first.
Source
Hmmm.... I wonder if there's a lesson in here somewhere?
I guess they'll claim it was self-defense since the ref allegedly pushed first?
Story:
Call it a case of ref rage. A Nevada mother is being charged with assaulting a pregnant woman who was refereeing a children's basketball game in Cedar City, Utah.
Melissa Cheeney also faces a count of public intoxication. Police say Cheeney's ten-year-old son fouled out of the game and she confronted the referee.
According to authorities, Cheeney grabbed the pregnant woman her by the hair, pulled her to the ground and kicked her. But Cheeney tells the A-P the ref pushed first.
Source
The irony of fighting back successfully
The attacker, (...), had grabbed the woman by the throat and threatened to kill her if she screamed for help. He shoved her to the ground and began undoing her clothing, but she fought back and escaped after he dragged her behind a trash container to avoid being seen by a passing car.
"The irony is that, because the woman thwarted her attacker, we did not have the kinds of physical forensic evidence needed in a case like this."
Source
More news and research here:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/research-and-news-about-violence.html
"The irony is that, because the woman thwarted her attacker, we did not have the kinds of physical forensic evidence needed in a case like this."
Source
More news and research here:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/research-and-news-about-violence.html
Peering into the mind of a stalker
"Sex offender expert says stalking is a cycle of practicing and perfecting a technique on the streets."
Source
Source
Monday, March 20, 2006
Take that away!
A chef at the Bombay Five Star takeaway in Rutherglen who poured hot oil over a yob's face after he threatened to torch his shop was yesterday cleared of assault.
Mohammed Sadiq, 55, told the High Court in Glasgow that he thought 25-year-old Andrew Richford, of Fernhill, Rutherglen, near Glasgow, was going to attack him.
Source
Mohammed Sadiq, 55, told the High Court in Glasgow that he thought 25-year-old Andrew Richford, of Fernhill, Rutherglen, near Glasgow, was going to attack him.
Source
Friday, March 17, 2006
Not teaching kicks?
In my experience this is kind of strange, since kicking is one of the things that are used most often with success by women in a self-defense situation.
The article from The Herald-Star, does have some good pieces of advice though.
Here's more about women who fought back:
http://www.jujitsu.no/english/women-can1.html
The article from The Herald-Star, does have some good pieces of advice though.
Here's more about women who fought back:
http://www.jujitsu.no/english/women-can1.html
Little known Iowa law
This, it seems, is a little-known law in Iowa, USA. Your insurance company may not have to pay to defend you from a wrongful death lawsuit if you kill an intruder in your home as you're being attacked.
A change in that state law was suggested in a Wednesday ruling by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
The lawsuit that brought the issue before the court recounts an incident in Early in December 2001 when a woman, who was being attacked in her home, killed a man in self-defense.
Source
A change in that state law was suggested in a Wednesday ruling by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
The lawsuit that brought the issue before the court recounts an incident in Early in December 2001 when a woman, who was being attacked in her home, killed a man in self-defense.
Source
The element of surprise
Here's a small article pointing to the important element of surprise.
This factor is often times forgotten by many when it comes to any self-defense situation and fighting scenarios.
If we don't consider that things may not be what they seem in the first place, or that a given situation may take unexpected turns, then we may be in for a big surprise!
The element of surprise is one of the major factors of coming up with the upper hand in any self-defense situation. That is, turning the tables on an attacker who thinks you are an easy target.
This factor is often times forgotten by many when it comes to any self-defense situation and fighting scenarios.
If we don't consider that things may not be what they seem in the first place, or that a given situation may take unexpected turns, then we may be in for a big surprise!
The element of surprise is one of the major factors of coming up with the upper hand in any self-defense situation. That is, turning the tables on an attacker who thinks you are an easy target.
Bouncing
Many places the bouncers (or doormen) are really first class. Adults, friendly, non-aggressive, service minded and skilled in every way.
Other places they may be too young, too aggressive, untrained, full of themselves, on steroids, more than willing to use their fighting skills, rude and unfriendly. Always gives me the creeps...
I will go as far as saying that some places the doormen are not the solution to the problems - they are the primary sources!
Yes, the payment is low and yes they do meet a lot of really, really stupid customers - having to deal with all kinds of crazy stuff and intoxicated behavior. But why don't the places learn and hire professionals, not some testosterone kids with enough problems on their own?
You see them everywhere, here's a story from England.
Other places they may be too young, too aggressive, untrained, full of themselves, on steroids, more than willing to use their fighting skills, rude and unfriendly. Always gives me the creeps...
I will go as far as saying that some places the doormen are not the solution to the problems - they are the primary sources!
Yes, the payment is low and yes they do meet a lot of really, really stupid customers - having to deal with all kinds of crazy stuff and intoxicated behavior. But why don't the places learn and hire professionals, not some testosterone kids with enough problems on their own?
