Situational awareness is an essential skill that every first responder needs. The reason is simple. First responders are constantly exposed to danger. Being able to sense and interpret danger is essential in keeping the first responder out of harm’s way.
Can martial arts really save your life? Research shows that there are a host of benefits to the practice of martial arts that go well past the realms of self defense.
First there is black.Then there is light andAll the colors of jazz.And there is sound in these colors.A wailing trumpet drips coolViolet, threaded with smoke.Heavy blue lumbers from the bassWhile the clarinet tempsAnd tantalizes in hot pink counterpoint.But the drumThe drum beats blood red.”Poem by Doug Moench from the Comic Moon Knight #26 (1982)
Every person should have a handy grab bag for those unexpected emergency events. Creating a grab bag is a simple and fun process, get started with this post.
You live in a high crime area. What does that look like? If it looks anything like where I grew up, the streets are empty at night. People were once neighborly, but that’s now a distant memory. I remember when the walls went up. They used to be about waist high. They’re now at least …
“I just knew it”, “You knew what”? “I was almost in a car accident today, luckily I had a sixth sense it coming at me, and I got out of the way in time”, “What are you talking about, you think you’re some kind of a clairvoyant”? “No, listen. As usual I was late for …
He looked wild. I ran over to assist and grabbed his shoulders. He turned violently, and blood sprayed onto me from his mouth. Mike pulled him back and added a good dose of pepper spray into the mix. But wait. I’m getting ahead of myself. How did I get here? It all started at lunch …