The way you think, your mindset, is your best defense. Refuse to think of yourself as a helpless victim. Value yourself. You are strong! You are capable! Do not give up! Do not let anyone control your mind or heart. If you give up and think, "I'm weak. This is too much. He's too strong. I can't." you are allowing him to control you.
Instead, focus on important people in your life, things you have not yet accomplished, goals you have yet to reach. Think like a Black Belt. Focus like a Black Belt. Choose to be a Black Belt of surviving and defending yourself.
Choose!
Choose to Take Action.
Choose to Be the Victor, not the victim.
Choose to Overcome and Find Courage in the moment of fear.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Date-Rape Drugs are Everywhere
As many are celebrating the New Year with parties and friends; when it comes to personal safety, YOU are your own first line of defense.
Make plans BEFORE partying to have a designated driver. And, just because you know or trust a person doesn’t mean that they won’t try to take advantage of you. It's a sad fact that GHB is commonly and easily slipped unsuspectingly into drinks.
The following list of safety precautions will help you increase your ability to detect social situations that are potentially dangerous and reduce your chances of becoming a statistic:
*Do not drink anything that you haven’t opened yourself.
*Do not leave your drink unattended or allow others to share with you.
*Do not leave a party or club alone or with someone who you have just met.
*Report all suspicious behavior immediately.
*If you become overly intoxicated in a short period of time, usually five to fifteen minutes, report how you feel to a trusted friend and seek their assistance.
According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), “Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted.”
KUTA - Keep Up The Awareness!
Make plans BEFORE partying to have a designated driver. And, just because you know or trust a person doesn’t mean that they won’t try to take advantage of you. It's a sad fact that GHB is commonly and easily slipped unsuspectingly into drinks.
The following list of safety precautions will help you increase your ability to detect social situations that are potentially dangerous and reduce your chances of becoming a statistic:
*Do not drink anything that you haven’t opened yourself.
*Do not leave your drink unattended or allow others to share with you.
*Do not leave a party or club alone or with someone who you have just met.
*Report all suspicious behavior immediately.
*If you become overly intoxicated in a short period of time, usually five to fifteen minutes, report how you feel to a trusted friend and seek their assistance.
According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), “Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted.”
KUTA - Keep Up The Awareness!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
K.U.T.A. Trust Your Instincts
By simply increasing your awareness, you are far less likely to fall victim to a vicious assault.
Learn to trust your instincts, we’ve all had that gut feeling when we know that something is wrong but we are not sure why. Those feelings of intuition are so important but don’t just listen to them, do something. Take evasive action or prepare yourself. If something appears to be wrong it usually is.
KUTA: Keep Up The Awareness!
Learn to trust your instincts, we’ve all had that gut feeling when we know that something is wrong but we are not sure why. Those feelings of intuition are so important but don’t just listen to them, do something. Take evasive action or prepare yourself. If something appears to be wrong it usually is.
KUTA: Keep Up The Awareness!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Holiday Safety Tips
*Be aware of your surroundings. Don't get so distracted, you fail to notice what's happening around you.
*Shop during daylight hours and in groups of two or more.
*Park in well-lit areas. Walk out to parking lot in a group. There's safety in numbers.
*Lock your vehicle when you park AND as soon as you get in.
*Hide your valuables. Put purchases in the trunk.
*Avoid carrying a purse. Put your money, cards and ID in your front pocket.
*Free up your hands. Avoid carrying too many bags.
*Have your key in your hand when you walk out. Don't dig around in your purse in the parking lot.
*Try to avoid shopping with small children.
*Avoid isolated ATMs. Use ATM during daylight and try to use a drive-up one.
*Check your surroundings before you exit your locked vehicle.
*Always let someone know where you will be and when you will return. Leave details of your agenda. Touch base with your current location.
*When returning home, make sure you are not being followed.
*If you are, get license number, vehicle description and stay on main roadways. Go to an occupied and lighted location; police station, fire department, grocery store, etc. and call for help.
*Have someone at home meet you outside and help you carry bags.
*Shop during daylight hours and in groups of two or more.
*Park in well-lit areas. Walk out to parking lot in a group. There's safety in numbers.
*Lock your vehicle when you park AND as soon as you get in.
*Hide your valuables. Put purchases in the trunk.
*Avoid carrying a purse. Put your money, cards and ID in your front pocket.