You see them everywhere, here's a story from England.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
The common denominator
What is present in most occurrences of violence? Answer: Alcohol.
Some even call alcohol the most commonly used date rape "drug", and I tend to agree.
Did you know that research shows that 90 percent of date rapes occur when either the victim or attacker was drinking?
If you didn't then you know now, and I honestly hope you'll go easy on certain beverages! It is possible to have fun and stay safe at the same time...
Here's an article about the 'Project Drink Safe'
Some even call alcohol the most commonly used date rape "drug", and I tend to agree.
Did you know that research shows that 90 percent of date rapes occur when either the victim or attacker was drinking?
If you didn't then you know now, and I honestly hope you'll go easy on certain beverages! It is possible to have fun and stay safe at the same time...
Here's an article about the 'Project Drink Safe'
Risky business
Working with conflict and violent behavior management, I can assure you that physical violence, threats, intimidation and harassment at work is a huge problem in some occupations.
Many times these are problems that goes on without proper reports being filed.
It also should be noted that there are few that has proper training to deal with these sorts of negative behaviors and potential harmful occurrences.
These occupations include nurses, doctors, prison personnel, clergymen (!), teachers, police, doormen/bouncers, sales reps, agents, parking attendants, security personnel, social security workers, as well as many others.
This story about real estate agents should give you an idea about the potential dangers some people are facing.
Many times these are problems that goes on without proper reports being filed.
It also should be noted that there are few that has proper training to deal with these sorts of negative behaviors and potential harmful occurrences.
These occupations include nurses, doctors, prison personnel, clergymen (!), teachers, police, doormen/bouncers, sales reps, agents, parking attendants, security personnel, social security workers, as well as many others.
This story about real estate agents should give you an idea about the potential dangers some people are facing.
Pink ladies from UK
Pink Ladies is the UK's first women-only private car hire franchise - geared towards women who feel safer taking a taxi driven by a woman.
Booking is done over the phone, and a text message is sent to the customer to let her know the vehicle is approaching, which means she doesn't have to wait outside.
Drivers are trained in self-defense and will wait outside a customer's home after a drop-off to ensure she gets in.
Source
More self-defense and self-defense news:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/self-defense.html
Booking is done over the phone, and a text message is sent to the customer to let her know the vehicle is approaching, which means she doesn't have to wait outside.
Drivers are trained in self-defense and will wait outside a customer's home after a drop-off to ensure she gets in.
Source
More self-defense and self-defense news:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/self-defense.html
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Obviously oblivious
Have you ever watched someone speaking on a mobile phone or a pay-phone? Have you seen how all their focus is directed towards the person they're talking to?
You may also begin to watch people with earplugs or headsets from phones, portable CD-players, mp3 players, iPods etc.
Just watch how easily you can approach these people walking or standing in their own "time and space". Does this tell you something? Don't you think a purse-snatcher, thief, mugger, rapist, crook, villain and other people of that ilk sees the same thing?
I can promise you they do - in fact I know they do! After studying and talking with many of these people I'll tell you this is one of the first signs they see in a potential victim: someone not fitting in or being unaware of the surroundings.
So you do the math - it's your call:
What is more important, listening to some music and shutting out the rest of the world; Or, making it more likely you come home in one piece and with all your belongings still there?
You can indeed close in on music or a phone call, and be alert to your surroundings simultaneously. But this takes practise, often a lot of practise...
You may also begin to watch people with earplugs or headsets from phones, portable CD-players, mp3 players, iPods etc.
Just watch how easily you can approach these people walking or standing in their own "time and space". Does this tell you something? Don't you think a purse-snatcher, thief, mugger, rapist, crook, villain and other people of that ilk sees the same thing?
I can promise you they do - in fact I know they do! After studying and talking with many of these people I'll tell you this is one of the first signs they see in a potential victim: someone not fitting in or being unaware of the surroundings.
So you do the math - it's your call:
What is more important, listening to some music and shutting out the rest of the world; Or, making it more likely you come home in one piece and with all your belongings still there?
You can indeed close in on music or a phone call, and be alert to your surroundings simultaneously. But this takes practise, often a lot of practise...
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
More "stunning" self-defense
This story is a confirmation of something I already knew after working in a security psychiatric ward: That there are some strange individuals out there.
It also taught me that I'm far crazier than I thought, but that's an issue for another day :-)
Anyhow, in this scenario we have a couple of issues. One is that we either have a really violent husband using a 600,000 volt stun-gun - or a drunk wife that obviously scares her man. Possibly both.
Personally I'll go along with the court that sentenced the man to 40 years in jail.
On a side note, I've learned never to trust a media report 100%.
