Learn to know yourself

Learn to know yourself

I have discovered that participating in outdoor activities can help to gain a better understanding of strengths and weaknesses. Any activity that requires endurance away from ‘civilisation’ can help to understand the body and mind. Activities such as mountaineering,... Read more
True Strength

True Strength

True Strength  A lion does not use it’s strength indiscriminately. The lions strength is used to serve, protect and defend the pride. True strength should not be used to exploit others, self defence skills should only be used to defeat the enemy. The most... Read more
Situational Awareness Update

Situational Awareness Update

I have written about situational awareness many times in the past. However, I believe it merits repeating again in order to share these concepts with our new readers and it will also serve as a reminder for our longtime readers. The article will outline the... Read more
Fighting Styles

Fighting Styles

Guardian Defence training curriculum includes ground fighting. We train in context of street self defence. This post will outline how our curriculum was developed. Aikido The movements of Aikido emphasise a flowing flexibility and the maintaining of balance. The aim... Read more
Pre-Incident Signals

Pre-Incident Signals

Understanding and Identifying Potential Threats Before they develop into an Attack Can Save Your Life Ever think it would be useful to be able to see a developing problem before things get really bad so you could avoid trouble altogether? In a previous blog post I... Read more