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Grace Martial Arts Fellowship Newsletters 2001-8

3 Feb 20205 Mar 2021

Grace Martial Arts Fellowship began in 1990, went online with a website in 1995 and began publishing newsletters to the Christian martial arts community in 1998. Because of the quality…

Self Defense Techniques

Self Defense 90-10

20 Jul 201929 Mar 2021

I often tell students in our Grace Martial Arts classes or clinics that self defense is 90% awareness and 10% technique. Let's see how that works in a variety of…

Self Defense Techniques

Responding to Threats: Level Three

27 Apr 20192 Sep 2021

In the last part of our series we looked at Threat Level Two which includes high-level verbal threats that are menacing and possibly criminal. If you haven't read that article…

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Responding to Threats: Level Two

9 Mar 201925 Aug 2021

In the last part of our series we looked at Threat Level One which included low-level verbal threats like name calling, insults and other verbal bullying. If you haven't read…

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Responding to Threats: Level One

9 Feb 201916 Aug 2021

In the first part of our series about Responding to Threats we looked at our Legal Rights. If you haven't read that yet, please click here to read it before…

Self Defense Techniques

Responding to Threats: Sequential Use of Force

19 Jan 201910 Aug 2021

Sequential Use of Force is a term used in legal and self-defense circles to explain "justified use of force" against another person or persons when threatened with physical harm. We'll…

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Responding to Threats: Your Legal Rights

5 Jan 20192 Aug 2021

You have a legal right to defend yourself in the United States of America. The question is not "if" you can defend yourself, but "how," "when" and "where." Self defense…

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Three Rules for Self Defense: Rule Fifteen

29 Dec 201817 Apr 2021

“No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not…

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Three Rules for Self Defense: Rule Fourteen

15 Dec 201816 Apr 2021

“No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not…

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Three Rules for Self Defense: Rule Thirteen

8 Dec 201815 Apr 2021

“No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not…