When a reader asked what he could give to his daughter to help her stay safe at college, my first thought was “training.” While there is a nearly unlimited number of weapons for self-defense, those weapons are all useless without the proper mindset and training. If your first reaction to a violent attack is “This can’t be happening,” you are in bigger trouble than you realize. Your first reaction needs to be, “This is happening. I need to fight.”

Situational awareness is something we can’t stress enough, but young people are nearly always face down in their mobile devices—often with ear buds …read more

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