On Friday, February 25th, at approximately 4:30pm EST, this blog, and everthing that you look to me for in the way of self-protection and personal development, as well as friendship, almost came to an ubrupt end. How? Why?
As I was travelling to Toronto, for a weekend of relaxation, the company of old friends, and to teach a seminar on the tactics and strategies of the ninja's self-protection methods, I lost control of my vehicle on a snow and ice-covered section of roadway. Sliding across toward the edge of a mountain drop-off, I desparately tried to regain control of the vehicle until, at the road's edge, the sliding not quite over, I was about to discover what it meant to surrender to the "forces-that-be."
Following my own lessons, at the moment I realized that there was nothing left for me to do but ride out the innevitable as my car began to roll to the left and over the edge, I felt myself instinctively relax. Eyes wide open and trying to sense direction and possible danger, I experienced the ride as the car rolled down the nearly vertical embankment, glass spidering as the safety layers in the windshield and the tinted driver's side window shattered.
As soon as I felt the car coming to a sudden stop, caught by a broken tree stump that, only inches differently positioned, could have come through the windshield rather than hanging up on it and the edge of the roof, I quickly gathered my wits and gave myself a once-over for damage before reaching for my cell phone to dial 911. Being on a back country road after missing my exit and deciding on a parallel route, I had to let people know where I was. The angle of the embankment, the fact that I should have been on a different roadway, and wasn't expected at my destination for hours, made it imperative for me to make my whereabouts known. The only problem - no cellular signal!
Then, I felt the car, now resting on its driver's side door, begin to shift. I was positioned about two-thirds of the way down the embankment with a more acute drop just feet away - my car poised to slide between trees and ready to slide or topple end-for-end into an icy creek below. I had to get out.
After trying to make sense of my situation - orientation difficult as left was down, up was side, etc. As I felt the car's shifting and began hearing the crunching and crackling glass moving as the weight of the car shifted around the single point of the tree stump that was keeping me from continuing on my downward plunge, I tried to orient myself to the interior's reference points. I found the rear hatch release (thankful to have chosen a hatchback version) and pulled it hoping that nothing was preventing it from opening. Then, I heard it swing free and quickly - telling me that gravity was helping it along.
Moving carefully but quickly, I moved to the rear of the vehicle and climbed out onto the cold, snow-covered ground. Two or three steps away from the wreckage and the car was released from it's anchor. I looked as it shifted away from the stump and then slid farther, only to be stopped by the heavy trunk of a waiting tree. There it stayed, still on its driver's side, undercarriage against a tree, leaving me to look at it's top-side as though looking at it from a second or third story window. Now, to get up the slippery thickly snow-blanketed embankment without falling into the icy creek below. No gloves, the last houses I had seen lying miles away to the south, and no regular traffic travelling this stretch of roadway - the chances of a passing motorist slim to none.
Thus is the memory that will serve as validation for what I have been learning and teaching for over two and half decades of my life. It is the reason that I favor the phrase self-protection over self-defense when describing what I do and share with others. As the saying goes, "you live - you learn." And, thanks in large part to my training for more than defensing against human assailants, I am still here - able to share my experience as a lesson for all to learn from.
For many, there is no difference but, based on what I see and hear, it's obvious that the common idea of self-defense is the protecting of oneself against the attacks from human assailants. But, as defined by me and many of my students, self-protection is broader in scope - encompassing all that could threaten or endanger oneself. Lesson learned. My passion for what I to and thankfulness to teachers past for not limiting my training to escaping from criminals, renewed and more passionately enflamed to continue.
Let me just end this post with a "thank you" and deeply heartfelt appreciation for all of you who are a part of my life - to all of you who support me and to those who appreciate what I have been trying to accomplish. I may not have spoken the words often enough but the gratitude has always been there. However, since I have been given another chance to say it:
"Thank You"
And, in final closing, I can tell you that I am much happier knowing that my final thoughts, even if the ending to this story were to be different, were to carry out my training. I can't imagine the panick and shear terror of someone who's last thoughts were, 'I should have..."
