One of the basic skills when you're learning the science of self-defense, is the ability to defend against incoming strikes. In fact, in the 5 phases that an attack and defense scenario progresses through, this ability to neutralize the effect of the attack he's throwing at you takes place in phase 2. When we think about defending or neutralizing the force of his attack, many options are available. This article focuses on the option of evasion.If...more
Although they are not as common as termites or other household pests, flying ants can still be a nuisance. Contact a pest control company to know the best flying ant treatments and solutions. They can help you to figure out ways to remove and prevent them from infesting your house. On your part, make sure to maintain cleanliness on both your indoor and outdoor surroundings. Do not give them the opportunity to create a nest in your backyard or...more
Are you serious about learning how to protect yourself against a dangerous attack? If the answer is yes, then one of the first things you should learn is what NOT to do. The martial arts and self defense training world is filled with people - instructors and students alike - who have theories but no real experience. And, if you want to be able to prevent a real world attacker from beating, breaking or killing you, you'll want to ignore most of what you hear!One of these "ideas" that works in the dojo ("training hall") but not too well in the real world is the concept of blocking a kick. I know this because I used what I was taught, not by one teacher but a half-dozen or more in just as many arts, and ended up with a shattered ulna in my right forearm!While there are certainly ways to deal with an incoming kicking leg, the idea of stopping it with a bone that's smaller than the one he's throwing at you is not only a bad strategy - it's stupid! If you believe in this strategy, you're probably offended by that statement right now, and I'm sorry.But, I'm not sorry for offending you - for waking you up. I'm sorry that you were convinced by people that you obviously believed-in, like,...more
Do you train with firearms as a part of your overall self defense strategy? Regardless of what some people say about whether firearms should be legal or not - the fact that criminal attackers will always have access to them, means that you must, at the very least train to be able to disarm an armed assailant, and be able to use the weapon you now...more
There is a theory in psychology known as the self-determination theory. Well, basically it points out that a person is best living his or her life if he or she is self-determined. So what does it mean to be self-determined? It means that a person is motivated from within. The passion must come from the person, not from external rewards, blackmail...more
In this article I am now going to give you a few hints as to what is involved in getting all self employment jobs up and running.Firstly, do some research into your chosen field. This may be done by searching the internet, reading classified ads, newspapers, magazines or even talking to other people to see if there is an interest in it and to see what your potential "competitors" are doing to get an idea on what and how they are doing it. This is an important step because you do not want to invest your very valuable time and money only to find out later that there is too much competition, it is too expensive to do or not enough potential customers for your product or service. There are plenty of self employment jobs available so that if all this is working against your first choice, then do not get disheartened, just select another!The next item to be looked into is the costing - what costs are involved? There are many costs and these will depend upon your self employment job. Some examples are licensing fees, new computer and related hardware and software, telephone bills, power, gas, sewing machine, joining fees, marketing costs, packaging, tools and equipment to do your...more
To live our day to day lives fully, we need to have a sense of self worth. But where do we get this sense? From what do we base it on? Certain psychologists (principally Jennifer Crocker, Ph.D.) identified seven factors that we base our sense of self...more
Walking, running, cycling and jogging is not as popular here as it is in Europe. Europeans are used to walking or cycling almost everywhere. Maybe that's why Europeans are in much better shape and have much less incidence of diabetes than Americans...more
But for those who are experiencing hair loss, being confident in front of other people may be a complicated thing. That is due to the fact they are unable to support but believe that the persons they are dealing with only focus on their falling crown...more
Whenever the talk about of the word casual clothing is done, jeans are the first thing that comes to the mind of mostly people around the globe. It's like a dress code which has been generally accepted worldwide. The jeans come in various styles and...more
Self defense products like stun guns and pepper sprays, tasers and personal alarms have saved countless thousands of men, women and children from danger. They are a nonlethal alternative that are on average 86 percent to 100 percent effective when...more
There are many kinds of theories about knowing the self, or self-knowledge for short. According to one theory (by Neisser, Ulric), our self-knowledge comes from different sources of information. And a certain source of information can be seen as...more