F.O.R.C.E.d is another acronym tactic for you to know what is generally considered to be justified self-defense in the eyes of the law. Although there are thousands of specific laws that vary from place to place, these 5 commonalities hold true with most of them. Be sure and research the self-defense laws in your city / state / country / county. This is a shorter episode because Christie is on vacation and it’s just Charles talking. To spare you from having to listen to him blabber on, we have cut the length of this episode in half. In our next episode, 080, Charles will be on National Public Radio along with Kelly Rudolph from SURVIVE! Self-Defense. Be sure and check that one out! Please give us a review on iTunes (it’s the listing with the red shield... NOT the one with our picture). Thanks so much.

Interview with Dan Millman, author of the book Way of the Peaceful Warrior, as well as 12 other books. His philosophies on life and purpose are very interesting and thought provoking. Although part of this interview is not directly related to self-defense, we believe it is still beneficial to listen to. After all, no self-defense will work unless you have a foundation of self-worth, self-confidence, and a feeling that you are worth protecting. Additionally, having a strong sense of purpose in your life will give you something to fight for. We also talk about the FAST Combatives training that Dan, Christie, and myself attended a few weekends ago. Hollywood produced a major motion picture based off of Dan’s first book. It’s on DVD now so you can check it out for yourself. It’s entitled Peaceful Warrior and is directed by the same guy who directed Powder. We are sure happy Dan agreed to do an interview with us, and we hope you guys as listeners will drop him a thank you as well. Be sure to visit his website http://www.peacefulwarrior.com

This is part 2 of 2 of the interview with Kelly Rudolph from SURVIVE! Self-Defense. If you haven't heard the first part, be sure and checkout episode 076 first. We continue to discuss her views on self-defense and flesh out some interesting topics she teaches. We talk about her books and services as well. We hope you will enjoy this interview with Kelly because this isn't the last time you will be hearing from her... hint, hint. Be sure and visit her website for more information. http://www.SurviveSD.com

We interview Kelly Rudolph from SURVIVE! Self-Defense. This is part 1 of 2 of the interview. Check out Self-Defense Show episode 077 for the second part. Kelly has been on TV with John Walsh (from America's Most Wanted), and numerous other TV appearances as a safety and self-defense expert. She is an author of several books on the subject, and runs her own self-defense company emphasizing simple yet effective things people can do to avoid and survive criminal violence. We are very happy she agreed to do an interview with us and share her views with our listeners. Make sure you visit her main website www.SurviveSD.com for more information about her products and services. Be sure to check out next episode of the Self-Defense Show for the 2nd part to this interview.