Now, back to what I'm here for...
Don't Forget: You can also find additional information about:
EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
The EDRTM program was designed to teach you how to couple your own natural responses to stress and danger with simple, effective self defense techniques that are proven to work in real situations. It is delivered in hours instead of months or years to empower you with the skills necessary to defend yourself against over 95% of the assaults that happen every year in the US.
Self-Defense for Women
Contrary to popular belief, what is being taught in most martial arts schools and self-defense programs is totally wrong. Click on the above link to find out how many of these programs are putting women at more risk than they are helping.
Child Safety
Child Safety issues are everyone's concern. But, kids, like women, have some very special needs when it comes to learning how to properly defend themselves against the most common threats to their safety. If you're a parent, grandparent, teacher, or care-giver, you can't afford to remain ignorant of this information.
Hope this helps and that you take the time to visit the information page for information about the "new" self defense video, Danger Prevention Tactics: Protecting Yourself Like a ProTM
And, coming soon - a new book inspired by the above incident...
The 48 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Self-Defense
To be released as soon as I put the final touches on it. This powerful ebook (also to be released on audio)is based on my thirty years of study and training with some of the best teachers alive, and tempered by my own personal experience to prove each lesson. If you're serious about being a survivor - if you really want to know what you must know, and often believe at your core, to make the right choices and learn the necessary lessons, you will want to read this book again and again.
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
Monday, February 28, 2005
Thursday, February 24, 2005
New Self Defense Video Launch!
Well, it's done!
A new page has been added to the Warrior Concepts Online website for a very unique self defense video. It's been a long time coming as the project itself was started just after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the US Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Without going into the gruesome details of why one should check out potential business partners, insure that you always have a written contract which assigns duties and lays out penalties for non-fulfillment, etc., let's just say that, after three and half years of no action (and no promotion) of this very powerful video, I have taken matters into my own hands.
The video that I'm talking about is called...
... Danger Prevention Tactics: Protecting Yourself Like a Pro - or, DPT for short.
It was created to specifically fill a void in the world of self defense training. It seems that most instructors are content to just teach physical defense techniques, as though the only danger that you might have to face is that which comes from a criminal assailant.
Actually, the video contains little to no physical defensive action - instead teaching you to pay attention and prepare yourself through awareness of the potential dangers which exist and some easy, proven, and effective strategies for escaping and avoiding them that are used by security professionals and defense experts to stay safe and alive everyday.
DPT was created to allow anyone interested in learning real-world self-protection principles and concepts to begin their training exactly and precisely where it should start...
... with "Awareness and "Escape Tactics" - not with difficult, tricky and/or hard-to-learn 'karate-style' techniques that are more flash than functional in a real-world situation.
Everyone from police officers to self-defense experts who have seen it agree that it is unlike any of the hundreds of boring "how-to" videos being sold today. And...
... many have said that this one video should be in every home, school, and business as the authoritative resource on the subject of pre-emptive defensive response.
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And, as much as I'd like to trumpet the virtues of this powerful video, I have to tell you that, after a full day of creating, uploading, and debugging the information for DPT - not to mention installing the code and checking links through PayPal to make sure that everything works, I have come to the point where, at least for today, I'm ready to let the page speak for itself. So...
... if you'd like to see what makes DPT different from every other self defense video that I know of, you can check it out here.
You can also find additional information about:
EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
The EDRTM program was designed to teach you how to couple your own natural responses to stress and danger with simple, effective self defense techniques that are proven to work in real situations. It is delivered in hours instead of months or years to empower you with the skills necessary to defend yourself against over 95% of the assaults that happen every year in the US.
Self-Defense for Women
Contrary to popular belief, what is being taught in most martial arts schools and self-defense programs is totally wrong. Click on the above link to find out how many of these programs are putting women at more risk than they are helping.
