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The "Gentle" Wolves

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2016/01/12

Today's Google Doodle commemorates the 388th birthday of French author Charles Perrault. He wrote (based on folk tales) some of today's widely-read, widely-watched, and widely-merchandised classic fairly tales, including Little Red Riding Hood. Today's versions of the tales, however, have been sanitized to make them more family-friendly (and marketable). As this article notes:"His version of Little Red Riding Hood, for example, made it more explicitly obvious that the 'wolf' is a man intent

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If I Were the Mom of a Girl Going Away to School . . .

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2015/09/04

I'd have a few concerns. But I'm not a mom of a girl going away to school, I just teach personal safety skills to girls whose moms are concerned as their girls are growing into independence. Recent headlines tell us about a young man at one of America's elite prep schools who engaged in the school tradition of "senior salute." How that particular encounter turned into non-consensual sex and a rape charge. The young man was convicted by a jury of one count of using the internet to have sex with a

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Do You Have Faith in Frank, Pete, and John?

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2015/05/05

I'm not a football fan. But, because I'm not a supporter of domestic violence, I was glad to hear that both Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and manager John Schneider avowed they would never allow an abuser to play for them. Yet here we are today, being asked by the Seahawks' new draft pick, Frank Clark, to have faith in him. The selection of Clark as a Seahawks draft choice is dogged by charges that he struck his girlfriend, Diamond Hurt. They got into a fight in a hotel, someone called the police,

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You Can Dress Up Old Cheese, But It Still Stinks

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2015/03/20

I resisted watching this video for a couple of months. Really, the first few moments of music made me want to hunker down with a glass of wine to go with the cheese. I caved in only because a class of high school girls wanted to dissect it. And, as I watched, the overly cute morphed into creepy.You may have seen it — this video was all over my Facebook feed earlier this year.“Slap Her.” The one in Italian with boys ages 7 to 11. An off-camera interviewer asks them a few preliminary questions, to

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I'm Sorry. (How Do You Like Me Now?)

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2014/10/06

One student told me that when a guy on the street bumped into her friend -- she's sure deliberately -- the friend apologized right away and asked the guy if he was OK. I had to stop the story to make sure I heard it right. So this guy, on purpose, almost knocked her over and SHE said sorry? Yup, I heard it right. Apologies carry a complicated burden. A heartfelt apology can mend fences and relationships. A sincere apology can save face and begin to heal hearts. An inauthentic apology can

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Pausing for a Moment of Reflection and Remembrance...

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2014/06/07

Today our thoughts are with the Seattle Pacific University community. Deepest condolences to the family and friends of the young man taken too soon. Wishing a quick and complete recovery to all those injured. And much thanks to SPU student Jon Meis, whose initiative and courage stopped the shooter and certainly saved lives. Mr. Meis apparently saw the opportunity and stepped in quickly. Many others would have paused too long, wondering if this was a real break and how long it would last and would

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Strategic Living and Fight the Fear Campaign to Offer...

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2014/06/06

Seattle's Fight the Fear Campaign (FtFC) is a community-oriented violence-prevention initiative. FtFC provides free training in basic self-defense to those who cannot afford them. Funded by Brandi Carlile's Looking Out Foundation, the goal is to make awareness, de-escalation, boundary-setting, assertive communication, and fighting techniques available to as many people as possible. Strategic Living, LLC, is proud to be among the trainers asked to participate. We have six classes on this summer's

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Can Your Stick Family Car Decal Endanger You?

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2014/06/06

We've all seen them. Decals, generally on minivans, showing stick figures representing family members. Or sometimes representing parodies of family members. Or a T Rex snacking on family members . . . Some people like them, some are annoyed, most probably don't care one way or the other. But do pedophiles care? Will the decal draw the criminal element to your family? Some people believe so. Even a few police departments are warning about having these decals on your vehicle. However, there is

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"Superpredators:" Blast from the Past

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2014/04/09

Students who have taken my six-week self-defense course for women already know this: the rate of violence has been in decline for the past couple of decades. But that was not at all obvious a couple of decades ago. In fact, the early 1990s saw a spike in youth violence. Some experts were predicting the worst was yet to come, and felt they needed to deploy hyperbole on what they saw as the inevitable. The term "superpredator" was coined by political scientist John DiIulio to describe teens who were

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Watching for OutWatch

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2014/03/28

In local news, some residents of Seattle's Capitol Hill are getting fed up with street assaults. According to this article in The Seattle Times, a new neighborhood watch group is in the works. Dubbed "OutWatch" and modeled after Q-Patrol in the early 1990s (which was modeled after NYC's Guardian Angels of an earlier decade), the current plan seems to have patrols consisting of 4 persons. Initially, at least 2 of the 4 are supposed to have self-defense training. [Which is all very nice, except that

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Entertainment with "Strong Seattle Values"?

