ACT in Self Defense

Since more time appears to be spent training to grapple on the ground than on your feet it seemed like a good time to have a workshop focused exclusively on taking someone off their feet using a variety of Folkstyle, Freestyle and Catch-Wrestling techniques. Learning how to take someone down is the gateway to learning how to defend against it!

Whether you are a young woman heading to college for the first time or the last, the possibility of being sexually assaulted during your college career should be taken seriously.

Heading off to high school or college for the first time is pretty exciting. Learning new things, meeting new people, making new friends, and having new experiences are all part of high school and college life. It can also cause parents to worry about their student’s safety. What worries parents most when asked about concerns [...]

The phrase “the blind leading the blind,” has been used in a derogatory manner since biblical times. It tends to refer to incompetent people who are leading others who similarly handicapped. However if you had read the recent article in the Chicago Tribune “Blind couple steps out as parents” you would never use the phrase [...]

Why teach a Takedown Workshop? Being able to take someone off their feet should be part of your self-defense training. Some may object since they can’t imagine themselves taking a bigger opponent off their feet out in the street. That is understandable, but by learning how to take someone down you also can begin to [...]

Most of the time we think of assailants using a gun or knife or the threat of violence to get us to do things we wouldn’t normally do, but some predators can get us to put ourselves into unsafe situations with just a few words.  They have learned how to use a variety of techniques [...]

Awareness Pay attention to your environment.  Don’t daydream. Be aware of your surroundings.  Avoid ipods or similar devices that can prevent you from hearing someone approaching. Familiarity may breed carelessness.  Just because it is familiar doesn’t mean it is safe. Walk in the middle of the sidewalk look for people hiding in doorways or parked [...]

Hi to all of you.  I hope you have enjoyed the course and are looking forward to part 2.  I will have more information on that in a few days. To review this week we only need to think about the kempo blocks/strikes that we introduced last week.  We reviewed the strikes and spent time [...]

Hello again.  I hope everyone is doing well and that you aren’t too sore from the last class.  Key points are listed below. 1) Kempo blocks/strikes up, in, out, down, back elbow.  Other strikes included a high back elbow, Kempo back-fist, and hammer fist. 2) We used the above strikes in combination as well as [...]

Thanks again for putting in such a great effort in this week’s self-defense class. Please take a moment to review some of the key things we covered this past week. 1) We discussed what to do when confronted by an attacker armed with a knife.  Try to stay calm and throw whatever valuables they are asking [...]