Child Safety
Child Safety issues are everyone's concern. But, kids, like women, have some very special needs when it comes to learning how to properly defend themselves against the most common threats to their safety. If you're a parent, grandparent, teacher, or care-giver, you can't afford to remain ignorant of this information.
Hope this helps and that you take the time to visit the information page for the "new" self defense video, Danger Prevention Tactic: protecting Yourself Like a ProTM
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
A new page has been added to the Warrior Concepts Online website for a very unique self defense video. It's been a long time coming as the project itself was started just after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the US Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Without going into the gruesome details of why one should check out potential business partners, insure that you always have a written contract which assigns duties and lays out penalties for non-fulfillment, etc., let's just say that, after three and half years of no action (and no promotion) of this very powerful video, I have taken matters into my own hands.
The video that I'm talking about is called...
... Danger Prevention Tactics: Protecting Yourself Like a Pro - or, DPT for short.
It was created to specifically fill a void in the world of self defense training. It seems that most instructors are content to just teach physical defense techniques, as though the only danger that you might have to face is that which comes from a criminal assailant.
Actually, the video contains little to no physical defensive action - instead teaching you to pay attention and prepare yourself through awareness of the potential dangers which exist and some easy, proven, and effective strategies for escaping and avoiding them that are used by security professionals and defense experts to stay safe and alive everyday.
DPT was created to allow anyone interested in learning real-world self-protection principles and concepts to begin their training exactly and precisely where it should start...
... with "Awareness and "Escape Tactics" - not with difficult, tricky and/or hard-to-learn 'karate-style' techniques that are more flash than functional in a real-world situation.
Everyone from police officers to self-defense experts who have seen it agree that it is unlike any of the hundreds of boring "how-to" videos being sold today. And...
... many have said that this one video should be in every home, school, and business as the authoritative resource on the subject of pre-emptive defensive response.
*************************************************************
And, as much as I'd like to trumpet the virtues of this powerful video, I have to tell you that, after a full day of creating, uploading, and debugging the information for DPT - not to mention installing the code and checking links through PayPal to make sure that everything works, I have come to the point where, at least for today, I'm ready to let the page speak for itself. So...
... if you'd like to see what makes DPT different from every other self defense video that I know of, you can check it out here.
You can also find additional information about:
EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
The EDRTM program was designed to teach you how to couple your own natural responses to stress and danger with simple, effective self defense techniques that are proven to work in real situations. It is delivered in hours instead of months or years to empower you with the skills necessary to defend yourself against over 95% of the assaults that happen every year in the US.
Self-Defense for Women
Contrary to popular belief, what is being taught in most martial arts schools and self-defense programs is totally wrong. Click on the above link to find out how many of these programs are putting women at more risk than they are helping.
Child Safety
Child Safety issues are everyone's concern. But, kids, like women, have some very special needs when it comes to learning how to properly defend themselves against the most common threats to their safety. If you're a parent, grandparent, teacher, or care-giver, you can't afford to remain ignorant of this information.
Hope this helps and that you take the time to visit the information page for the "new" self defense video, Danger Prevention Tactic: protecting Yourself Like a ProTM
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
Saturday, February 19, 2005
New Free-for-Use Articles
Just an update to remind everyone to keep an eye out for the latest additions to the free-for-use articles that I am continuing to release. I've been posting primarily to this site: (ezinearticles.com) but have recently discovered several more related sites. So, in addition to the likelihood that these articles will start to show up in niche related newsletters and ezines, you can go to either the above url or any of the following to read and download the latest in-demand articles:
link to ezinearticles.com
link to www.zinos.com
link to www.xongoo.com
link to www.articlefinders.com/
link to www.articlecity.com
**Please Note: If you do go to ezinearticles.com, or any other site that allows you to rate the articles you read, please do so. It helps me, and any other author, by showing the site that the information we're providing is in-demand and well-received. So, please - take a second or two (really, that's all it takes) and click on the box to rate the article. Thanks.
