Everywhere it seems, people share their concerns about "what the world has come to." With battles raging both across the sea in far-off lands and here on our own streets, it seems that more and more people are looking to the government to make them more safe and secure.
This, however, is the wrong place to be looking. As harsh as it sounds, when it comes to self-defense and so-called "homeland security," the responsibility for personal security and safety rests with the individual - not with the government.
While we, as citizens, can do little more than show our support for the thousands of troops fighting our country's many battles around the world, each of us can take a more proactive role in dealing with the hostilities and assaults that are going on all around us right here at home. Here's a list of 5 tips for anyone who wants to make themselves more safe and secure, regardless of whether they're traveling or staying at home. This list is part of the "10 Tips for Increasing Your Safety and Security," available at www.warrior-concepts-online.com.
Tips for Increasing Your Ability to Survive Danger
1. Acknowledge that danger exists in your world and has the potential of touching you or someone that you care about. Ignorance, when it comes to avoiding and escaping from danger, is not bliss.
2. Stay informed about the types of dangers, including criminal activity, prevalent in areas where you find yourself. Knowing what you're most likely to face is the first step to being able to handle it should it happen.
3. Establish multiple routes to and from the place you frequent most. As a minimum, everyone should have at least two routes to and from home and work. This makes it more difficult for you to be pinned down by someone who knows your routine.
4. Acknowledge that it's your responsibility, not that of the police, to keep yourself safe. As a former police officer I know that the police cannot keep you safe from anyone who truly wants to harm you. Realize that you, and you alone, will be the first one "on the scene" of the assault or other danger and responsible for dealing with the attack.
5. Learn a few tactics for effectively avoiding or escaping from danger that do not require physically fighting with your assailant. There are some very good books and videos available, like "Danger Prevention Tactics: Protecting Yourself Like a Pro," that can provide professional advice you can use to keep yourself more safe and secure.
Get the remainder of the "10 Tips for Increasing Your Level of Safety and Self-Defense" by going to www.warrior-concepts-online.com/10tips.html
In Today's often violent world, self-defense is no longer a choice - it's a responsibility. Accepting the reality that, with the addition of terrorism to the ever-present threat of gang activity, drug wars, and the myriad of other crimes of violence, it's each person's responsibility to be personally capable of defending themselves should that need arise.
For those interested in more information, the video "Danger Prevention Tactics: Protecting Yourself Like a Pro," is available through it's producer, Warrior Concepts International. The video is available through the company's website at: www.warrior-concepts-online.com/self-defense-video-dpt1.html
Don't forget that you can get information about, not only ninjutsu and the art of the ninja, but...
Child-Safety
Real-World Self-Defense Training, and...
Books, Videos, and Training Supplies
At Warrior Concepts Online
To the Successful Achievement of Dreams!
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder & Director
Warrior Concepts International
Self-Protection & Personal Development
Check out my latest book "The Karate-Myth" at http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/self-defense-karatemyth.html
and the re-release of the most important safety video you could ever own, "Danger Prevention Tactics" at http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/self-defense-video-dpt1.html
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
What Skill Was the Ninja Best Known For?
In the Mastery-Leadership curriculum at Warrior Concepts, there is a series of questions built into each level that students are responsible for. These questions range from historical details to those related to the science that lies behind the arts we study.
One such question posed to students approaching the Shodan, or 1st degree Black Belt level is...
"What skill was the Ninja best known for?"
While the public at-large, including martial artists of all styles, assume the answer to somehow be related to stealth, the use of weapons, or even assassination, the real answer couldn't be further from the truth. And, yet, despite the fact that the Ninja became part of the first organized police forces in Japanese history, aided by this most powerful skill, the truth still eludes most people, Japanese included, today.
Find out what it's like to train, eat, sleep, and breath the art of Ninjutsu, the "art of the Ninja," at this year's Fall Ninja Camp 2006. From Friday, November 3rd through Sunday, November 5th, you'll be able to train with some of the best Ninja teachers and senior students of the art. What's it like to train at a real Ninja Camp? Here's the link to find out...
