Comments on: Self Defense from Serial Killers?

By: David Harvey

David Harvey — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:25:21 +0000

That’s the whole point, John. We both agree on that, I think. Certainly twenty hours learning TFT is a very cheap insurance policy. In some ways it’s like owning a firearm; if you choose to use it on someone, you can expect to have to justify your actions in a court of law afterwards – or go to jail.

By: John W. Zimmer

John W. Zimmer — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:05:49 +0000

Hi David, I am a fan of short-term self defense as not everyone will take the time to learn a fighting system.

By: David Harvey

David Harvey — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:35:11 +0000

Personally, I do and love Aikido (a form of JuJitsu) but it takes several years of hard work to become proficient at Aikido. For self-defense that you can learn quickly, I would strongly recommend a system called Target Focus Training that is taught by a guy named Tim Larkin. It is nasty stuff, but you can get the basics into you in around 20 hours – and you will never forget them.

By: John W. Zimmer

John W. Zimmer — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:59:22 +0000

Hi Cheri,

This is a scary situation if one ever finds him/herself in but those of us who proactively learn some self-defense have a better chance.

I think intuition is one of those early warning systems that women have that can help them. I am happy to say my own intuition has saved my bacon a few times in my life so I am a believer!

By: Cheri Arbuckle

Cheri Arbuckle — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:27:11 +0000

Hi John –

Thanks for posting this. I particularly like the way you stress that you have a very low chance being attacked by a serial killer. Thank you for reaffirming that women are more likely to suffer violence at the hands of someone they know, rather than from a stranger off the street.

I couldn’t agree with you more about listening to your intuition and then *follow through* with what it tells you to do.