The following is a list of the articles available to date. Note that the topics have been varied to be of the greatest benefit to everyone assaociated with my teaching and the Warrior Concepts Mastery Programs available through the Headquarters Academy.
link to The Keys to Martial Arts Mastery - Key #1:
The Power of the Leader Within
link to The Keys to Martial Arts Mastery - Key #2:
CHARACTER And the Ninja's Law of Interdependence
link to Self-Defense-Within-Martial-Arts-Training-Demands-a-Real-World-Perspective
link to The Role of Zen in the Martial Arts
link to The Importance of Friendship
And the latest, and in some circles sure to be the most controversial...
link to Why Most Women's Self-Defense Programs Are Wrong
Check them out and let me know what you think. If there's a topic you'd like me to address, just let me know by going to the main site (Warrior Concepts Online) or by posting a comment here.
You can also get program information on-site relating to these articles by clicking on any of these links:
link to Warrior Concepts Online
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defensive Training
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And, just a quick reminder to our female visitors: Remember to visit the previous post and take the survey relating to women's self-defense issues and concerns.
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Until next time -
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
link to ezinearticles.com
link to www.zinos.com
link to www.xongoo.com
link to www.articlefinders.com/
link to www.articlecity.com
**Please Note: If you do go to ezinearticles.com, or any other site that allows you to rate the articles you read, please do so. It helps me, and any other author, by showing the site that the information we're providing is in-demand and well-received. So, please - take a second or two (really, that's all it takes) and click on the box to rate the article. Thanks.
The following is a list of the articles available to date. Note that the topics have been varied to be of the greatest benefit to everyone assaociated with my teaching and the Warrior Concepts Mastery Programs available through the Headquarters Academy.
link to The Keys to Martial Arts Mastery - Key #1:
The Power of the Leader Within
link to The Keys to Martial Arts Mastery - Key #2:
CHARACTER And the Ninja's Law of Interdependence
link to Self-Defense-Within-Martial-Arts-Training-Demands-a-Real-World-Perspective
link to The Role of Zen in the Martial Arts
link to The Importance of Friendship
And the latest, and in some circles sure to be the most controversial...
link to Why Most Women's Self-Defense Programs Are Wrong
Check them out and let me know what you think. If there's a topic you'd like me to address, just let me know by going to the main site (Warrior Concepts Online) or by posting a comment here.
You can also get program information on-site relating to these articles by clicking on any of these links:
link to Warrior Concepts Online
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defensive Training
*********************************************
And, just a quick reminder to our female visitors: Remember to visit the previous post and take the survey relating to women's self-defense issues and concerns.
*********************************************
Until next time -
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Ladies - What Are Your Concerns When It Comes to Women's Self Defense?
I'm conducting a study on what women are, and are not, looking for in a women's self-defense program. Please help me by posting your responses through the comments link at the end of this article, and to insure that we have them should anything happen to the blog, etc., please email them as well.
The reason for my request is that I am putting together several new resources designed just for women on the topic of self-protection for women and girls. Products and services will include ebooks, downloadable directly from the internet; manuals and videos focusing on the issues that bother women the most and tempered with what I know to be true about how assailants attack and brutalize women; articles and special reports about what you can do to keep yourself safe and "off the radar" of attackers, rapists, and muggers; as-well-as live and teleseminar-based presentations that will allow you to learn my methods first-hand and become more confident, powerful and able to control a self-defense encounter with some of the most effective techniques, strategies and tactics ever developed.
As a minimum, please comment on the following - please be sure to match your numbering to this list so that we can follow along on this end. Your comments and input are greatly appreciated. Of course, you need not identify yourself and may limit your response to a comment posted here. However, if you would like to be added to our datebase, email your response to me at survey@warrior-concepts-online.com. Your email address and information will be protected and we never share our database with any third party groups.
Everyone who provides information for this survey (as-well-as who they are) will receive, absolutely free, a special report that I will be writing using the information submitted by you and others concerned about women's self-defense issues. This report will be sold to others outside of the contributing group but will be given away to those who help to create it.
