"Fear is a reflex - confidence is a choice."

Sorry, don't know who gets the credit for this.

Ted

Great-Grandma, 83, Fights off Purse Snatcher

and

Woman fights off knife attack

Honeslty, i really don't know who im going to vote for.

Well, if nothing else,

Harper is the only one who will not restrict firearms. Everyone else supports a full range of new restrictions.

Ted

YES!!

Ted

Canadians, Firearms and Self Defence

My Take: "I know how they were feeling," he said. "It’s like you wish you could have done more." Six Minutes of horror as Turlock father beats, kills his son; by Julia Prodis Sulek and Ken McLaughlin Mercury News Article Launched: 06/16/2008 07:43:19 PM PDT Six-and-a-half minutes...

6. Go fishing for tuna. Omega-3 fats in tuna help strengthen heart muscle, lower blood pressure, and prevent clotting — as well as reduce levels of potentially deadly inflammation in the body. may be a little out of date now that the mercury levels of tuna and other fatty fish have been found to be...

This shot gun approach to the symptoms of a supposed but un-named ailment makes it seem like the questions designed to create the feeling of these symptoms in you...so he can tout his product.

imnsho

Hey can you ask Ted if he can post a link to the Chen Zhonghua's forums I’m a bit of a fan . Student # 7 trained with him and he hits like a friggin machine! OK, Chen Zhonghua's new forum is a public forum (the interface ***** tho). http://chenzhonghua.org/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=...

Hi Rory, Each joint in the power chain of bone between the earth and the force applied to the threat is a source of power lost. Every bent joint at the instant of impact acts as a shock absorber, bleeding off small amounts of energy into their flex and away from the intended target. This power is lo...

I have a few thoughts on this topic that can be found at http://defendyourself101.ca/articles/ab ... our-pocket

The article doesn't cover everything I think about the topic, just some stuff I think is usually missing from discussions about such things.

Hi all, I am announcing that my new web site, http://defendyourself101.ca has gone live! It is a "how to" site to show elementary self defence techniques and related principles and strategies to non-martial artists, seniors and women etc. As such, it will look elementary to all you hard ch...

First we must determine if Cahal Milmo got the story right and the editors did not sensationalize the story to gain readership. From direct experience with the media, I remain sceptical that anything in a newspaper has any real value. Then we must determine if a priori racist ideas coloured his inte...

You might like Barry Eisler's Jun Rain series.

Starting at the first one is not necessary but you get a better feel for his character and the way his writing improves.

Excellent stories...

Not all of this looked like self hypnosis; some looked like aikdo dojo movies from long ago. Hong Junsheng says of his book, Chen Style Taijiquan Practical Method, "This book stresses practical self defense skills and avoids bogus talk of "mind intent" and "qi." The self def...

He will teach you how to teach him, himself.

Be patient with lapses in memory.

Don't rush / push with special teaching.

Just in the transition between the last shuto and the low kick, there is the sweeping up with the right hand while holding the shuto of the left hand still until they meet and do a bit of a wave up and down together... This is a perfect wrist lock, applied to a cross grab of your right hand. The rig...