Another issue is that when you have weapons lying around, it's easy to use them. I've seen it time and time again: people will grab anything - premeditated or not - and use it in a fight. Stones, sticks, knives, bottles, guns, road-signs, forks, ashtrays, TV-sets, lampshades, glasses, tables, chairs... You name it!
Many people arm themselves with things such as knives for "self-defense" and end up being convicted for using it (or carrying it). If your an adult who are trained in it's use, prepared for the consequences and risks involved, and who's allowed to carry it - by all means go ahead. If not - don't! Things escalate very, very fast...
It also taught me that I'm far crazier than I thought, but that's an issue for another day :-)
Anyhow, in this scenario we have a couple of issues. One is that we either have a really violent husband using a 600,000 volt stun-gun - or a drunk wife that obviously scares her man. Possibly both.
Personally I'll go along with the court that sentenced the man to 40 years in jail.
On a side note, I've learned never to trust a media report 100%.
Another issue is that when you have weapons lying around, it's easy to use them. I've seen it time and time again: people will grab anything - premeditated or not - and use it in a fight. Stones, sticks, knives, bottles, guns, road-signs, forks, ashtrays, TV-sets, lampshades, glasses, tables, chairs... You name it!
Many people arm themselves with things such as knives for "self-defense" and end up being convicted for using it (or carrying it). If your an adult who are trained in it's use, prepared for the consequences and risks involved, and who's allowed to carry it - by all means go ahead. If not - don't! Things escalate very, very fast...
Stunning...
UK -- A man who was found with a stun gun by a doorman at a nightspot in Llandudno was fined £300 yesterday.
The 21-year-old restaurant worker allegedly carried it for self-defense after being injured in an earlier, unprovoked assault.
Source
The 21-year-old restaurant worker allegedly carried it for self-defense after being injured in an earlier, unprovoked assault.
Source
Monday, March 13, 2006
Sensational Quebec murder case
There has also been cases here in Norway - one that I recall where a boy was acquitted for killing his abusive father with a shot-gun as the father was sleeping. The defense was built on self-defense.
"Canada -- A Quebec woman who shot her husband dead while he slept is hoping the Supreme Court of Canada will uphold her acquittal by a lower court, partly on the grounds that she was in a robotic state when she pulled the trigger. "
Source
For more self-defense news and information:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/self-defense.html
"Canada -- A Quebec woman who shot her husband dead while he slept is hoping the Supreme Court of Canada will uphold her acquittal by a lower court, partly on the grounds that she was in a robotic state when she pulled the trigger. "
Source
For more self-defense news and information:
http://www.your-martial-arts-resources.com/self-defense.html
Tae-bo = self-defense?
Please, give me a break! Great for fitness all right ... but self-defense...?
What's next, rose-gardening, pot smoking, coin collecting or tap-dancing for self-defense? Jeez!
"Jessica Alba has told how martial arts training helped her get in shape for hit movies Sin City and The Fantastic Four. The 25-year-old loves tae-bo - a mix of self-defense, dance and boxing."
Source
What's next, rose-gardening, pot smoking, coin collecting or tap-dancing for self-defense? Jeez!
"Jessica Alba has told how martial arts training helped her get in shape for hit movies Sin City and The Fantastic Four. The 25-year-old loves tae-bo - a mix of self-defense, dance and boxing."
Source
So, you want to be a target?
Small wonder some people are being picked as a target!
Victims are never, ever to blame for any form of violence. Still, there is a lot we can do to avoid being victims. Read this highly illustrating story from http://gauravsabnis.blogspot.com to see how some people are being easy targets for criminals and low-lives. How hard can it be to make it a little harder for them?
And again (for safe measures): The perpetrator always has the sole responisbility for the criminal act - not the victim/s!
Victims are never, ever to blame for any form of violence. Still, there is a lot we can do to avoid being victims. Read this highly illustrating story from http://gauravsabnis.blogspot.com to see how some people are being easy targets for criminals and low-lives. How hard can it be to make it a little harder for them?
And again (for safe measures): The perpetrator always has the sole responisbility for the criminal act - not the victim/s!
Welcome!
Welcome to this self-defense blog!
Basically we will cover all aspects of (mostly) unarmed self-defense. This does include martial arts related self-defense, but also topics that are not raleted to the fighting arts.
Do stick around, and by all means leave a comment if you feel like it. I'll be posting on a regular basis!
Torbjorn Arntsen
5. dan Ju Jitsu Norway
Basically we will cover all aspects of (mostly) unarmed self-defense. This does include martial arts related self-defense, but also topics that are not raleted to the fighting arts.
Do stick around, and by all means leave a comment if you feel like it. I'll be posting on a regular basis!
Torbjorn Arntsen
5. dan Ju Jitsu Norway
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