_______________________________________________________________________
Please answer the following questions, being as honest and detailed as possible. Remember, if you have something to say, regardless of how little you think it will matter, say it. I want to make sure that what I'm offering as help to women about self-defense and personal protection is not only effective and based on real-world statistics, but also something that they will find tremendous benefit in, want to learn from and feel confident in using. So, even if you think it's a little thing, if several hundred other women think it's also a 'little thing' and you all speak up, then - it's not so little is it?
Webmasters and Ezine Publishers: Email to let me know that you would like to offer this survey to your subscriber base and I will allow you to link to this survey from your website. At the end of the survey period, I'll share my findings with you and give you a free copy of the special report.**
** Please remember that the information contained in this blog is protected by federal and international copyright laws. It may not be used, copied, reprinted, transmitted or adapted without the express, written consent of Jeffrey M. Miller and Warrior Concepts International. The data provided through any joint venture will be yours to do with as you please; however, the special report may not be used in violation of copyright laws.
_______________________________________________________________________
Okay, now that that's over - let's begin...
1. Have you ever participated in a martial arts or self-defense course, program or class? If yes, please complete the following questions. If not, skip to #2.
1a. If so, do you know it's name?
1b. How long was the program that you participated in and did you complete it?
1c. What did you like or find most useful in the program?
1d. What did you dislike or feel was missing from the program?
1e. How did you hear about the program?
1f. How much did you pay for the course/class/etc?
2. Do you have books, videos, etc. on the subject of self-defense in general and/or women's self-defense specifically? (If "yes", please answer the following questions - if not, please proceed to #3)
2a. What books, magazines, etc. have you purchased or aquired on the subject?
2b. What do you like or find useful in them?
2c. What do you dislike or feel is missing from them?
2d. On average, how much have you spent, or would you spend on a book or video about women's self-defense?
2e. Have you ever purchased an ebook or other internet-based informational product on this subject? Regardless of your answer, how likely are you to purchase one if it had what you were looking for?
3. Have you, or any group that you're affiliated with, ever sponsored or hosted a women's self-defense program, seminar, workshop, or series of on-going classes?
3a. Would you consider doing so as a way to help those in your community to be more safe and secure?
4. How confident are you in your ability to defend yourself in a general self-defense situation (punching/slapping, mugging, etc.)?
5. How confident are you in your ability to stop a rape attempt?
6. How serious are you about learning how to keep yourself safe from predators and others who might try to harm you?
7. What is/are you greatest concern(s) when it comes to womens self defense issues? In other words - "what scares you the most" when you think about being attacked?
8. Are you a parent? (If "no", please skip to #9)
8a. Do you have (a) daughter(s) that you're concerned about?
8b. How old is/are she/they?
8c. What scares you most about what they might have to deal with now and as they grow up and move out into the world?
9. Thinking about this subject, what thoughts would you like to add to help us to understand your thoughts, feelings and concerns about womens self defense that we have not already asked you for?
_______________________________________________________________________
Thank you very much. Remember to bookmark this page and check back here often to see what others are saying.
For additional information about reliable, effective, and powerful reality-based self-defense training for men, women, and children, check out these links:
link to Warrior Concepts Online
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to Child Safety Information
link to Self Defense Seminars
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
The reason for my request is that I am putting together several new resources designed just for women on the topic of self-protection for women and girls. Products and services will include ebooks, downloadable directly from the internet; manuals and videos focusing on the issues that bother women the most and tempered with what I know to be true about how assailants attack and brutalize women; articles and special reports about what you can do to keep yourself safe and "off the radar" of attackers, rapists, and muggers; as-well-as live and teleseminar-based presentations that will allow you to learn my methods first-hand and become more confident, powerful and able to control a self-defense encounter with some of the most effective techniques, strategies and tactics ever developed.
