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How Quickly Can a Predator Kidnap a Child?
I saw this clip in the news. An 11 year-old girl was the target of a kidnapping. She resisted and the kidnapper was later arrested. He...
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May 19, 20211 min read
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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 29, 20211 min read
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You think you are being followed...what do you do?
This happened a couple of days ago to a woman in Vancouver, Canada. She basically did everything right and was able to publicly share...
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Mar 22, 20211 min read
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What can be more onerous than cleaning your weapon?
What can be more onerous than cleaning your weapon? Almost nothing. I think my Marine Corps years left me permanently scarred. We...
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Mar 19, 20211 min read
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The Groin Target
Tim Larkin is the creator of Target Focus Training. For almost 18 years, Chis Ranck-Buhr was a partner with Tim and broke off a couple...
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Mar 13, 20211 min read
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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 12, 20211 min read
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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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Mar 9, 20211 min read
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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 27, 20212 min read
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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 23, 20211 min read
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Violence, Morality, German Generals and Training.
On 6 February, Danielle Hopton was beaten to death by ex-boyfriend Steven McNiel in a parking lot. He was charged with first-degree...
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Feb 20, 20214 min read
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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
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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 13, 20211 min read
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"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
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When you need a weapon, you need it now!
If you carry a concealed weapon (in this case, a firearm), it stands to reason that you need to maintain your proficiency. This includes...
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Jan 23, 20211 min read
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Happen to have a Wing Chun Dummy and want to practice your Injury Dynamic strikes???
Having a background in Wing Chun I really enjoy training on the Wing Chun Dummy. It just so happens that striking in Injury Dynamics...
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Jan 2, 20211 min read
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2020 showed us that it is better to be prepared...
News Letter from Guard Well. Happy New Year
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Jan 1, 20211 min read
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Dec 29, 20200 min read
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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 26, 20201 min read
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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 24, 20201 min read
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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 22, 20201 min read
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