Why Do Good People Do Bad Things?
Why Good People Do Bad Things Inside a Crowd Paris Saint-Germain F.C. won the Champions League, defeating Inter Milan 5-0. The fans were happy and proud, and many of them reacted in a strange way. They destroyed parts of the city they were supposed to be celebrating in. That makes me uncomfortable because of what […]
What a Krav Maga Black Belt Test in Really Reveals
Fatigue Has a Way of Telling the Truth Last night we held a Krav Maga black belt test at Krav Maga Experts. By hour three, one of the students was breathing through his mouth, knees slightly bent between rounds, hands on his thighs. I watched him. He wasn’t resting. He was deciding something. Then he […]
The Invisible Curriculum of Martial Arts
The Invisible Curriculum of Martial Arts Nobody joins a gym to be shaped by a person. They join to learn a skill, to get stronger, to understand something about how to handle physical threat or physical demand. The instructor is understood as a delivery mechanism for that knowledge. This is a reasonable way to think […]
Why Your Self-Image Is Often an Illusion
The Mirror in Your Head Is Not Always Telling the Truth You walk into a room and suddenly become aware of yourself. Your shoulders adjust. You reconsider the last sentence you said. A quiet voice in your mind starts asking questions. Did that sound intelligent? Did I speak too much? Did they like what I […]
From Charts to Algorithms: How Perception Gets Manipulated
Why Critical Thinking Is the Most Important Self-Defense Skill Today Critical thinking is no longer optional. It is a life skill. In a world shaped by algorithms, automation, and mass messaging, the ability to think clearly determines whether a person acts with agency or drifts with momentum. What rises to the top of our attention […]
Fear and Adrenaline in Self-Defense: What Really Happens Under Stress
Does Fear Help or Hurt You in Self-Defense and Real Life? Fear is a biological response designed to keep us alive. It is not a flaw in human nature, and it is not a weakness to be eliminated. Fear is a signal. It prepares the body to act when something threatens safety, survival, or stability. […]
Sorites Paradox And Its Effects on Krav Maga Training
Why Gradual Change Escapes Detection The paradox of the heap Earlier this month, I was cleaning the windows at the studio. It was ordinary work. The kind you do between classes, without ceremony, without assigning meaning to it. At some point, I stopped and looked at the rag in my hand. It was […]
The Ethics of Self-Defense
Self Defense As a Core Value The Ethics of Self-Defense Under Pressure The ethics of self-defense are not simple. Anyone who claims they are has not spent time around real violence or real people. Force exists. Responsibility exists. The work begins when we stop pretending either can be avoided. I recently read Gillian Russell’s essay […]
Why Do People Resist Change?
Why Do People Resist a Positive Change? The phenomenon of people praying for a positive change in their lives, but when the chance finally presents itself, they refuse it – interests me on a personal level. Why hold keys that can’t open new doors? Why keep looking at the same landscape if you don’t […]
The Holidays Are Not About What You Get
Why the Spirit of Giving Has Been Replaced by Spending The holidays arrive with a loud promise. Family. Warmth. Togetherness. Joy. For some people, that promise lands gently. For others, it lands like a reminder of what never was. Not everyone has a supportive family. Not everyone has a table that feels safe to sit […]
