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9/11: What changed that day?

It took the events of 9/11 to change the administrations view of the danger Al Queda posed to the United States and its allies.

4-Week Self Defense Course starts next week!

We will be offering another 4 Week Personal Safety / Self-Defense Course at the Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts. Named best overall school by Black Belt Magazine. The Course begins October 18th. Classes will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:15 – 8:15 for 4 weeks. A total of 8 hours! In addition [...]

Are you safer from a terrorist attack 10 years after 9/11?

Can you really depend on the Department of Homeland Security to keep you safe? Should you?

How will the killing of Osama bin Laden affect your personal safety?

. Have you noticed that security measures have increased since the death of Osama bin Laden? His followers are bound to make some attempt to strike back at the citizens of the United States, but that doesn’t mean you should live in fear. Security has been increased in Chicago as well as most major cities [...]

6 Week Self-Defense Course Starting Soon!

We will be offering another 6 Week Personal Safety / Self-Defense Course at the Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts. Named best overall school by Black Belt Magazine. The weekday session starts Tuesday May 3rd, at 7:15pm and the weekend session begins Saturday May 7th at 11:00am In addition to learning a number of self defense [...]

Do you listen to the pre-flight safety instructions?

The recent reports of cracks appearing in the fuselage of the Boeing 737 should cause you to think about your personal safety in the event of an emergency landing. Chicago based Boeing’s jets have been in the news lately because of cracks appearing in several of its planes. The Federal Aviation Administration has just issued [...]