The Gift of Safety It’s is that time of year when everyone is looking for gift ideas for that special person. We are all thinking about affordable ways to make that little Christmas gesture of kindness for various people in our life – a loved one or family…
Presenting a seminar a few months back to a large group of beginners. One man in attendance was a high level senior boxer. He read my words in the title, in a newsletter I had sent out and decided to sign up to the seminar to get an understanding…
What a great week at Hard Target Self Defence. Congratulations to all the upstanding “young adults” who graded in our Teens’ Self-Defence class. Every single one of you gave 100%. Great ambassadors for the school. See in you dedication, hard work and integrity
Smart phones are big business. They are also big business for phone thieves operating on Dublin streets, throughout Ireland and around the world in large. A mobile is stolen every twenty minutes in Ireland, 314 are stolen in London every day….
Before starting self defence with Hard Target I always wondered what I would do if somebody attacked me when I was out. I would encourage other wheelchair users to give it a go because you’ll be surprised how beneficial it is and how much more empowered….
It’s something we all do on a regular basis, extract cash from the ATM. In recent months robberies have increased at these cash dispensers. The amount of people who are switched off at ATMs. So next time you use the ‘hole in the wall’ please keep in mind these safety tips.
Quorn ingredients and meals tend to be lower in saturated fats and calories. Below are great meals to try. You will be surprised how easy they are to make and how delicious they taste. Recent studies showed that mycoprotein actually helps to lower cholesterol.
Walking or jogging are great ways to keep in shape. The outdoors, changing scenery, fresh air, bliss! But how many of you who exercise outdoors have a safety plan in place before you set off? This post will offer some simple & effective tips on how to stay safe jogging.
We spend a lot of time teaching children how to stay safe through our Kidz Kombat Classes and Teen Self-Defence, but we also work closely with the parent’s to teach them ways to keep their little-ones safe – after all, our children are every parent’s greatest vulnerability.
The OODA loop is probably best described as an information processing system. The term itself is an acronym for OBSERVE ORIENT DECIDE ACT. In simple terms the thinking behind the “OODA Loop” is that we all firstly observe what is going on around us
Myself and my wife recently returned from a trip to Poland which included a trip to the infamous Auschwitz. We were both apprehensive when we booked the day trip tickets, not really sure why we felt the need to visit such an abhorrent scab on the earth.
A large part of the Hard Target system covers edged weapons defence, and although this part of our curriculum is very comprehensive, the practical modules are kept very simple. Over twenty years of cross training in many combative systems …
This article was inspired by an interview I heard. It was between a student of Hard Target self-defence and Geoff Thompson. Geoff Thompson is a Legendary Martial Artist, BAFTA WINNING author of thirty-four books published in 15 languages, five multi-award…
Last year I had the honour of getting to interview Geoff Thompson – the Legendary Martial Artist, BAFTA WINNING author of thirty-four books published in 15 languages, five multi-award-winning films, three stage plays, hundreds of published articles.
Fish is one of our most valuable sources of protein food. World-wide, people obtain about 25% of their animal protein from fish and shell fish. About 35% of all fish is eaten fresh, chilled or frozen. It is also cured or canned (16% each) or made into oil and fish…
Last year I had the honour of getting to interview Geoff Thompson – the Legendary Martial Artist, BAFTA WINNING author of thirty-four books published in 15 languages, five multi-award-winning films, three stage plays and hundreds of published articles.