The Fear Profiteers: How They Manipulate and Harm You and Society – Erik Kondo

As much as many people may dislike bankers, financial systems have enabled civilizations to develop and prosper. The availability and flow of capital has facilitated the creation of modern societies. There is another commodity that also central to civilization and individual prosperity, it is the “supply” or “amount” of Trust in society. Trust is defined … [Read more…]

Violence, scripts, power, permission, being right and a whole lot more – Marc MacYoung

A bit of mental rambling from a project we’re working on. And yes the topic was developing tools for a women’s self-defense program **** Something else was triggered by this question. Permission. Subset of that, being right instead of righteous. And most of all why THAT is so important for teaching women. There is an … [Read more…]

Glitches – Rory Miller

The physical skills of self-defense are simple.  A gun is a nifty machine that throws rocks in a straight line.  The physical skills of aiming and pressing a trigger are neither complicated nor demanding.  Knives are made to cut, and with a well-honed blade a child can cut material, flesh and tendon.  People have killed … [Read more…]