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Can you hear me now?
May 6, 2014

“Speak up! Nobody can hear you when you mumble.” That’s what my Grandpa used to say to me when I was a kid and would visit him and Grandma on a Sunday afternoon. “Kids these days, they all mumble,” he … Continue reading →

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Sweetheart Deal!
February 14, 2014

THIS WEEKEND ONLY (Feb 14, 15, 16) I have a sweetheart deal for you. When you buy one spot in a Cornered Cat class, you get a second seat FREE! Bring a friend and make the weekend twice as fun… … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Know
February 3, 2014

For my instructor friends… Training people how to protect their lives from violent crime is a specialty. It requires ongoing study. It requires a commitment to learn. It also requires a ruthless self-assessment process: what do I know? What do … Continue reading →

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“Am I good enough to take a class?”
January 25, 2014

When I was a kid, my mom would sign us up for swimming lessons every year right after school got out for summer vacation. For a couple of weeks every summer, if you went down to our town’s public swimming … Continue reading →

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The Life-Affirming Lessons of Self Defense
January 3, 2014

Especially during the holidays and as we begin the new year, when someone asks what I do for a living and I reply that I teach self-defense classes, some people recoil in apparent horror. “That’s such a downer!” one woman … Continue reading →

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“Women Should Always Use Revolvers”
December 15, 2013

Really – that’s what the guy said. It wasn’t my problem or my job to correct his wrong idea, so I bit my lip and moved on. But it reminded me of an online discussion I’d been recently involved in, … Continue reading →

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At the Mall
December 4, 2013

Had fun yesterday. A group of us got together at an urban mall for a small class in awareness and avoidance with Rory Miller, author of Facing Violence: Preparing for the Unexpected and a half-dozen other excellent books about self … Continue reading →

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TAE #7: Follow Through
November 21, 2013

This is the seventh in a series of simple exercises you can do to improve your trigger control. These exercises will help you become more aware of your trigger finger and better able to control its motions. No matter how … Continue reading →

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