*Free up your hands. Avoid carrying too many bags.
*Have your key in your hand when you walk out. Don't dig around in your purse in the parking lot.
*Try to avoid shopping with small children.
*Avoid isolated ATMs. Use ATM during daylight and try to use a drive-up one.
*Check your surroundings before you exit your locked vehicle.
*Always let someone know where you will be and when you will return. Leave details of your agenda. Touch base with your current location.
*When returning home, make sure you are not being followed.
*If you are, get license number, vehicle description and stay on main roadways. Go to an occupied and lighted location; police station, fire department, grocery store, etc. and call for help.
*Have someone at home meet you outside and help you carry bags.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Krav Maga
Krav Maga (Hebrew for "contact combat") is the official self-defense and fighting system of the Israeli Defense Forces. It's a simple, effective self-defense system emphasizing instinctive movements, practical techniques and realistic training scenarios.
I "stumbled" across this on the internet recently and felt strongly compelled to check it out. I am highly impressed and eager to begin training. Krav Maga Houston holds an Introductory Seminar every Saturday morning at 0900 hours at our headquarters location (2615 SW Freeway, Suite 260). The seminar covers the Who, What, When, Where and Why of Krav Maga, the human response to danger and the realities of violence. You will leave much more enlightened than you were when you arrived. Worth your time! : )
I "stumbled" across this on the internet recently and felt strongly compelled to check it out. I am highly impressed and eager to begin training. Krav Maga Houston holds an Introductory Seminar every Saturday morning at 0900 hours at our headquarters location (2615 SW Freeway, Suite 260). The seminar covers the Who, What, When, Where and Why of Krav Maga, the human response to danger and the realities of violence. You will leave much more enlightened than you were when you arrived. Worth your time! : )
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
How Safe is Your Home?
*Is your address quick and easy for emergency response personnel to see from the street?
*Are your ladders and tools in a locked garage or storage shed?
*When you go out in the evening do you leave several lights on inside your home?
*Do you have deadbolt locks on all of your exterior doors?
*Do you have a home inventory of all your personal property stored in a safe, fire-proof place?
*Are the windows and doors of your home clearly visible from the street or from your neighbor's yard?
*Are the entries into your home well lighted all night long?
*Did you re-key all the locks in your house after you moved in?
*Are your entry doors made of steel, solid core wood (at least 1-3/4 inches) or metal wrapped wooden doors?
*Do you keep an extra set of keys with a trusted neighbor, rather than hiding a set outside your home?
*Do your exterior doors fit their frames tightly, with no more than 1/8 inch space between the door and frame?
*Are your sliding glass doors secured with locks, jammed with a dowel rod from inside, and protected from being easily lifted out from their frames?
*Do all of your entry doors have a peephole with a wide-angle viewer?
*When you are gone, do you have timers on some of your lighting to turn the lights off and on to create the illusion that someone is home?
*Can anyone gain access through a mail slot, dryer vent, or pet entrance?
*Have you installed extra, motion-sensitive security lighting around your home?
*Do you shred or otherwise destroy your junk mail before discarding it?
*Have you installed a home alarm system?
Peace and Safety! : )
*Are your ladders and tools in a locked garage or storage shed?
*When you go out in the evening do you leave several lights on inside your home?
*Do you have deadbolt locks on all of your exterior doors?
*Do you have a home inventory of all your personal property stored in a safe, fire-proof place?
*Are the windows and doors of your home clearly visible from the street or from your neighbor's yard?
*Are the entries into your home well lighted all night long?
*Did you re-key all the locks in your house after you moved in?
*Are your entry doors made of steel, solid core wood (at least 1-3/4 inches) or metal wrapped wooden doors?
*Do you keep an extra set of keys with a trusted neighbor, rather than hiding a set outside your home?
*Do your exterior doors fit their frames tightly, with no more than 1/8 inch space between the door and frame?
*Are your sliding glass doors secured with locks, jammed with a dowel rod from inside, and protected from being easily lifted out from their frames?
*Do all of your entry doors have a peephole with a wide-angle viewer?
*When you are gone, do you have timers on some of your lighting to turn the lights off and on to create the illusion that someone is home?
*Can anyone gain access through a mail slot, dryer vent, or pet entrance?
*Have you installed extra, motion-sensitive security lighting around your home?