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2014/01/24

My friend Kinny (you likely met her if you took some of my self-defense classes, as she often assists) is an inveterate newspaper reader, and just could not let Jerry Large's column in this week's The Seattle Times pass by without comment. I'll let her tell it. Jerry Large's column touched on ethics and values in sports. All well and good until he wound it up with this: "I couldn’t escape from real issues through sports that day, so I turned to other entertainment and settled in with my wife

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So You Want to Learn More About Domestic Violence and...

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2014/01/21

Seattle's Northwest Network is now offering a series of free webinars on various topics related to domestic violence and beyond. I participated in the first one, which was a powerful combination of basic DV education and empowerment model advocacy. What is "beyond DV?" Why, healthy relationships, of course! It's not sufficient to not be in an abusive relationship, right? I can't speak for you, but I want my relationships to be fun and fulfilling. How about you? NW Network also has a

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More Self-Defense Successes for Women

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2014/01/17

Here are a smattering of #selfdefensesuccess stories that have across my screen these last couple of weeks. Important to remember: I'll bet none of these women ever took a "self-defense" class (though at least one had military training). The two most critical factors in successful self-defense are (1) the belief that it can be done, and (2) trying one tool after another until something works. From Louisiana, a 72 year old woman routes armed attacker with nothing but her steely instincts and a

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Teach a Woman to Fish . . .

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2014/01/15

OK, not exactly "fishing." Teach anyone any skill set, and she can use it for her own benefit. However, she is also likely to use her skills to benefit her family and community. Teach a woman self-defense skills, and she can not only defend herself (and those she cares about) she will probably teach others around her those skills. Before you know it, she will be demanding self-determination. She will demand to be an active participant in her life and in society. So not only will she be safer,

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ANOTHER Perfectly Awesome Tale of Self-Defense

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2014/01/09

Friend and fellow martial artist Jan Parker has been teaching a long time; she was already a master teacher when I was a mere novice two decades ago. She's seen and heard more than a few wacky reactions when strangers and acquaintances find out what she does. And she just blogged about one such instance at a friend's party years ago. The perennial question that most martial artists invariably encounter. Here's an excerpt: . . . [A] young man heard from someone else that I was a martial artist

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See Ellen Strike! Strike, Ellen, Strike!

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2013/12/30

I don't care if this is over 3 years old, it's still funny. Ellen DeGeneres learns some basic self-defense moves, just in case she finds herself in another dancing situation. Good for her being proactive about her personal safety in front of all those cameras and audiences! If you can't see the above video on your device, watch it directly on YouTube. Hey -- you want to practice those moves? You can here! (Chris Matthews dummy not included.)

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Happy New Year!

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2013/12/30

Best wishes to all for a happy, healthy, and fulfilling 2014! Another little ditty to herald in the new year. Again, written, performed and recorded by Kinny "Special" K. Post-production by moi. Remember, to be your most fulfilled and awesome self, you will need to occasionally set some boundaries. Most of the time, the other person will not have realized they crossed the line and will apologize. They mean well, they like and value you, and did not mean to offend you. However, on rare occasion

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When Fighting Back Worked: Self-Defense Success Stories

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2013/12/23

Once again, ripped from the headlines (actually, more often inside pages) from the web. These are all stories of women and girls successfully using safety skills. This first one is from West Seattle, where a high school girl fights back against a dude who grabs her. She breaks free, runs to safety, and calls 911. Way to go! From King 5 News: http://www.king5.com/news/cities/seattle/Teenage-girl-grabbed-by-man-near-West-Seattle-High-School-235301801.html How about this one, from our neighbor to the

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Blast from the (Recent) Past

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2013/12/23

This afternoon I taught a class for tween girls (and a mom or two), and afterwards one mom and I were talking about this "blaming the victim" of rape nonsense. She mentioned that one of her friends, many years ago, was raped right after her high school graduation. The girls was at home in bed, and a robber with a gun broke into the house. He raped her. The police later asked her what she was wearing. I remembered a speaker from the 2011 Seattle SlutWalk with the same story. I asked if the women

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A Self-Defense Christmas Carol

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2013/12/22

Christmas is almost upon us, and what can be more cheery and bright than a rousing, empowering self-defense Christmas carol? Wanna hear it? Play now. Feel free to share, and please give credit where it is due. Written, performed, and recorded by Kinny at Strategic Living, LLC. Now is also a good time to plan for the coming year -- the first of this winter's six-week courses will begin Tuesday, January 7, at Phinney Neighborhood Center. There's room for about 4 more students. Find out more at

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