Sometimes, we can overthink technique when we consider our personal safety skills. Does it help to have a skills set to fall back on when someone grabs our wrist? Absolutely! But is that wrist grab escape essential for escaping a dangerous situation to safety? Perhaps not. An attacker has likely targeted someone because they are smaller or distracted - they don't look prepared to defend themselves. They are not expecting their intended victim to fight back! Anything w

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When I was hammering out a workout on the Peleton today, the instructor said, "If you're feeling uncomfortable right now, that's okay. ...

When we think of the aftermath of sexual assault, we tend to think about physical and emotional trauma. We may consider the high...