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The Priority of Communication for Keeping Kids Safe
In this episode, we will explore the two priorities of how to engage your children when training them to stay safe, regardless of age or scenario. These two priorities are, providing your child with the foundation to...
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Faces of Violence, Part 1 The Friend and Criminal
There is really one of four faces or four situations that they're gonna find themselves in. If you're able to understand this, then you're able to move your own training, your own discussions and your own paradigm in...
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Close Quarter Dad Origin Story
The reason for creating close quarter parenting is, back in 2006 I began to recognize something that was pretty unique, and I don't know if I would have ever realized this if I wasn't in the unique situation I was in...
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The Consciousness of Weapon Training
Functional vs. Improvisational Training
Let'sĀ talk about understanding the difference between improvisational training and functional training and how we should approach working with our children to give them a clear understanding and skill set of for...
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The Jiujitsu of Stress
We can empower our kids with the best techniques to stay safe if someone grabs them, or teach them how to prevent a bully from hurting themĀ
ā¦ or we can show them what to do if a group of kids tries jumping themĀ
ā¦ or...
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My Son Wants Revenge, Reflections on Friends Getting Jumped
Over the last few days, I've been handling a situation with my oldest son. He's 18 years old and he's dealing with a fight that happened here in our community that involved his friends.Ā
My son called me from...
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Ask yourself Threatening Questions
In this episode I want to challenge you to ask yourself what I call threatening questions.Ā
These are questions that as a parent, we don't want to face ā¦ they are dark. They are questions we may not even know to ask...
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Reflections on nature in martial arts, the lost secret
As a professional martial artist, I've made it a career for more than a decade to teach people from all walks of life, young and old, how to remain safe. Discovery of self preservation and safety is not merely about...
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Teach Your Child to be Found Part 1.
In this video, I challenge you to ask your child a question. Try it out and see what they say.
I discuss some first steps you can teach your child in case they become separated from you or a group they may be with -...
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How Far Will You Really Go To Survive?
Why every parent should share a path with their kids
Letās discuss an observation I've made over the last 20 years of teaching martial arts, engaging with parents and working with their children; the massive impact a dad has on their child when they actually participate...
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