training

MVP97: Training Elite Protectors with Bill DuChene

Bill DuChene is the Vice President of Training & Tactics at Gavin DeBecker & Associates As the Director of Training, Bill DuChene is responsible for the development of all in house training programs to include the Essential Protector Skills Academy for a…

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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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MVP85: A Scientific Approach to Reality Based Training with Jeff Quail

Jeff Quail, MSc has a Masters degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Liverpool. Prior to becoming the CEO of Setcan Corporation, Jeff served as a law enforcement helicopter pilot in Canada. Jeff is responsible for the creation of the Shockn…

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MVP76: Scenario Training: Riots, interrogations, courtrooms and more with Duncan Andrews

Duncan Andrews runs arguably the world’s finest and most comprehensive scenario-training programmes for self-protection enthusiasts. Everything from live situational awareness training, to combative application, then interrogation for government trained …

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MVP70: Lessons Learned from Two Years of Conversations with Leading Minds in Violence

In this special two-year anniversary episode, I break down the 21 key lessons I have taken from over 150 hours of conversation with the world’s leading experts in self-protection and violence management.
 

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S6. Ep. 6: The Truth About Women’s Self Defense with Savannah Archambault

Savannah Archambault is a self-defence instructor and founder of SAVage Hybrid Combat Systems based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Growing up in a military family, Savannah always had an urge to protect her community and be of service. She eventually found…

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S6. Ep. 2: Trauma Informed Self-Defense with Pamela Armitage

Pamela Armitage is not your typical self-defence instructor. She wasn’t a lifelong martial artist, a cop, a soldier, or anything of the sort. She was a dancer, a model, a sister, a daughter, and a yoga teacher. Through her own experiences, she developed …

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“Calm down!” and other dumb things we say when trying to calm people down

Let’s get one thing out in the open straight away. No one in the history of calming down has anyone ever calmed down after being told to calm down. Not ever. Ever ever ever. Never happened. But it’s still the first thing that comes out of our mouths when we’re exasperated by someone’s behaviour. Hell,…

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