Tag: law

Using Force: A Look at UK Law for Self-Protection Practitioners

Sunday, 21.08.2016 - 12:17 GMT+0000

The use of force is one of the main focuses in most self-protection training as well as in the martial arts. However, its justification and subsequent application to real violence is also singularly the least well-addressed area of understanding. In short, if practitioners train without an understanding of the law then while their training in … More Using Force: A Look at UK Law for Self-Protection Practitioners

7 Essential Books for Beginners

Monday, 01.08.2016 - 10:58 GMT+0000

Whether you’re just starting out learning about self-protection or you’re already a seasoned cognoscenti in the field, a little reading never goes amiss. Particularly if you’ve done a decent amount of training in a martial art – perhaps you’re a black belt looking for new avenues of knowledge to devour –  but you haven’t received … More 7 Essential Books for Beginners

Review: ‘Ultimate Self-Defence Seminar’ by Peter Consterdine and Geoff Thompson

Tuesday, 12.03.2013 - 06:00 GMT+0000

Consterdine, Peter and Thompson, Geoff. Ultimate Self-Defence Seminar. Protection Publications. 2005. Review: Ultimate Self-Defence Seminar: by Josh Nixon, ESP This video is one of those well-known ones, considered essential by many, that you often hear about as an instructor. There’s good reason for that. ‘Action beats reaction’ – this is the key understanding that makes … More Review: ‘Ultimate Self-Defence Seminar’ by Peter Consterdine and Geoff Thompson

Spelling It Out For Them: Personal security tips from a discarded letter

Friday, 24.08.2012 - 15:06 GMT+0000

A few days ago I went to see The Bourne Legacy with my brother, which I enjoyed very much. On the bus coming back from the cinema I just happened to see a letter on the floor, and thus chanced upon a great opportunity to open discussion on the very real dangers of leaving documents … More Spelling It Out For Them: Personal security tips from a discarded letter

Security Warning from Staffs Police

Monday, 26.09.2011 - 16:28 GMT+0000

Staffordshire Police have issued a warning today to remember your home security, in light of ‘several recent burglaries across the south of the county’. Of course, this advice applies all the time, not just in higher-risk times! Is your home safe? Properties in the Rugeley, Stafford, Cannock and Uttoxeter areas were targeted by offenders. The … More Security Warning from Staffs Police