When learning self-defense, it is very common (and correct, btw) for students to stay very self-aware and focus purely on their technique. Time and energy are spent perfecting footwork, hand…

I have a good friend, who is a recovering alcoholic. He told me a story that had a great self-defense lesson in it. In his heyday, he would frequent a…

A few years ago, I was training a 60-year-old woman whose job puts her in precarious places on a regular basis. Her reasons for training are fairly clear, but the…

Interesting experience with two private clients that came in, back to back, some years ago. The first client is a woman of advancing age, but with a spirit that views…

Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right.” This quote reinforces a key aspect to self defense training: your mindset and belief in yourself…

I am frequently amazed by the choices made by men, mostly, when confronted by aggression. In a recent story told to me by one of my students, he had been…

Some years ago, I was sparring a highly talented black belt, whose striking and footwork prowess were amongst the best I've seen in my 35 plus years of martial arts…

My instructor, Alan Feldman, once started a seminar at my studio by asking the question,”if I wanted to get to Dunkin' Donuts, what would be the best route to get…

Many years ago I was invited to a black belt workout by my instructor, Alan Feldman. The stated goal of the session was to review all of Imi’s black belt…

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cl0RG0KHDuc?feature=share If you clicked on the link above, you heard Sir Michael Caine discuss a strategy in acting which also happens to be applicable in self-defense, “use the difficulty”. Since…