It's an uncomfortable truth to face, but when you engage in violence, death is always a potential outcome. Yours. Your attacker's. That of an innocent bystander. It can all happen. Maybe it won't, but maybe it will. You cannot predict the outcome upfront, so how to deal with that? In this episode, I share some thoughts on this topic.

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One of my Patrons asked me about how you can earn a living with martial arts or self-defense. Given as I've been doing just that for almost thirty years, I went in-depth in this extra-long episode. All the links mentioned in this episode: https://wimsblog.com/95

We had an interesting discussion about a robbery in South Africa in my Facebook Group, in which a man successfully defended himself with a knife. The topic of existential fear came up and I wanted to expand upon it here. Enjoy! All the links mentioned in this episode: https://wimsblog.com/94

I often complain about how people get their information about violence from books, TV, and movies, which so often get it wrong. But why would that be? So in this episode, I talk to New York Times best-selling author Barry Eisler about writing, writing fight scenes and so much more. Enjoy! The bonus episode is available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70063460 All the links mentioned in this episode: https://wimsblog.com/93

We discussed travel safety and security in the group and I wanted to share some thoughts from the members while also adding my own. Enjoy! All the links mentioned in this episode: https://wimsblog.com/92

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kelly Sayre about her book "Sharp Women: Embrace Your Intuition, Build Your Situational Awareness, and Live Life Unafraid", women's self-defense, and much more. Enjoy!

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A video of a young woman getting knocked out when play sparring triggered this episode.

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I asked for some questions from my FB group members and here are my answers. Always fun to do these kinds of episodes. Enjoy!

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There was a video of a street fight gone wrong in the Facebook group, illustrating how "small" details like clothing can make all the difference in you coming out in one piece or getting knocked out. I talk a bit about this topic in this episode.

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It was a long time in the making, but I had a blast interviewing Dr. Mark Cheng. We talked about conditioning, rehab, injury prevention, martial arts, self-defense, and a bunch of other topics. Enjoy! All the links mentioned in this episode: https://wimsblog.com/87