About Self Defense

For those places (for instance home) where a gun is not an option, how about a nightstand you can quickly use to defend yourself and your fa...

Belt for self-defense - From Flickr.com Here's a quick note about using a belt for self-defense . And we're not referring to the...

Foot stomp - Illustration, from Flickr.com There are a number of basic and highly effective ways of fighting back - the rather innocent l...

USA -- On Wednesday, a seven-year-old girl was grabbed by the man at a large store in Bremen, Georgia. The man, a convicted killer out on pa...

Killing in self-defense Public domain illustration image Shooting and killing a person in his sleep can't possibly be deemed as self...

Women's self-defense Illustration - from Flickr.com Meg Stone has a precise and very true observation in jamaicaplaingazette.com ab...

Trusting your instincts when followed Illustration photo, from sxc.hu From Tulsa Oklahoma,  here's a textbook example of why you sh...

MMA - Illustration, from Flicker.com OK, so it wasn't the MMA (mixed martial arts) alone that did the trick - a healthy doze of peppe...

Illustration image - From Flickr.com Really hard to say what went through the mind of the gun-toting maniac from this article at  blog.al...

Illustration image - From Flickr.com At least sort of... Probably more like bi-lingual self-defense. In any case, this story  about a v...

Arizona -- A 76-year-old man who was accused of forcing a maid to put her hand on his penis four times while the woman was cleaning his trai...

Connecticut -- As a result of injuries he sustained from an assault in Stamford, a 78-year-old man died on February 22, 2009. The incident...

China -- An 81-year-old man fought back in self-defense was reportedly able to send eight young would-be robbers fleeing in Hong Kong, accor...

Arizona -- As we all know, a number of everyday items - and things you regularly carry on your person in particular - can come in handy in a...

Georgia -- So, you're a teacher for special needs children and you're having a couple of unruly students in your class. Two disrup...

Australia -- A 18-year-old amateur boxer from Samoa reportedly tried to convince authorities he acted in "self-defense" when he sa...

South Africa -- Female paramedics in Durban Deep and Johannesburg are scared for their own safety - and it appears more than rightfully so a...

Words are really not necessary - rather than this: "You suddenly don't look quite so tough with your pants around your ankles....

California --  Sfgate.com has a very informative article about a very common tactic or set-up used by robbers, thieves or criminals alike. ...

How about teaching someone self-defense moves ... whether they want it or not :-) In Louisiana, a university student was arrested for simp...

All right, I'll admit it ... I like banjo. I even play one when ever the mood hits me. And now there seems to be more more reason for pi...

Hot liquid can be a great self-defense solution. Hope McDonald's won't be sued this time around for serving their coffee too hot... ...

Here's a combined umbrella and brass knuckle, from what I can see called an Umbuster (umbrella and knuckle buster - geddit?). Although i...

"You hit like a girl!" Yeah, right....

UK (Scotland) A 35-year-old African man who attempted to rape a woman in Glasgow has been jailed for four years. The man, who was caught on ...

Here's a video showing why a punch with a closed fist is highly overrated as far as self-defense goes. You can see that the person doing...

Ohio -- An 80-year-old man have had a rough week. First, he was beaten during a home break-in and then later shot while trying to learn abou...

Australia -- The Emergency Medical Service Protection Association in Australia, which represents 800 Queensland paramedics and ambulance wor...

Wow, titanium "I-knee-do" to the groin ... I really do hope this left a lasting and painful impression. Australia -- A 72-year-old...

Here are some quite interesting -- and perhaps even shocking -- statistics about domestic violence arrests (from mirror.co.uk ): UK -- Resea...

There' a new US based study which has been presented by the Emergency Nurses Association. The study shows that workplace violence is all...

From javno.com , here's a really great article you should absolutely take the time to read and absorb. It is about the ever present dang...