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Today's Google Doodle commemorates the 388th birthday of French author Charles Perrault. He wrote (based on folk tales) some of today's widely-read, widely-watched, and widely-merchandised classic fairly tales, including Little Red Riding Hood.
I'd have a few concerns. But I'm not a mom of a girl going away to school, I just teach personal safety skills to girls whose moms are concerned as their girls are growing into independence.Recent headlines tell us about a young man at one of A
I'm not a football fan. But, because I'm not a supporter of domestic violence, I was glad to hear that both Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and manager John Schneider avowed they would never allow an abuser to play for them. Yet here we are today,
I resisted watching this video for a couple of months. Really, the first few moments of music made me want to hunker down with a glass of wine to go with the cheese. I caved in only because a class of high school girls wanted to dissect it.
One student told me that when a guy on the street bumped into her friend -- she's sure deliberately -- the friend apologized right away and asked the guy if he was OK. I had to stop the story to make sure I heard it right. So this guy, on pur
Today our thoughts are with the Seattle Pacific University community. Deepest condolences to the family and friends of the young man taken too soon. Wishing a quick and complete recovery to all those injured. And much thanks to SPU student J
Seattle's Fight the Fear Campaign (FtFC) is a community-oriented violence-prevention initiative. FtFC provides free training in basic self-defense to those who cannot afford them. Funded by Brandi Carlile's Looking Out Foundation, the goal is
We've all seen them. Decals, generally on minivans, showing stick figures representing family members. Or sometimes representing parodies of family members. Or a T Rex snacking on family members . . .Some people like them, some are annoyed,
Students who have taken my six-week self-defense course for women already know this: the rate of violence has been in decline for the past couple of decades.But that was not at all obvious a couple of decades ago. In fact, the early 1990s saw
In local news, some residents of Seattle's Capitol Hill are getting fed up with street assaults. According to this article in The Seattle Times, a new neighborhood watch group is in the works. Dubbed "OutWatch" and modeled after Q-Patrol in t
My friend Kinny (you likely met her if you took some of my self-defense classes, as she often assists) is an inveterate newspaper reader, and just could not let Jerry Large's column in this week's The Seattle Times pass by without comment. I'l
Seattle's Northwest Network is now offering a series of free webinars on various topics related to domestic violence and beyond. I participated in the first one, which was a powerful combination of basic DV education and empowerment mo
Here are a smattering of #selfdefensesuccess stories that have across my screen these last couple of weeks.Important to remember: I'll bet none of these women ever took a "self-defense" class (though at least one had military training). The tw
OK, not exactly "fishing."Teach anyone any skill set, and she can use it for her own benefit. However, she is also likely to use her skills to benefit her family and community.Teach a woman self-defense skills, and she can not only defend hers
Friend and fellow martial artist Jan Parker has been teaching a long time; she was already a master teacher when I was a mere novice two decades ago. She's seen and heard more than a few wacky reactions when strangers and acquaintances find ou
I don't care if this is over 3 years old, it's still funny. Ellen DeGeneres learns some basic self-defense moves, just in case she finds herself in another dancing situation. Good for her being proactive about her personal safety in front of
Best wishes to all for a happy, healthy, and fulfilling 2014!Another little ditty to herald in the new year. Again, written, performed and recorded by Kinny "Special" K. Post-production by moi.Remember, to be your most fulfilled and awesome s
This afternoon I taught a class for tween girls (and a mom or two), and afterwards one mom and I were talking about this "blaming the victim" of rape nonsense. She mentioned that one of her friends, many years ago, was raped right after her hi
Once again, ripped from the headlines (actually, more often inside pages) from the web. These are all stories of women and girls successfully using safety skills.This first one is from West Seattle, where a high school girl fights back against
Christmas is almost upon us, and what can be more cheery and bright than a rousing, empowering self-defense Christmas carol?Wanna hear it? Play now.Feel free to share, and please give credit where it is due. Written, performed, and recorded b
One of the first things I do Sunday morning is sit down with the Sunday comics and a mug of coffee. Most of the time it is pure leisure. This week I found two timely toons. One, unsurprisingly, is Doonesbury on the reporting of sexual assaul
I'm going to be posting every week or two a smattering of stories ripped from the headlines. They all will be on women or girls who were attacked and thwarted the evil-doer's dastardly plans. They all, preferably, will give some details on wh
No, I am NOT advocating to my self-defense students that we consider this a viable self-defense weapon.But self-defense does take on a different timbre in other locations. Such as Libya.Souad Soltan, a congresswoman in Libya, carried a hand gr
Alert reader Donna saw this article in Oprah's magazine. It recounts how one woman out jogging used the self-defense skills she had learned in a class long ago. As I was reading October’s issue of “O” Magazine on a bright, sunn
Do you own a taser? Have you never used it, are considering not carrying it around any more, and are now wondering what to do with it?Zap your veggies.Today I heard on The Splendid Table that a scientist in Japan found that "stunned" potatoes
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