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Mar 29, 20211 min read
Causing Injury - No Different than Learning to Swim?
Why should a sane, civilized person learn how to injure another human being? The answer is simply because knowing how to injure is a...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read
Fight or Flee?
A lot of self-defense schools emphasize getting away from the threat. Often times, that is good advice (unless you are in a teen slasher...
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Mar 9, 20211 min read
Lessons-learned: Woman Attacked
Violence against women in societies across the globe is too common. This video teaches some good lessons about situational awareness. ...
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Feb 27, 20212 min read
Combat Mindset
I first came across the term "combat mindset" during firearms training when a former Delta Force member addressed the class. Jim...
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Feb 23, 20211 min read
Kidnapping: Indicators and Options
In the video below we will see a man force a woman into a car. Without knowing any of the background of the video we can learn some good...
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Feb 13, 20211 min read
Situational Awareness + a concealed weapon = a beautiful thing...
This short clip teaches a couple of good lessons. The first is situational awareness. You can see two muggers involved in the crime. ...
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Feb 13, 20211 min read
Feeling Macho at the Bar? Save it for another time...
On this site, we learn about how to impart lasting injury to an antagonist. This is very different than engaging in chest-thumping,...
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Feb 5, 20211 min read
"Nice Ideas that Get People Killed" by Chris Ranck-Buhr.
If you have been on the site for more than five minutes, you know that Guard Well Defense largely follows the teachings of Chris...
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Feb 5, 20211 min read
What would you do?
The below video is not meant to sharpshoot at the participants about what they could have or should have done. Rather, if offers a...
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Jan 1, 20211 min read
2020 showed us that it is better to be prepared...
News Letter from Guard Well. Happy New Year
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Dec 26, 20201 min read
Shirt Grabs. He grabs you with one hand to clock you with the other...
He grabs your shirt with the intent to hit you with the other hand; you break his elbow.
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Dec 24, 20201 min read
What about your feet in a fight? Practice "leg dynamics" and you won't have to think about it.
Situational awareness obviates most dangerous situations before they can materialize. It works great-until it doesn't. And then you...
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Dec 22, 20201 min read
Example of a strike to the side of the neck.
Striking the front or back of the neck full force is potentially lethal. Striking the side of the neck gives a high probability of a...
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Dec 12, 20201 min read
Situational Awareness
When the sociopath strikes, there can be little warning-but there is almost always some kind of pre-attack indicator. In this clip, a...
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Dec 6, 20201 min read
Gear Review: The "Darter" by Toor Knives and Haley Strategic
At Guard Well, we study Libre Knife Fighting as taught by founder Scott Babb and sprinkle in some Sayoc Kali from the Philippines. If...
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Nov 13, 20201 min read
Situational Awareness and Your Car
People tend to be distracted getting into and out of their cars. We are all guilty of it, even those of us who should know better. But...
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Nov 4, 20202 min read
Unexpected Violence
I once had the opportunity to visit Vienna, Austria. It was an absolutely beautiful city imbued with culture and history around every...
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Oct 31, 20202 min read
Dealing with Knife Attacks
Knife attacks are in the news--again. Primal and deadly. These attacks touch an inner fear. They are close, personal, and deadly--and...
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Oct 18, 20202 min read
Natural Selection
I think most people can agree that the jungle is a dangerous place. Predators hunt while the other animals hide and keep their distance....
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Oct 10, 20201 min read
Your Feet--Place them where it counts!
The internet is replete with examples of violence. From a self-protection standpoint, there is a lot to be learned as an impartial...
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