You Hear A Burglar Downstairs — What Should You Actually Do? It is three o’clock in the morning and something wakes you up. At first you are not even sure what it was. Then you hear it again. A bump downstairs, perhaps the sound of a cupboard opening, footsteps, or something being moved that definitely should not be moving. Within a few seconds your brain has gone from half asleep to completely alert. Someone may be in your house. It is one of those situations people occasion

“What Are You Looking At?” — How To Defuse The Classic Street Fight Challenge It is one of the oldest confrontational lines in the book: “What are you looking at?” You might hear it outside a pub, in a nightclub, on public transport, in a takeaway queue or simply while walking down the street. Often, you have done absolutely nothing wrong. Your eyes happened to meet somebody else’s for a second too long and suddenly they have decided to turn it into a confrontation. The impor

What To Do When Someone Gets In Your Face And Won't Back Off Someone standing too close, talking too loud, and refusing to give you room is one of the most common setups for a street fight. It does not always start with a punch. It often starts with an argument, a bump, a stare, or a demand that you explain yourself. By the time they are in your face, the problem is already close enough to become physical in less than a second. The goal is not to win the conversation. The goa

Is Holding Your Keys Between Your Knuckles Any Good For Self Defense? You have heard the advice a hundred times. Walk to the car with your keys poking out between your fingers. If someone comes at you, punch like Wolverine and you will be fine. It sounds clever. It is also one of the most repeated self-defense myths going, and most instructors who deal with real violence will tell you the same thing: do not do it. What actually happens when you punch with keys between your kn