As a minimum, please comment on the following - please be sure to match your numbering to this list so that we can follow along on this end. Your comments and input are greatly appreciated. Of course, you need not identify yourself and may limit your response to a comment posted here. However, if you would like to be added to our datebase, email your response to me at survey@warrior-concepts-online.com. Your email address and information will be protected and we never share our database with any third party groups.
Everyone who provides information for this survey (as-well-as who they are) will receive, absolutely free, a special report that I will be writing using the information submitted by you and others concerned about women's self-defense issues. This report will be sold to others outside of the contributing group but will be given away to those who help to create it.
_______________________________________________________________________
Please answer the following questions, being as honest and detailed as possible. Remember, if you have something to say, regardless of how little you think it will matter, say it. I want to make sure that what I'm offering as help to women about self-defense and personal protection is not only effective and based on real-world statistics, but also something that they will find tremendous benefit in, want to learn from and feel confident in using. So, even if you think it's a little thing, if several hundred other women think it's also a 'little thing' and you all speak up, then - it's not so little is it?
Webmasters and Ezine Publishers: Email to let me know that you would like to offer this survey to your subscriber base and I will allow you to link to this survey from your website. At the end of the survey period, I'll share my findings with you and give you a free copy of the special report.**
** Please remember that the information contained in this blog is protected by federal and international copyright laws. It may not be used, copied, reprinted, transmitted or adapted without the express, written consent of Jeffrey M. Miller and Warrior Concepts International. The data provided through any joint venture will be yours to do with as you please; however, the special report may not be used in violation of copyright laws.
_______________________________________________________________________
Okay, now that that's over - let's begin...
1. Have you ever participated in a martial arts or self-defense course, program or class? If yes, please complete the following questions. If not, skip to #2.
1a. If so, do you know it's name?
1b. How long was the program that you participated in and did you complete it?
1c. What did you like or find most useful in the program?
1d. What did you dislike or feel was missing from the program?
1e. How did you hear about the program?
1f. How much did you pay for the course/class/etc?
2. Do you have books, videos, etc. on the subject of self-defense in general and/or women's self-defense specifically? (If "yes", please answer the following questions - if not, please proceed to #3)
2a. What books, magazines, etc. have you purchased or aquired on the subject?
2b. What do you like or find useful in them?
2c. What do you dislike or feel is missing from them?
2d. On average, how much have you spent, or would you spend on a book or video about women's self-defense?
2e. Have you ever purchased an ebook or other internet-based informational product on this subject? Regardless of your answer, how likely are you to purchase one if it had what you were looking for?
3. Have you, or any group that you're affiliated with, ever sponsored or hosted a women's self-defense program, seminar, workshop, or series of on-going classes?
3a. Would you consider doing so as a way to help those in your community to be more safe and secure?
4. How confident are you in your ability to defend yourself in a general self-defense situation (punching/slapping, mugging, etc.)?
5. How confident are you in your ability to stop a rape attempt?
6. How serious are you about learning how to keep yourself safe from predators and others who might try to harm you?
7. What is/are you greatest concern(s) when it comes to womens self defense issues? In other words - "what scares you the most" when you think about being attacked?
8. Are you a parent? (If "no", please skip to #9)
8a. Do you have (a) daughter(s) that you're concerned about?
8b. How old is/are she/they?
8c. What scares you most about what they might have to deal with now and as they grow up and move out into the world?
9. Thinking about this subject, what thoughts would you like to add to help us to understand your thoughts, feelings and concerns about womens self defense that we have not already asked you for?
_______________________________________________________________________
Thank you very much. Remember to bookmark this page and check back here often to see what others are saying.
For additional information about reliable, effective, and powerful reality-based self-defense training for men, women, and children, check out these links:
link to Warrior Concepts Online
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to Child Safety Information
link to Self Defense Seminars
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
Sunday, February 13, 2005
New Ebooks, Reports, & Training Videos
As many of you know, I have been working on several things lately. One of the biggest things is in organizing all of the materials, information, manuals, etc. that I've created over the past twenty plus years. It seems like I'm always creating something that would be helpful to my students in one form or another. The problem is that, most often, I finish one thing, get it out to a few students, and almost immediately start something new.
