SELF DEFENSE

Solo Road Traveling

Solo Road Traveling

For some, solo travel is not just a Point A to Point B situation. It’s a way to get out of the daily grind, clear your mind, and rock out to your favorite tracks as loud as you want. It doesn’t matter if you’re hitting the open road for the holidays or carving out time for yourself during the rest of the year, traveling alone can be an incredible way to recharge. Regardless of the reason, being solo also means you’re your own backup. No one’s going to have your six, so you’ve got to take safety seriously. Here are just a few tips for riding solo.

Your Holiday Safety Checklist

Your Holiday Safety Checklist

The holiday season is here, and while it’s a time for family, joy, and celebration, it’s also prime time for criminals. Crowded stores, distracted shoppers, and late-night errands create the perfect conditions for thieves and opportunists to strike. While holiday safety precaution do apply to men, this is more so a female focused blog. Please forward this to all your female friends and family but guys, take a read because it applies to you as well.

After-Action Assessments

After-Action Assessments

If you’re tapped in with Intuitive Self Protection, then more than likely you’re not going around looking for trouble, but I can bet you probably have deep awareness of how being prepared can make a huge difference in urgent situations. Let’s say you’ve had extensive training in various areas of self-defense, and you’ve found yourself in a situation where you had to put all that training to use. The real work starts after it’s over. You have to figure out what worked, what didn’t, and how you can make sure you’re sharper next time. An After-Action Assessment is an important tool in your self-defense toolbox where you take time to review your actions. It reinforces positive behaviors and exposes weaknesses. This simple tool could have a major impact on your future safety

The Importance of Fitness in Self Defense

The Importance of Fitness in Self Defense

Let’s talk about something that sometimes gets overlooked by firearms enthusiasts, fitness. If you’re serious about protecting yourself, you need to be in your top physical shape. Here’s why being fit is just as important as having firearm skills. What if you're in a situation where you can’t reach your firearm. Maybe it’s not within arm’s length or you’re in a physical altercation that’s not life-threatening, and there’s no need for a firearm. It’s just a straight up hand to hand fight. If you don’t have the stamina or strength to stay in the fight, all your firearm skills won’t mean a thing.

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Why Being Prepared Isn't Paranoia

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Why Being Prepared Isn't Paranoia

The average person reading this doesn’t have to be told that unexpected dangers can arise at any moment so being prepared isn’t paranoia; it's smart. Yet, people who train the way we do often get accused of being extreme and downright paranoid. Let’s break down why this isn’t the case at all.

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Safety Strategies in Transitional Spaces

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Safety Strategies in Transitional Spaces

Transitional spaces are often overlooked in terms of self-protection. You know those moments when you're moving from one place to another? Your car to the office, the store, or home? Those quick, seemingly ordinary transitions are prime opportunities for potential threats to catch us off guard. In these spaces, people are usually preoccupied with their phones, thoughts, or tasks, making them more vulnerable to danger. A heightened level of situational awareness is super important in navigating transitional spaces.  If something is about to happen, you'll likely spot some telltale signs if you're alert. However, if something slips your awareness and danger presents itself at close range, do you know what to do? We're here to provide you with some strategies to enhance your safety in these transitional spaces.

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Concussive Strikes and Brain Shakes

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Concussive Strikes and Brain Shakes

We are back with another installment of Intuitive Self Protection’s weekly blog and we’re ready to unravel the secrets behind a few head rockin’ self-defense techniques. But first things first, let's clarify; anyone who rolls with ISP doesn’t go around looking for fight. Our goal is to end fights quickly and effectively. When all attempts at de-escalation fail, when distraction isn't enough, and your attacker won’t back down; that's when our game-changing techniques come into play. We’re talking about concussive striking and brain-shaking moves that can turn the tables on a desperate situation.

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Best Empty Hand Strikes

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Best Empty Hand Strikes

One of the questions we get asked all the time is what the best empty strikes are to use in an empty hand response or when you selected not use a weapon system. Before we get into it, let’s get something straight, we aren’t the people that start fights, instigate or poke the bear but we do finish them . We emphasize being strategic and confident; knowing how to respond effectively when pushed past the limit. These strikes are to be used when you’re past the point of negotiation and you’ve made every attempt to de-escalate, distract and diffuse the situation. This is the point when the attacker is about to find out that you’re not a victim; you’re a defender. Let’s get to it.  

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Master Firing Grip

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Master Firing Grip

The Master Grip is crucial for maximizing control and shooting accuracy. In this article, Hank Hayes breaks down the battlefield tested Master Grip which is the foundation of firearm handling.

 
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