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By: Kick Him, Honey » Blog Archive » Why I like guns

Kick Him, Honey » Blog Archive » Why I like guns — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:07:08 +0000

[...] wrote awhile back about the skepticism I hold for those unarmed self-defense classes that get taught on college campuses. They’re usually aimed at women, and tout themselves as providing effective protection [...]

By: Disarm an Attacker with a Handgun | Gedanate

Disarm an Attacker with a Handgun | Gedanate — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:43:24 +0000

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By: Richard (ari) Luntz

Richard (ari) Luntz — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:25:48 +0000

Terrible vidio-very dangerous to teach a student that way.I disagree with RAD 100%-they have a student think they can overcome when in reality they are just swatting a fly-i teach tactics from close quarter combat/krav maga-tactics learned in hawaii/and mideast from instructors who are very professional- all stay safe
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By: Kick Him, Honey » Blog Archive » Self defense for radicals

Kick Him, Honey » Blog Archive » Self defense for radicals — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:27:15 +0000

[...] of that has to do with my being leery of those who advise unarmed — as opposed to armed — self defense, but I’m pretty sure that’s not much of a concern, except as a practical matter. [...]

By: Kick Him, Honey » Blog Archive » Firearms for self-defense

Kick Him, Honey » Blog Archive » Firearms for self-defense — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:31:11 +0000

[...] posting last week about the goofiness of some of the unarmed self defense classes aimed at college age women, I’ve been cruising some different sites about women, firearms, and self defense. One of the best [...]

By: Be Greatly Prepared with Self Defense Classes than No Self Defense At All |

Be Greatly Prepared with Self Defense Classes than No Self Defense At All | — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:04:14 +0000

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By: Daisy

Daisy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:21:11 +0000

LOL! I’ve only seen clips of “Kill Bill” so I looked on YouTube for the scene. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWQ7imklTlc

I agree with you regarding the dangers of becoming overconfident in being able to warn off physical attacks, which is why I liked the title that you gave this posting..

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:19:23 +0000

That was easily the best movie about Uma Thurman’s feet ever made.

By: Charley Arthur

Charley Arthur — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:37:09 +0000

I just checked with Tarantino, and he sez the best approach self-defense for women will NOT be found in guns. And, y’all are correct: It’s not to be found in trying to become Bruce Lee, either.

Nope. The BEST thing is to drop $10-20K on a genuine Samurai sword and do some serious Uma Thurman “Kill Bill” impersonations. Best practiced in front of a mirror beforehand.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:53:20 +0000

Hell, Daisy, you looked plenty enough fit to kick my ass when I saw you. But, y’know, I think the situational awareness and avoidance stuff is probably spot on, and there are certainly worse exercise regimens I can think of, but I’m getting more and more pissed off at the idea that this stuff gets put out there as self defense. I think of folks who are less savvy than you, and who actually think they’re now prepared to deal with an actual violent attack, and I can only imagine the consequences. It’s a confidence game, and a really, really ugly one, given the stakes. More to come.