The end result?
Boxes, shelves, and filing cabinet drawers filled with stuff that others could be using to help with self-protection, personal development, and their martial arts training in general. But, where to begin?
Since there is so much, and from so many perspectives and topics, I've just decided to pick something and go from there. So, the first two projects that I'm currently working to finish right now and soon to be released are:
1) A Black Belt Home Study Course contained on 5 video/DVDs with an accompanying workbook for each. This program is being designed so that it will benefit both my in-house, hometown, students as well as all of you who would like to train with me but live too far away to make it practical. We are finishing up the final shooting of the raw video this Tuesday (2/15/05) and then we will be turning our focus to the editing and final packaging.
2) An ebook and basic training manual focused on women's self defense issues. Right now it looks like we will be bundling a manual with a special report on choosing a women's self defense program or martial arts school, and a very effective self-defense keychain weapon. The manual will discuss many if the real-world issues and considerations necessary for women to be able to effectively defend themslves in a reality-based self defense scenario. It will also include photo series showing techniques for dealing with the ten most common attacks that are used against women. At this point, I'm not sure if we should add the special techniques for the self-defense keychain to the manual or put it into a different format (like it's own book or on video). If you have any suggestions for this, please visit the main site (click here to provide feedback) to let me know what you would want.
link to Warrior-Concepts-Online
We will be taking pre-orders and you can put your name on a waiting list for these great training resources at a significant discount. Don't worry, I'm not looking for anyone to pay anything up front. The way it will work is this...
... anyone on the list will get a pre-release notification offering the materials for around 40% off the release price. Anyone who orders at that point will get the discount. Then, we will clear the list and forget that we ever heard from you. No hassles, no contact, no unwanted email about information that you obviously did'nt really want.
Sound fair.
So, if you are in the least bit interested in getting some great information from my archives, go to the main site and get on the mailing list.
I envision one to three new resources in the form of ebooks, video/DVDs and/or reports coming out ever two to three months after the release of the above items.
Find information about:
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to Self Defense Seminars
...and more.
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
The end result?
Boxes, shelves, and filing cabinet drawers filled with stuff that others could be using to help with self-protection, personal development, and their martial arts training in general. But, where to begin?
Since there is so much, and from so many perspectives and topics, I've just decided to pick something and go from there. So, the first two projects that I'm currently working to finish right now and soon to be released are:
1) A Black Belt Home Study Course contained on 5 video/DVDs with an accompanying workbook for each. This program is being designed so that it will benefit both my in-house, hometown, students as well as all of you who would like to train with me but live too far away to make it practical. We are finishing up the final shooting of the raw video this Tuesday (2/15/05) and then we will be turning our focus to the editing and final packaging.
2) An ebook and basic training manual focused on women's self defense issues. Right now it looks like we will be bundling a manual with a special report on choosing a women's self defense program or martial arts school, and a very effective self-defense keychain weapon. The manual will discuss many if the real-world issues and considerations necessary for women to be able to effectively defend themslves in a reality-based self defense scenario. It will also include photo series showing techniques for dealing with the ten most common attacks that are used against women. At this point, I'm not sure if we should add the special techniques for the self-defense keychain to the manual or put it into a different format (like it's own book or on video). If you have any suggestions for this, please visit the main site (click here to provide feedback) to let me know what you would want.
link to Warrior-Concepts-Online
We will be taking pre-orders and you can put your name on a waiting list for these great training resources at a significant discount. Don't worry, I'm not looking for anyone to pay anything up front. The way it will work is this...
... anyone on the list will get a pre-release notification offering the materials for around 40% off the release price. Anyone who orders at that point will get the discount. Then, we will clear the list and forget that we ever heard from you. No hassles, no contact, no unwanted email about information that you obviously did'nt really want.
Sound fair.
