PeaceWalker Blog

I was recently asked to be a panelist on a community meeting regarding Gun Violence in Schools. I somewhat reluctantly accepted... Why?! Because some of these meetings are healthy and beneficial. Others are just a circus of minefields, agendas, fear, anger and soapboxes. None of which I have any interest in. I will know tomorrow night at the event whether or not I made a wise decision regarding being a part of this event. DIY v. It Takes a Village It seems that there are two main ways many people are coming at this "gun violence in schools" issue. 1) This group believes that we need to restrict or ban guns so that dangerous people can't have access to them. I call these people the "It Takes a Village". The "It Takes a Village" perspective believes that we as a society shouldn't have the need for the citizens to have access to weapons personally, because "the Tribe" (Society: a.k.a. police and/or militar...

Ok, Spoiler Alert!!!! That title is a bit of a stretch... A bit of an exaggeration even... However, it is something that I did that was avoidable even with all of my "Conflict Management" experience... Do you remember that old adage, “Praise in public. Criticize in private.” Well... the EPIC FAILURE I am referring to is regarding that saying... Here I am a conflict management 'expert' and I didn't abide by this very old and simple rule... Why?! Because I'm some jerk?! NO... I wasn't really trying to be, I just didn't think the situation was that big of a deal. However, I didn't consider what the other person had into it!   The result was hurt feelings, that could probably have avoided had I been thinking more about how the other person would feel about it. A part of me knew that it might end up being a sensitive issue, yet it didn't register enough for me to act on it... I underestimat...

No, that bald guy isn't me... However there is a 'striking' resemblance! Is Krav Maga Enough!? You may think this headline is surprising coming from someone (me) who teaches Krav Maga... Let me explain... In today's day and age being able to physically defend yourself is a good start, but it isn't enough!! You have to have more social skills! I know that may be difficult to believe in an age where we don't seem to interact face to face very well at all! However, believe it or not, the way we socially interact has become much more complicated.   Just look at how kids interact with their parents now-a-days... When I was a kid, if I dared to talk back, show the attitude or disobey my parents, it wasn't a long drawn out sparring match of deescalating, negotiating and rationalizing... Nope, it was a much shorter matter altogether... It was a simple 3 step process: (1) Ask (2) Tell (3) Feel the consequenc...

Jeff rocking out his new Krav shirt he got at last weekend's 2.25 Crash Course! Yesterday, I almost took a pic of me in my shorts, flip flops and Bahamas Hard Rock Cafe' t-shirt. Why?! Because it was sunny here and going up to 80! ...And although today is rainy, it's still warm! Spring's Here!! As if things couldn't get better after this weekend's Krav Maga Assault Prevention & Response 'Crash Course'! People came from all over to train here in GR w/us. Winnipeg, Canada, Texas, Upper State Michigan, and of course locally. We had a pretty full house of folks who were looking to be introduced to or hone their skills as PeaceWalkers! Not only did we work on ways of protecting ourselves physically, we also explored awareness skills, and some of the simple 'practical' psychology of how aggressors choose the environment and their targets when it comes to violence and crime. We also looked at their method of engagemen...

  Remember I said that I have been getting coaching on how to better develop on-line courses and membership sites? Like you I am always training to get better at the things that I want to excel in. That's not limited to just martial arts, shooting, tactical defense, conflict management, working out, etc... Oh no... I continue to invest thousands of hours and dollars into giving you the best experience that I can regarding training, courses, video content and material! In pursuit of that I continue to hire coaches to help me develop better courses and be a more effective teacher. The past several years I have been focusing on on-line training as the path of the future, so I have developed some courses, membership sites, apps, videos, blogs, social media sites, etc. All of this to share the PeaceWalker Movement with more people and change the world! The last two years I really stepped things up! I have been working extensively with top level coaches to help ...

Mike Benson doing what he does best... SMASH Things! I am nearing the end of my Spring Cleaning Initiative... Yes, I could keep going, because there is a never ending stream of things to clean in my place, however I am almost finished with my Spring Cleaning 1.0! Yeah Me!! =) Which brings me to... Less Clutter + More Clarity = Greater Success Taking the time to go through my apartment and sort through all of the piles of stuff is taking a fair amount of time... But it's Totally Worth It! Not only does it look so much better... But it FEELS Better... I FEEL BETTER more clear, less cluttered in my life. With less clutter and more clarity it is easier to see what doesn't fit. What doesn't work, what's out of place, what's new, what's old, what works and what doesn't. Once you clean house, it's much easier to maintain... Literally only doing a few things everyday can keep you on the right track... However, you have to ...