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Weekly articles on managing violence. Enhance your current knowledge & skills on the subject of personal safety and self-defense.
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What I love about Marcus Burgess (opens the original)
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Marcus taught Muay Thai for seven hours, then went to a fight night and refereed.He posted it with the caption “When Muay Thai consumes you.”Marcus Burgess has been in martial arts for 36 years and in the security industry for 33. He’s also a stroke survivor. He recently spoke on a Stroke Foundation panel as a lived-experience representative, he’s spent September running to raise money to beat stroke, and in November he’s running 106km at Mount Kosciuszko.What I love here is a guy who loves to c
Big Weapon / Big Target (opens the original)
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Simpler. Safer. Secure.In 1980 I had a big idea: I wanted to make the world safer.My vision was that we needed to look at how humans actually moved — and that means both the good guy and the bad guy.I focused on natural, instinctive movement. Hardwired reflexes. Intuition. And there was another non-negotiable: anything and everything related to self-defense training had to be based on credible threats and realistic scenarios.Over the years I’ve studied many martial systems (and still do). But I
Thank Your Attacker (opens the original)
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I hate to tell you this, but sudden violence happens suddenly. That’s the part so many people miss.Ethically weaponizing fear and the startle response might just be the most important skill you can develop for self-defense. Here’s why.If the attack is going to happen, accept that being scared is part of it. Sudden violence will always trigger a fear spike, but know that that fear can be turned into fuel. That same sudden fear and aggression will also trigger a startle response.If your hands are
Speed Is an Illusion (opens the original)
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Most people practice their mechanics in isolation, and the fixation is almost always speed. Faster draw, faster strike, faster combination.But speed is an illusion.You can only go as fast as the bad guy’s targets present. He chooses the location. He chooses the level of violence. He chooses the moment. That means he dictates when you’ll move and what you must do — and you must adapt.You must also morally and ethically threat-discriminate based on the danger in front of you, and the danger is dic
Stop Mugging Yourself (opens the original)
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Self-defense isn’t always about a confrontation with someone else.The first and most important fight is winning the one inside your head.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="728" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2K0Z!,w_1456,c_limit,f_a
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