Self-defense “works” for the same reason that it doesn’t work and that underlying reason is because most people quit at a certain level...

“I Want to Learn Self-Defense” Many people confuse learning self-defense with learning to swim. The thinking falls along these general...

Lately, the idea of teaching people, particularly women, self-defense as a method for increasing personal safety has come under attack. A...

Operative Awareness is awareness that is functionally useful. It has an actual effect on your assessments and actions. “Be aware of your...

Can you defend yourself better than the average person? Most likely you think you can. Most Americans think that he or she is more...

I have repeatedly come across internet self-defense “advice” for wheelchair users. The majority of the suggestions provided usually refer...

In Part II, we will look at where different types of learning methods fit in to the three Modes of Conceptualize, Training, and...

High understanding is the result of effective learning. Effective Learning is the result of the combination of Three Modes of Learning....

All Self-Defense Methodologies are essentially Problem Solving Systems whose desired solution is to deprive an aggressor of his or her...

I hear it all the time. I see it all the time. In general, many women seem to think that if they use assertiveness for boundary setting...

Boundary setting is a problem solving strategy that enables people to deal with and differentiate between awkward, rude, and dangerous...

“I want to learn some self-defense moves!” What self-defense instructor has not heard that request? When an instructor teaches a student...

“When I was very young, I remember my grandparents had an older gentleman friend come by the camp one afternoon. Maybe it was me, but I...

He is big. He is loud. He is scary. He starts yelling at you from twenty feet away. You tell him to “BACK OFF!!!” He walks straight up to...

The 4Cs of Marketing as originated by Robert F. Lauterborn were designed to create consumer centric marketing plans for companies selling...

If the marketing for a product refers to solving a problem for a large category of people, it is claiming to have created a Systemic...

Imagine you wanted information on the workings of a bicycle, you would seek out an experienced bicycle technician and rider. Someone who...

Civil war era wheelchair and user.

In this writing, I will explore how the hospital wheelchair (HWC) has evolved to having the trifecta of being (1) the most difficult...

It is a common question that people ask “What is the best manual wheelchair?”. This question cannot be answered since there is no “best”...