Female Sexual Assailants

• Self Defense
• Sun 28th Sep 2014

This blog is prompted by an incident that occurred in Saugus, Massachusetts (a town just a few miles away from where my Krav Maga school is located), where two men (one underage), and a female sexually assaulted a 16 year old girl. Whilst the majority of sexual assaults and rapes are conducted by men, there are women who engage is such crimes, against both sexes (male and female), as well as against adolescents and children. In many cases the media and the legal system, as well as society, has a bias in not treating sexual assaults by women, as seriously...

Pepper Spray - Types & How To Use Them

• Personal Safety
• Sun 21st Sep 2014

The law in Massachusetts changed in 2014, to allow persons over the age of 18, to purchase and carry pepper and other defensive sprays, without having to have an FID card (Firearm Identification Card). This gives women over the age of 18, the opportunity to carry pepper spray without having to go through an application process, or complete any paperwork. This article, aims to explain how, where and when the use of pepper spray is appropriate and effective, along with situations where it is probably not applicable to use. This article will also explain the different types of spray, and...

OC/CS Spray

• Personal Safety
• Mon 15th Sep 2014

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

• Criminology
• Sun 7th Sep 2014

Back to School

• Personal Safety
• Tue 2nd Sep 2014