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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #5: CHOKE DEFENSE (ROPE OR CORD)

Disclaimer: This post contains graphic content focusing on defending oneself in an emergency, aspects of which may be triggering for some people, and considered adult in nature.  Defense situations (such as a choke defense) can vary and no one technique will work for every situation.  Technique and weapons use are […]

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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #4: KNIFE, STICK, OR BAT DEFENSE

Disclaimer: This post contains graphic content focusing on defending oneself in an emergency, aspects of which may be triggering for some people, and considered adult in nature.  Defense situations (such as knife defense) can vary and no one technique will work for every situation.  Technique and weapons use are subject […]

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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #3: GUN DEFENSE

Disclaimer: This post contains graphic content focusing on defending oneself in an emergency, aspects of which may be triggering for some people, and considered adult in nature.  Defense situations (such as a gun defense) can vary and no one technique will work for every situation.  Technique and weapons use are […]

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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #2: WEAPON DEFENSE

Disclaimer: This post contains graphic content focusing on defending oneself in an emergency, aspects of which may be triggering for some people, and considered adult in nature.  Defense situations (such as a weapon defense) can vary and no one technique will work for every situation.  Technique and weapons use are […]

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EMERGENCY DEFENSE PREP #1: PROTECTION

Hey everyone!  Years ago – like 35 years ago – I took a class in women’s self-defense.  And while it was immensely helpful, unfortunately, it’s not something I have stayed up to date on.  Happily for us, Nick Card, the author of this current blog post series, has a great […]

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DAY-TO-DAY PREP #2, THE PERSONAGES

Written by Nick Card More common day-to-day emergencies are worth preparing for even if they are not large scale disasters. Today is a normal Thursday!  We hop out of bed, eat breakfast, drive to work, push through until time to head home, get a few tasks done before hitting the […]

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DAY-TO-DAY PREP #1, THE VENUES

Written by Nick Card Disaster!  Whether a natural disaster (like a hurricane) or a man-made disaster (like a terrorist attack), we often associate emergency prep with more exotic disasters rather than the more common day-to-day ones we face. Imagine a typical day: wake up, get the kids out the door, […]

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PREP STRATEGY 101

Written by Nick Card Have you ever watched an alarming news clip and thought I am definitely not ready for that situation?  Thanks to COVID-19, probably most of us have found weaknesses in our prep strategy.  When COVID-19 first hit the U.S. many of us were thinking: What is COVID-19? […]