Articles on Self-Defense

Toothbrushes, Insurance & Prenuptials
by Brian Copeland

Toothbrushes: Things we should use on a regular basis because we know what will happen if we don't use them. Frequent use will prevent bad things from happening.

Lucky for us it is socially unacceptable to not use them or more people probably wouldn't.


Insurance: Something that you might need if you ever get into an accident. Don't have it and don't need it, no problem. Have it and don't need it, no problem. Have it and need it, THANK GOD! Don't have it and need it, OH SH**!!!

Once again, luckily the law requires us to have it or more people probably wouldn't bother.


Prenuptials: Something you may chose to get just in case you might need it although you hope you never need it.

Self Defense Skills: Real self defense skills are like insurance in that if we need them and don't have them we are in big trouble! They are like a toothbrush in that if we use them (practice) frequently we will be able to stop bad things from happening. They are like prenuptials in that no one forces you to learn them. There is no social pressure to know how to defend yourself. You do it just in case!


Now the purpose of this is not to condone prenuptials, although I generally recommend insurance (as does the law) and I give my full endorsement to using toothbrushes, rather this is meant to make you think.

Sure it is a light-hearted approach but the subject should not be taken lightly.

If everyone knew how to disarm a pistol, defend against rape, knew what they would do if someone burst in their home and tried to kill their family, and could and would protect their neighbors then this world would be a safer place.


I leave you on this note: A man entered a bus in Canada and walked to the back of the bus. He walked up to the person in the furthest part of the back of the bus and pulled out a knife and began stabbing him repeatedly.

The attacker did not know the victim or have any reason to attack him, he just decided to do so because he was a psychopath.

Passengers on the bus made no attempt to stop the attacker or protect the man who was being stabbed.

Some of them vomited, some cried, others just froze and tried to avoid eye contact so they wouldn't be next. Of course they had no assurance they wouldn't be attacked. They merely went into a psychological equivalent of the fetal position and hoped for the best; denial, as they say, is not a river in Egypt.

The attacker proceeded to completely decapitate the victim in front of everyone. When the bus stopped several of the people made a run for it.

Now what would have happened if one of those passengers would have been carrying a gun, stun gun, knife or other weapon and had the guts to use it?

I bet we would have one more Canadian citizen alive.

What would you do?

Would you cower in fear hoping that the asocial psychopath doesn't notice you?

Would you cry, vomit or run?

Would you let your fellow human be violently killed as you passively watch?

Or would you take action and stand up against evil?

Sorry for the graphic descriptions, but this actually happened, you can find it in the news.

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