Take a Stand Against Sexual Assault on College Campus
After going to college in the Bronx, NYC, I became more and more aware of the dangers that living in a big city come with. Luckily, I graduated and moved to Manhattan unscathed, but I know for sure there were women I went to school with whom were not as lucky as I was. […]
NYC Women’s Self Defense Class
Calling all NYC women! After a string of attacks on women while running in broad daylight, a woman’s running group called KIS Performance Team reached out to me to host a night an NYC Women’s Self Defense Class. We’ve planned it and opened it to the public! We are also donated a portion of the proceeds […]
Dads: Self Defense Advice For Your Daughters
I was fortunate to have a Dad who was an ex-NYPD detective. That means when I was growing up, I was taught street smarts and awareness from an early age. It also meant, I couldn’t get away with much! In the following article on Fatherly.com, I give dads my favorite self defense advice for their […]
Strong, Safe & Sexy on The Fat Burning Man Podcast
While on ABC’s reality weight loss show, My Diet is Better Than Yours, I made some really awesome connections. All of the experts and I actually got along well, even though we were technically competing against each other. That doesn’t make for great tv drama, but it does make for creating new and exciting projects […]
The #1 Self Defense Move
I rarely can rank self defense moves in order of importance. I believe every person, women especially, should learn an arsenal of basics to be able to defend themselves in a variety of dangerous situations. However, The Doctors tv show asked me to teach the one self defense move that every woman should know. So, […]
3 Lessons in Self Defense and How to Choose Your Training Style
Over the last decade or more of teaching self-defense, too many times have I heard stories from women (and men too) of being abused in some way. In fact, many women who start training in self-defense usually choose to begin after they have been the victim of some kind of assault, whether it be domestic […]
