self protection

MVP104: Dr Mary Beth Janke – From Secret Service to Forensic Psychologist

Dr. Mary Beth Janke has over 30 years of psychology, security, and investigative experience and is one of the most respected females in the Executive Protection industry. Her career has been extremely impressive moving through time with the Secret Servic…

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Mind Your NQRs – Arming Your Intuition with Non-Judgmental Observation

Any violence prevention instructor worth their salt knows that personal safety begins with situational awareness. And while it’s great to acknowledge that people should be aware of their surroundings, it doesn’t help much if you don’t know what you’re supposed to be looking for or what you should do when you see it. A toddler…

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MVP94: The Safety Trap with Spencer Coursen

SPENCER COURSEN is a nationally recognized threat management expert and author of THE SAFETY TRAP. He is a combat veteran, former supervisory special agent, and private security professional who’s unique global experience has supported an exceptional rec…

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MVP93: Mark Hatmaker on Western Martial Arts and Rough’n’Tumble

Mark Hatmaker is a legend of the self-protection and martial arts world, and it was a great pleasure to listen to him speak about western martial arts, boxing, wrestling and rough’n’tumble. Support Mark’s websites here:
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MVP88: Situational Awareness with Dr Gav Schneider

On this episode I am joined by my own boss, sensei, mentor and all around violence expert Dr Gav Schneider. Gav is a 7th degree black belt in krav maga and jujitsu, as well as holding a PhD in criminology specialising in use of force decision making. He …

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MVP83: Asphalt Anthropology with Beverly Baker

Asphalt Anthropology was developed by urban explorer and self-defense instructor, Beverly Baker. The goal of Asphalt is to provide skills and counter fear so that people can navigate dense, public spaces with more freedom, joy and boldness.
 

A studen…

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MVP81: The Approach with Eddie Quinn

Eddie Quinn is a UK-based martial arts instructor across multiple disciplines, but most well known in the Silat, Filipino Martial Arts and Muay Thai communities as well for his groundbreaking self-protection system, The Apprach.
In this interview I chat …

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MVP71: LIVE with Richard Dimitri talking about Bruce Lee, Jeet Kune Do and personal evolution

In this interview, Rich and I dissect and react to Bruce Lee’s classic 1971 article “Liberate Yourself From Classical Karate” which was his JKD manifesto. We discuss Bruce’s immense impact on both our lives and the martial arts world as a whole, and the …

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MVP69: Randy King on Self-Defense for Regular People LIVE INTERVIEW!

What does self-defence look like if you’re not a NAVY SEAL COMMANDO NINJA SHIHAN DEATH KILLER?!
In this LIVE conversation with Randy King, we chat about what regular people need to know to keep safe, how Randy’s professional focus has shifted in this dir…

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S6. Ep.9: Bartitsu with Tommy Joe Moore

Tommy Joe Moore is the founder of Bartitsu Lab as well as a lifelong boxer, judoka and martial arts enthusiast with background in both combat sport and reality-based self-defence.
In this conversation we talk about the European martial art of Bartitsu, m…

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