Your position during a conversation Before you say a word… position yourself! That is it. Think it through. Self-defense tip from Thomas Kurz, co-author of Basic Instincts of Self-Defense and author of Science of Sports Training, Stretching Scientifically, and Flexibility Express. For a complete list of our products, click here.
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Police planted explosives in the luggage of unwitting air passengers to train bomb-sniffing dogs — then forgot about them Planning to fly? Keep in mind this news item: On Saturday, January 2nd, police has placed real bomb components into check-in bags of nine different passengers at two airports in Slovakia. One of those passengers, Stefan
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Lethal weapon potential of an ordinary pencil Some things are not explained in this video, for example, what are the suitable targets for a pencil, and what happens after the pencil, or a similarly shaped everyday object, is in. This is because this tip is not for people born yesterday. Weapon potential of a pencil
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Free info from International Due Diligence Organization (IDDO) on bodyguarding, executive protection, economic espionage, competitive intelligence, personal safety, business security, asset location, terrorism, and more In this tip I would like to share with you a free, yet valuable resource. Remember Bernie Madoff? His Ponzi scheme (a Ponzi scheme works very much like U.S. Social
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Ray Floro teaches the most rational system of knife fighting and defense against knife attacks Ray Floro has developed the best system of knife fighting and defending against a skilled knife fighter that I have ever seen. I consider it the model of efficiency — from its techniques to the teaching method. This is the
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Disciplined practice and practiced discipline can prevent a defeat in a fight Lack of discipline kills, and so does the lack of practice. Disciplined practice and practiced discipline can turn a seeming disaster into victory. The battle of Varna (November 10, 1444 A.D.) is a vivid example for all these truths. Hungarians and their allies
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Know your enemy’s fighting techniques and tactics or else lose the fight Another lesson from an old battle…. In the initial clash in the battle for Vienna (1683), a few well-trained German musket regiments were cut nearly by half by lightly armed Tatars. As Jan Pasek relates: Their fiery muskets and even great artillery guns
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Don’t stand your ground. Know it and use it, but don’t just stand your ground. Here is my explanation, based on memoirs of an accomplished warrior, Jan Chryzostom Pasek. In his commentary on the battles of Vienna and Parkany (Štúrovo), during the Turkish invasion of Austria in 1683, he noted the great number of dead
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Old battle teaches using terrain, weather, psychology, tactics, and knowledge of your enemy’s weapons, tactics, and customs This article will acquaint you with one of the best examples of a cunning commander in action. Study this lesson from history to learn to look at situations from a commander’s viewpoint. In this article, and in those
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On a night burglary and on martial arts and combat sports vs. self-defense mind-set and thinking like a commander Quite a while ago, one of the Stadion Forum members wrote about his experience with night burglars that had him questioning his martial arts training (he practices Wu Shu). So, first I give you the essential
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