Another update on where we have been. What's going on with us? When are new episodes coming out? Some surprising announcements in this update. New shows are coming... and all I have to say is "Video." Listen for more information!

A quick audio note letting you know that we are taking a small break from the show. We'll be back soon enough with more great content. Thanks for hanging in there.

We recap all 99 previous episodes in this special 100th episode of the Self-Defense Show! We talk about how the show got started, and give some interesting trivia and behind the scenes information. It's been over 3 years that we have been bringing you solid self-defense information and we have just scratched the surface of what is left to talk about. Christie and I want to truly thank each of you (our listeners) for taking your valuable time to listen to us for all these episodes. If it wasn't for our great listeners who support what we do, we would have quit doing the show a long time ago. We still can't believe we have put out 100 episodes of the show. We hope to bring you 100 more in the future! Please give us a review on iTunes, and/or just drop us a email or leave us a voicemail. Thank you, thank you, thank you... a hundred times thank you!!!

Part 2 of Sexual Assault and Rape. Christie and I continue where we left off in episode 086. If you haven’t listened to that episode, be sure and do so first. In this second part we talk about supporting a victim of sexual assault, advice for men on understanding what constitutes sexual assault, and protecting yourself from poisoning / being drugged for the purposes of sexual assault. We will return on episode 088 with some real life news stories related to sexual assault to round out this subject. Thanks for being loyal listeners to our show! Please let us know what you think by contacting us!

Part 1 of Sexual Assault and Rape. Christie and I recorded about 90 minutes on this subject, so I split it into two episodes. This is the first part, and the second part will be episode 087. In this part, we talk about the definitions of Sexual Assault and Rape, and the feelings that a victim would feel and/or go through. If you noticed a difference in the recording sound, that’s because we are recording on a new digital recorder. I may have to play with some of the settings over the next couple of episode to get them just right, so bare with us. Please let us know what you think about the show. We love hearing from our listeners.

Layered self-defense and VITAL Self-Defense’s Prevail Over Violence Model is the topic for this 82nd episode of the Self-Defense Show. Charles gives a bird’s eye view of the whole of our approach to accounting for violence in an ordinary person’s life. He talks about the 30 layers of a comprehensive self-defense education. There are 10 layers before the violence, 10 layers that apply during the violent incident, and 10 aftermath layers. This is a general overview of the philosophical and/or theoretical framework VITAL Self-Defense employs to educate people in personal protection. We hope this brings some structure and context to the various topics we discuss on the show. We have covered many of the 30 topics in much greater detail in previous episodes. This is not meant to be an in-depth description, but merely a table of contents so to speak. Please let us know if you feel we have missed a topic, or are off-base in any way. We love hearing from our listeners.