The focus in personal protection should not be on fighting. It should always be about not getting hurt. We live in one of the most violent societies on earth. With crime spiralling out of control, you just have to switch on a TV or read a newspaper to see that the people who are supposed... Read More

Self-defence courses: do they effectively exist? I don’t think so. During a recent INpowered program, I told the group that self-defence courses you can believe in are like unicorns or pink elephants. You see them in movies and read about them in books, but they don’t exist. One of the ladies looked at me defiantly... Read More

There are only three human reactions to any life-threatening situation! One evening in December 1994 a friend of mine was getting her washing off the passenger seat of her car when the door opened, a man put a knife to her throat and said, “Move over or I’ll kill you.” She moved over into the... Read More

The difference between life and death in a sticky situation could come down to KNOWING what you know. I had been begging my dad for ages, and my wall was full of Bruce Lee posters. I wanted to know how to fight! Then one afternoon, he drove up the driveway and said: “Get in, we’re... Read More