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BLOG VIDEO 1: ANYBODY CAN LEARN SELF DEFENCE

Phil Thompson is the founder and International Director of Protect. He is the author of two influential books on self-defence, a keynote speaker and highly regarded self-protection expert. Phil leads courses, presentations, and seminars and instructs a diverse range of clients in Protect programmes all over New Zealand and further abroad.

BLOG VIDEO 2 : CONCERNS OF THE WORKPLACE

BLOG VIDEO 3 : PROTECT SAFETY RECORD

BLOG VIDEO 4 : OVER 2 DECADES OF RESEARCH & FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 12, 20191 min read

Powerful. Moving. Thought-Provoking.

*Trigger Warning* Powerful. Moving. Thought-provoking. Thank you Halsey for sharing your story. https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/10157...

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Secondary Locations: A Golden Rule of Self Defence

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 11, 20191 min read

Secondary Locations: A Golden Rule of Self Defence

The importance of secondary locations for self defence. This applies to women's self defence, self defence for kids, and every other gender!

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 11, 20191 min read

What would you do?

When something specific, like overtly filming, is antagonizing someone in a situation like this and is the focal point of aggression...

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Phil's Crazy faces: What do they have to do with keeping you safe?

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 10, 20191 min read

Phil's Crazy faces: What do they have to do with keeping you safe?

"Of all of the protective strategies out there, denying the threat even exists has to be the worst of all." Self defence starts with you...

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 9, 20191 min read

Will you take the bait?

One of the most important aspects of self defence is early recognition to enable avoidance through awareness and intuition.

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 8, 20191 min read

Are you a 'road-rager'?

Road rage...A great barometer for self-control, patience, self-regulation. Self defence starts with the self...

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Mindset for Self Defence and Life...Lessons from a Legend...

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 7, 20191 min read

Mindset for Self Defence and Life...Lessons from a Legend...

Mindset is one of the single most important aspects of Self-Protection and Self-Defence. Check out this awesome video!

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 6, 20191 min read

The Positive 'Ripple Effect' in action

We say violence creates ripples, like dropping a stone in a pond, which touch all of the shores around it. Protect self-defence.

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 5, 20192 min read

Stop pulling punches on bullying

Calling the behaviour ‘bullying’ is minimisation, which is one form of denial. Self defence is about early intervention and action...

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 4, 20191 min read

YWCA + Protect + Empowered & Safe Women

Check out what Dellwyn Stuart, CEO of YWCA , has to say about our Safe For Life™ women's self defence program!

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 4, 20193 min read

Can a kid fight off an adult predator?

A question (paraphrased) we received from a parent who heard us speak on self-defence at a conference: “Are there any good methods for...

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We evolve, or we...Dissolve. ITKD leading the way...

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 4, 20191 min read

We evolve, or we...Dissolve. ITKD leading the way...

A few of the pics from the recent tour with Master Paul McPhail for the ITKD Instructor’s Update Course throughout NZ.

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Watch a 'predator' work around Stranger Danger

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 3, 20191 min read

Watch a 'predator' work around Stranger Danger

Stranger Danger on its own is dangerous. It needs to be taught, to address the 1% of predators

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Predator Prevention: Self defence for kids...

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 3, 20198 min read

Predator Prevention: Self defence for kids...

Because most abused children are victimised by someone who is known to them, it is vitally important that they know what to look out for...

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Confrontation Management: How to get it VERY wrong

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 2, 20191 min read

Confrontation Management: How to get it VERY wrong

Social Violence is so predictable (most of it). Do you have the skills to deal with this type of situation or similar?

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 2, 20191 min read

In a word; Empowered

Empowerment: The heart of self defence for women!

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Tricks are for kids: REAL self defence and safety strategies for kids which work

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 2, 20197 min read

Tricks are for kids: REAL self defence and safety strategies for kids which work

This article is dedicated to exposing the most common behavioural strategies, which we call ‘lures’ that are used by child sexual predators.

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The Danger of Stranger Danger (Hint: It doesn't work)

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 1, 20197 min read

The Danger of Stranger Danger (Hint: It doesn't work)

If strangers are dangerous people, then that means we can trust people that we know, right? Stranger Danger is broken,it is not self defence

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Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 1, 20194 min read

Flip the 'B***H Switch'

An intensive self-defence and empowerment workshop puts young women in stressful roleplays of power dynamics and attempted assault.

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"Safe For Life is the only self-defense course that RPE endorses..."

Protect Self Defence Team

Sep 1, 20191 min read

"Safe For Life is the only self-defense course that RPE endorses..."

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The Protect Self Defence Team Video Blogs:

The Protect Self Defence Team Video Blogs:

BLOG VIDEO 1: ANYBODY CAN LEARN SELF DEFENCE

BLOG VIDEO 2 : CONCERNS OF THE WORKPLACE

BLOG VIDEO 3 : PROTECT SAFETY RECORD

BLOG VIDEO 4 : OVER 2 DECADES OF RESEARCH & FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE

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