So, if you are in the least bit interested in getting some great information from my archives, go to the main site and get on the mailing list.
I envision one to three new resources in the form of ebooks, video/DVDs and/or reports coming out ever two to three months after the release of the above items.
Find information about:
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to Self Defense Seminars
...and more.
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Free Articles Available for Ezine Publication
I have begun posting free-for-use articles to the site EzineArticles.com at http://ezinearticles.com
To date, there are three articles available with more to come over the coming weeks. Ifyou have an ezine and would like to use any of my articles, just follow the instructions for publishers found on the hosting site and send me a confirmation email so I'll know that you've found something of interest to your subscribers.
It would also be helpful to know a little bit about your ezine, the typical subscriber you serve, your total number of subscribers at the time you used the article and anything else you would like to brag about. If you'd like me to consider recommending your publication for inclusion on our links page for my clients, email me several copies for review. However, until we agree to a link exchange, etc., this in no way gives you permission to use, sell or otherwise share my address. Also, this review in no way constitutes my subcribing to your publication. Of course, if I like what I see, you are likely to gain a new reader.
If you like my articles, I would also appreciate it if you would take a few seconds to rate them. Also, feel free to email any or all of them to friends and associates who you think would benefit from the topics.
Of course, the warrior-concepts-online.com site is designed to be an informational site with article-like content and real-world useable information.
Find information about:
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to Self Defense Seminars
...and more.
Here's to making our world a better place - filled with more confident, powerful, and purposeful people.
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
To date, there are three articles available with more to come over the coming weeks. Ifyou have an ezine and would like to use any of my articles, just follow the instructions for publishers found on the hosting site and send me a confirmation email so I'll know that you've found something of interest to your subscribers.
It would also be helpful to know a little bit about your ezine, the typical subscriber you serve, your total number of subscribers at the time you used the article and anything else you would like to brag about. If you'd like me to consider recommending your publication for inclusion on our links page for my clients, email me several copies for review. However, until we agree to a link exchange, etc., this in no way gives you permission to use, sell or otherwise share my address. Also, this review in no way constitutes my subcribing to your publication. Of course, if I like what I see, you are likely to gain a new reader.
If you like my articles, I would also appreciate it if you would take a few seconds to rate them. Also, feel free to email any or all of them to friends and associates who you think would benefit from the topics.
Of course, the warrior-concepts-online.com site is designed to be an informational site with article-like content and real-world useable information.
Find information about:
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to Self Defense Seminars
...and more.
Here's to making our world a better place - filled with more confident, powerful, and purposeful people.
Peace and Happiness,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder and Director
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Have You Seen the News Lately?
It seems that every time I have a chance to catch the news, there's another series of stories about innocent men, women & children being victimized by those who would rather prey on others than to produce something of benefit in the world! Average citizens, just like you and me are either seen as targets or are caught in the cross-fire between warring criminal factions.
It's amazing, really. The government passes a law that requires each and every driver to be insured. This is to protect us against the negligent acts of others. IF something ever happens.
But...
... most of us never even begin to take steps to make sure that we can protect ourselves from the elements that WILL probable touch us sooner or later.
Amazing isn't it?
Hope this gives some of you serious food for thought.
link to Warrior Concepts Online
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to Self Defense Seminars
May you find the peace and happiness you seek,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Director and Master Instructor
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
It's amazing, really. The government passes a law that requires each and every driver to be insured. This is to protect us against the negligent acts of others. IF something ever happens.
But...
... most of us never even begin to take steps to make sure that we can protect ourselves from the elements that WILL probable touch us sooner or later.
Amazing isn't it?
Hope this gives some of you serious food for thought.
link to Warrior Concepts Online
link to EDR:Non-Martial Arts Defense Training
link to Self-Defense for Women at Warrior Concepts Online
link to Self Defense Seminars
May you find the peace and happiness you seek,
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Director and Master Instructor
Warrior Concepts International
www.warrior-concepts-online.com
www.masteryourlife.org
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
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