PeaceWalker Blog

This might sound like a weird question... but it is an important one! Think about it... Do they? If they do Why? Or if they don't, than Why Not? I don't mean just physically safer... I'm talking emotionally safer too. Like if they needed you, you'd have their back. What do you think is necessary to have someone FEEL Safer in your presence?   Is it how you look? What you say (or don't say)? What you do (or don't)? How you hold yourself? A Challenge... Here's a challenge for you... Try observing yourself today and see if you can pick up on things that you can do to help communicate (without directly saying it) to people around you that you have their back if they need it. It could be something as subtle as you being more alert, straightening your posture and paying attention. It could be something like you looking approachable enough to talk to. It could be about you listening more ...

In the Krav world the 'T' word is thrown out A LOT! (Sad, by yours truly too!). Yes, that word is "Tactical". Now to be clear, there is nothing wrong with the word tactical or with being tactical... However... Don't underestimate the idea of being Practical! Now what do I mean about being Practical!? Well, let's compare the difference between a Formula 500 race car w/a mini van "grocery getter." Which one would you rather have? (And that's when the fantasy starts...) One is really really fast and sexy... You can imagine how cool it would feel to drive it. Feel the power of the acceleration. The tight handling. The speed! Oh the speed! Once everyone sees you driving that flashy fast card they'll know how good and successful you are! Women will want you and men will want to be you (or vica versa...whatever...). You're sure that when you drive it, everyone will know how FAST and POWERFUL and SUCCESSFUL...

Oh my gosh-ah! Can you believe that July is already here!?! Me either (...or is it me neither?! I can't remember...) We waited all winter for this and now it's upon us! You know what I'm going to say next right?! Lots going on!! (See, I told you...) Anyway... I'm going to get 'right to it.' So to speak! What To Do When Nice Isn't Enough?! So, you... (1) Dial in your Baseline (Attitude, Awareness, Appropriate Action) to be part of the solution, not the problem.   (2) Separate the persons Life Value from their behavior and beliefs. (3) Avoid power struggles & decided whether or not to even engage. (4) (Upon deciding to engage) You begin appropriately managing the situation by   drawing clear, most good, least harm boundaries. ...but   Nice, Clear and Appropriate Isn't Working!!!! Now What?! Do you have a plan? If so, what is it? And... Let Me Be Clear... I'm not talki...

Well, the 4th of July is almost upon us!  I am in the Great White North here in Michigan doing some camping. (Pic featured above!)... Just south of the Big Mac Bridge.  I escaped 'the wild' for a couple minutes to a wifi oasis to quick write you a little something something before going back out into the 'wilderness'. =) I hope you are ready to celebrate the independence of this great country of ours with some friends and family this week?! I like to take a minute or three to remember what the holiday is really all about, before going back to the beer, BBQ & other festivities.  The THING Behind the Thing What?! Before you go unsubscribing... Give me a minute to explain... Take the 4th of July where everyone is partying, bbq'n, drinking, family'n, camping, cooking out, boating, hanging out and having a good time.  That's the 'Thing'... But let's not forget the THING behind the thing, which ...

The Protector Ethic A few months ago I was approached by a friend and colleague of mine, James Morganelli to read the new book he just got a publishing deal on and to write a review of it. AWESOME I thought! Not only do I get to help a Buyu of mine (martial friend). I finally get published, if only for a paragraph! Being my book, after been edited and critiqued, needs a massive overhaul... (just got pushed on the 'to-do' list for 2019)! =) Anyway, back to Jim's book... James is a good writer, who has been published in numerous magazines and periodicals such as Black Belt Magazine and The Federalist and now YMAA book publishing just published his new book called: "The Protector Ethic" Rather than reinventing the wheel... or in this case thinking of something more to say about Jim's book here's what I am quoted as saying... [Re]Calibrate Your Protector Identity So, if you want a quick read (weighin...

Tuesday Grant, my trusty creative director of media =) [how's that for a title Grant!?!] and I began our video shooting schedule! It started a little rocky... First, on my way to our first shoot location (an old shut down school on the West side of GR) I get a text from Grant saying that there are about a dozen police cars there?!? My guess is that they are doing active shooting drills in the abandoned school. The irony isn't lost on me... however, we need a new place to shoot... We drive around a little bit and I spy a place right down the road that would work. It's a cool old brick building that used to be a mortuary (ohhh... creepy!). Now it looks like it was bought by some non-profit. Rather than just setting up our equipment and starting to record, I figured it would be the professional thing to actually ask... I knock on the back door... no dice, so I walk around the front to see if I can get anyone's attention. An older man comes to ...

Structure, Freedom & Security... Conflict Resolution expert Dr. Robert Humphrey once said that we should have all of the Freedom Possible with all the Security Necessary within the context of respecting the Universal Life Value. Now this is a great philosophy, but it needs to be clearly understood and applied. Having freedom doesn't include being free to do things that disrespect, hurt or kill other people. And... Obtaining security doesn't mean becoming paranoid or oppressing and bending others to one's will unnecessarily or in benefit of only you or your group (unequally) over others.   And herein lies the problem... Why!? Because these ideas have a lot of breadth and depth and can be interpreted in many ways... Should Guns Be Banned? There are different ways to interpreting and finding a solution to a problem.   Take the current problem of the rise of 'Active Shooters' (or Assailants) incidents in our sc...