I want to share one of the most important videos I have seen in regards to The Use of Violence and Its Consequences when not used for self-defence, but rather to fight. Often it is easy to tell people what these consequences may be, but when you hear them from someone who is living with those decisions made, it gives you a completely different outlook. And most people think it affects only the victim and their attacker, but in reality, it affects everyone in their lives. It changes and often destroys the lives of their families, friends, and other loved ones. This video features a gentleman by the name of Ahmad Bajouri.  To read about his case you can follow this link... Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal ...

Graphic Video, but this is what domestic violence looks like. As the officer says, nearly 60% of victims recant their stories out of fear of harm, not being believed, blame, plus many other reasons due to the multiple manipulative strategies of their attacker! For people to just say, "They should have reported it!" without any empathy or understanding into the psychology of physical, emotional and verbal abuse is either ignorant or one is a sociopath/psychopath particularly when the evidence is right there! http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/video-shows-macomb-county-bodybuilder-s-violent-attack-of-girlfriend#/ Keep SAFE! Chris Roberts Managing Director, SAFE International www.safeinternational.biz

I have brought this up briefly in the past but thought worthy of mention again in a bit more detail.  Our business SAFE International has taught self defense to more than 200,000 people since 1994 and while that might sound like a large number, it is just a tiny, miniscule drop in the bucket compared to how many do not learn self defense or even feel they need it.  In previous blogs I have spoken about apathy and denial and how some people do not think or feel they need to learn self defense because they "live in a safe neighbourhood" with no crime, or they feel their loved ones or even dog will protect them if they do fall prey to violence.  Then those times they do find themselves in a violent encounter the go into denial w...