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Women’s Self Defense LI

Women’s Safety on Long Island
Women don’t need to be unprepared, or the victim of an assault. They can learn simple self defense techniques to fight back.

Published by: Dave Heuthe, American Kobe Jiu Jitsu Federation Black Belt & Certified Instructor. Dave provides group personal defense classes where lessons are taught in various locations, privately, at Bob [...]

How to Fight if You Need to Defend Yourself

How to Defend Yourself
Often times we find ourselves in need of defense. Is it over something trivial? Then walk away. If you really are in a sticky situation, run or yell for help. If all other options fail then follow these steps.
Steps

Yell for help first if you are confronted by an attacker.
Run if possible.
If [...]

85 Year Old Defends Self

One is Never too Old to Defend Self

Believe it or not, here’s a real self-defense story of the day? It’s the pistol-packing, 85-year-old grandma edition. Details here.
Republished by: Dave Heuthe, American Kobe Jiu Jitsu Federation Black Belt & Certified Instructor. Dave provides group personal defense classes where lessons are taught in various locations, privately, at [...]

Predicting & Dealing w/ Violence

When they think about maintaining their safety on the job, Emergency Medical Personnel, EMTs, Paramedics, nurses & social workers always want to know: Is it possible to predict who will be violent? What can [...]

Dangers Faced by Emergency Medical Personnel

EMS Workers Face Many Dangers

By: Dave’s EMS Headquarters
It never entered my mind when I began my career as a Paramedic, that my career would be shortened after becoming the victim of violence. But in fact my career was in fact shortened because I was assaulted by a patient who had overdosed on illegal narcotics and [...]

Social Worker Safety - In The Trenches

Life Can Come At You Hard & Scary!
Facing hostile families, overwhelming caseloads, and the occasional gun barrel, a child protective service worker’s job requires both street smarts and grace under pressure. Here’s how to protect yourself.
By Richard Bermack
As child protective services worker Denise Smernes walked into the home of her clients in Alameda County, California, [...]

ATM Safety

Avoiding ATM Robberies
ATM cash machines have been incorporated in our way of life. They offer a real convenience to those on the run, but at the same time offer an element of risk. Using an ATM machine safely requires awareness and a little planning. Just because an ATM machine is open and available twenty four [...]

Awareness: Our 1st and best defense

Self Defense Awareness
By Dave Heuthe
When we think about self defense we tend to think about physical techniques. We picture in our mind what we might do if someone grabbed or choked us. What if you’re walking down a dark street? Well, why are you walking down a dark street? Do you feel safe there? Feel [...]

Predator Alert

How Safe Are You?
In Englewood and Haqckensack NJ several women were attacked and sexually assaulted.
He targets women walking alone and attacks them from behind, knocking them down and groping them.
While you can’t grow eyes in the back of your head, you must remain aware and vigilant. Have pepper spray in your hand, or even your [...]

Woman’s Self Defense Demonstration

1930s Woman Defends Self

This old school demonstration was revolutionary in its day, and is still apropo for today.
Ms. May Whitley was a pioneer for women practitioners as early as the 1930’s. She appears in various vintage self defense film clips from that era, performing Jujutsu demonstrations with a male attacker. Dorthy Darke was another jujutsu [...]