*Do you shred or otherwise destroy your junk mail before discarding it?
*Have you installed a home alarm system?
Peace and Safety! : )
KUTA
Keep Up The Awareness!
Awareness is key to defending yourself. There are 4 risks I refer to time and again when speaking about self defense.
1. Awareness
2. Avoidance
3. Recognition
4. Reduction
We need to be Aware so we can Recognize and Avoid risks, therefore Reducing the opportunity to be a victim. Education is 90% of your self defense. And, of all you learn, your most powerful self defense is in your head. Your well prepared brain is your MOST important weapon.
Awareness is key to defending yourself. There are 4 risks I refer to time and again when speaking about self defense.
1. Awareness
2. Avoidance
3. Recognition
4. Reduction
We need to be Aware so we can Recognize and Avoid risks, therefore Reducing the opportunity to be a victim. Education is 90% of your self defense. And, of all you learn, your most powerful self defense is in your head. Your well prepared brain is your MOST important weapon.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Holiday Shopping
See how you fare...
Do you shop alone at night?
How do you pay for your purchases?
If carrying cash, do you keep it in your front pocket?
Where do you store your packages; back seat, trunk?
Do you always lock your home's doors and windows?
Do you fumble for your keys in the parking lot?
Do you always park in well lit areas?
Are you on the phone while walking in the parking lot?
Do you avoid parking next to vans, trucks with campers vehicles with tinted windows?
Do you keep a record of your credit card numbers?
Is your child able to ask a store clerk for help if y'all are separated?
Do you verify delivery personnel's identification?
Where do you store wrapped gifts; under the tree, in view of a door or window?
Do you use only ATM's in well lit and active areas?
What do you do with your ATM receipts?
When using pin numbers, do you shield and prevent others from seeing?
When you leave home, do you leave a light, radio or other electronic on?
Be aware! Be Safe!
Comment and ask for the answers. : )
Do you shop alone at night?
How do you pay for your purchases?
If carrying cash, do you keep it in your front pocket?
Where do you store your packages; back seat, trunk?
Do you always lock your home's doors and windows?
Do you fumble for your keys in the parking lot?
Do you always park in well lit areas?
Are you on the phone while walking in the parking lot?
Do you avoid parking next to vans, trucks with campers vehicles with tinted windows?
Do you keep a record of your credit card numbers?
Is your child able to ask a store clerk for help if y'all are separated?
Do you verify delivery personnel's identification?
Where do you store wrapped gifts; under the tree, in view of a door or window?
Do you use only ATM's in well lit and active areas?
What do you do with your ATM receipts?
When using pin numbers, do you shield and prevent others from seeing?
When you leave home, do you leave a light, radio or other electronic on?
Be aware! Be Safe!
Comment and ask for the answers. : )
Thursday, December 3, 2009
...more common than ...cancer
As I sit here researching women's self defense, I have an intense desire to inform, enlighten, and educate. Women need to understand and be empowered.
About 90% of sexual offenses involving children are committed by older males on young girls; and about 75% of these offenses are committed by persons known to the victims, (fathers, other relatives, or visitors and family friends). According to the American Medical Association (AMA), over 61% of female victims of assault are under age 18.
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injuries to women ages 15 - 44, more common than automobile accidents, muggings, and cancer deaths combined (Surgeon General, US. Public Health Services, (Journal of the American Medical Association, 276:23, 31-32, June 17, 1992). 22-35% of women who visit emergency rooms are there for injuries related to ongoing abuse (Journal of American Medical Association, 1990).
There are so many great efforts against cancer, why not domestic violence? Isn't it time to get our heads out of the sand?
About 90% of sexual offenses involving children are committed by older males on young girls; and about 75% of these offenses are committed by persons known to the victims, (fathers, other relatives, or visitors and family friends). According to the American Medical Association (AMA), over 61% of female victims of assault are under age 18.
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injuries to women ages 15 - 44, more common than automobile accidents, muggings, and cancer deaths combined (Surgeon General, US. Public Health Services, (Journal of the American Medical Association, 276:23, 31-32, June 17, 1992). 22-35% of women who visit emergency rooms are there for injuries related to ongoing abuse (Journal of American Medical Association, 1990).
There are so many great efforts against cancer, why not domestic violence? Isn't it time to get our heads out of the sand?
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