So, what was the primary skill of a Ninja?
What were these shadowy figures, feared by most and held in awe by many, best known and sought after for?
Any ideas?
Would you believe...
"Information Gathering." The ability to collect and translate information. Plain and simple.
Not using the sword.
Not unarmed fighting.
Not the use of throwing stars and other exotic weapons.
While it is true that they were known to be experts at all of these things...
...the Ninja, first and foremost, was sought out for his or her ability to get information about what was going on in the world of their day. And... the ability to translate that information so that they and others could produce results with the least amount of wear and tear.
Want to learn more about the Ninja? Subscribe to my new online newsletter called Shadow Warrior News and learn the secrets of the most powerful warriors ever created! To subscribe, just click on the button to be taken to the subscription page...
If you want more information about the WCI Ninja Training Camps in general, here's the link:
http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/ninja-camps.html
For information on how you can be a part of this year's Fall Ninja Camp 2006, check out this link:
http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/fall-ninja-camp-2006.html
And finally, don't forget that you can get information about, not only ninjutsu and the art of the ninja, but...
Child-Safety
Real-World Self-Defense Training, and...
Books, Videos, and Training Supplies
At Warrior Concepts Online
To the Successful Achievement of Dreams!
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder & Director
Warrior Concepts International
Self-Protection & Personal Development
Check out my latest book "The Karate-Myth" at http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/self-defense-karatemyth.html
and the re-release of the most important safety video you could ever own, "Danger Prevention Tactics" at http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/self-defense-video-dpt1.html
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
One such question posed to students approaching the Shodan, or 1st degree Black Belt level is...
"What skill was the Ninja best known for?"
While the public at-large, including martial artists of all styles, assume the answer to somehow be related to stealth, the use of weapons, or even assassination, the real answer couldn't be further from the truth. And, yet, despite the fact that the Ninja became part of the first organized police forces in Japanese history, aided by this most powerful skill, the truth still eludes most people, Japanese included, today.
Find out what it's like to train, eat, sleep, and breath the art of Ninjutsu, the "art of the Ninja," at this year's Fall Ninja Camp 2006. From Friday, November 3rd through Sunday, November 5th, you'll be able to train with some of the best Ninja teachers and senior students of the art. What's it like to train at a real Ninja Camp? Here's the link to find out...
So, what was the primary skill of a Ninja?
What were these shadowy figures, feared by most and held in awe by many, best known and sought after for?
Any ideas?
Would you believe...
"Information Gathering." The ability to collect and translate information. Plain and simple.
Not using the sword.
Not unarmed fighting.
Not the use of throwing stars and other exotic weapons.
While it is true that they were known to be experts at all of these things...
...the Ninja, first and foremost, was sought out for his or her ability to get information about what was going on in the world of their day. And... the ability to translate that information so that they and others could produce results with the least amount of wear and tear.
Want to learn more about the Ninja? Subscribe to my new online newsletter called Shadow Warrior News and learn the secrets of the most powerful warriors ever created! To subscribe, just click on the button to be taken to the subscription page...
If you want more information about the WCI Ninja Training Camps in general, here's the link:
http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/ninja-camps.html
For information on how you can be a part of this year's Fall Ninja Camp 2006, check out this link:
http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/fall-ninja-camp-2006.html
And finally, don't forget that you can get information about, not only ninjutsu and the art of the ninja, but...
Child-Safety
Real-World Self-Defense Training, and...
Books, Videos, and Training Supplies
At Warrior Concepts Online
To the Successful Achievement of Dreams!
Jeffrey M. Miller, Shidoshi
Founder & Director
Warrior Concepts International
Self-Protection & Personal Development
Check out my latest book "The Karate-Myth" at http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/self-defense-karatemyth.html
and the re-release of the most important safety video you could ever own, "Danger Prevention Tactics" at http://www.warrior-concepts-online.com/self-defense-video-dpt1.html
"Master Your Self - Master Your Life!"
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