The Four Temperaments

The Four Temperaments

The study of the four temperaments goes back to the time of the Greek Physician Hippocrates who theorised that personality traits and human behaviours are based on four separate temperaments associated with four fluids of the body: choleric temperament (yellow bile... Read more
How do Knife Attacks happen?

How do Knife Attacks happen?

Knife attacks are becoming more commonplace because knives are very easily obtained. This article is written to build awareness about indiscriminate knife attacks. Being aware and mentally prepared is the key to surviving this type of attack. So what happens in a... Read more
Keeping Students Safe

Keeping Students Safe

At Guardian Defence our primary objective is teaching people how to stay safe. It was a pleasure teaching Self Defence to students at the Royal Northern College of Music. Here is some feedback from the session organiser Cara. “Thank you so much for today, i... 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