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| Office ambush! | 8/18/2009 |
Q: Marc, I work in an office in a quiet suburb in Surrey, England. As we all know quiet suburbs can be ...
A: Ummm actually the suburbs tend to be a whole lot LESS violent. Because people who can afford to live ...
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| living with fear | 8/11/2009 |
Q: I have enjoyed your website and I find it to be unique in the information that you present. You ...
A: Violence happens for all kinds of reasons, some good, some bad and some entirely personal to the ...
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| Author | 4/17/2009 |
Q: Hey Marc. I have read very many books from Geoff Thompson and have a very good understanding about ...
A: The answer is "It depends." Overall I like the idea of the fence, although I do it differently. ...
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| Author | 2/22/2009 |
Q: Hey Marc. I have read very many books from Geoff Thompson and have a very good understanding about ...
A: Actually I don't know his current training methods, so I can't exactly comment on them. I read his ...
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| the best and quickest way to beat trained killers!!! | 10/26/2008 |
Q: MACYOUNG.A MATE OF MY GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH SOME ARMY PERSONAL IN A STRIP CLUB. HE IS A HARD MAN AND ...
A: The answer is it depends. Many branches have developed their own mixed martial art style that they ...
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| the best and quickest way to beat trained killers!!! | 10/26/2008 |
Q: MACYOUNG.A MATE OF MY GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH SOME ARMY PERSONAL IN A STRIP CLUB. HE IS A HARD MAN AND ...
A: Short answer to the question of 'how do you beat trained killers?' -- you don't. Any one of them ...
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| MMA | 8/5/2008 |
Q: Oh man, where do I start? I have just spent the entire day dissecting your NNSD website. I started ...
A: *sigh* I wish I could help. The thing about it is commercialized businesses have taken over the ...
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| hi | 3/4/2008 |
Q: a guy from georgia who is formerly of missouri, came to new york with his girlfriend, i was mildly ...
A: The answer the attorney gave you is the best if you want to pursue it. It's attempted blackmail with ...
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| Type of Investigations To Pursue | 11/10/2007 |
Q: I would like to become a private investigator specializing in personal/business background checks, ...
A: I was once talking with the head of a bounty hunting group. His observation was that he could find ...
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| crimes against women | 6/17/2007 |
Q: Marc, I am currently writing a paper on women's self defense and the missing components of ...
A: Okay, when it comes to statistics on this subject... think toilet paper. Because most of them have ...
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| Realistic damage training | 4/18/2007 |
Q: I'm a muscular 6' 235lb guy, who's drifted between various martial arts for over 15 years, and I ...
A: Well if bag work doesn't do it for you then about all I can suggest is go to a meat processing ...
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| New PI Business-Question | 12/15/2006 |
Q: I need your advice. I am struggling as a private investigator on my own. A big part of that ...
A: I wish I could help you. Unfortunately, I don't know the market in Mississippi. Starting a business ...
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| Unarmed combat | 11/22/2006 |
Q: I'm a big guy (6'4, 290). Most of the systems I've investigated are geared to shorter, smaller, ...
A: You know, I've never heard it put this way. Most systems "claim" that they are designed to fight ...
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| starting out | 11/14/2006 |
Q: i recently started bouncing about three weeks ago. i just wanted to know if anyone would give me a ...
A: Three basic rules that you must NEVER lose sight of. 1) Your duties as a bouncer can be summed up ...
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| Parking Lots/Personal Security | 6/1/2006 |
Q: I have short hair. I don't wear skirts. I hold pepper spray with my finger on the trigger all ...
A: Okay, I got some good news and I got some bad news... First the bad news, a number of those points ...
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| Trophy attacks | 3/21/2006 |
Q: The most common form of physical confrontation I have seen, hence the one that worries me the most, ...
A: You have just ask what is in essence, a simple question. Now the bad news, there ain't no simple ...
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| i overheard a message left... | 3/8/2006 |
Q: i overheard a message left on an acuqauintances phone whereby a guy says " i could not email u a ...
A: To start with, I've never heard of the term "snake movies" so I don't know what they are. However, ...
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| Taser | 12/22/2005 |
Q: I am writing a mystery novel and have a background question. In the climax, the killer is near the ...
A: Grrrrr... this is the fourth time I've answered this question and All experts ate the first three. ...
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| self - defense | 9/30/2005 |
Q: Marc, I have a little experience with martial arts and self-defense but am not expert. In pressure ...
A: Okay, there's all kinds of stuff out there on Dim Mak and pressure point striking...even going back ...
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| Defense | 8/28/2005 |
Q: Being a survivor of a recent assault, I have been looking into ways to improve my safety. During my ...
A: Wow, that's a lot of turf to cover. My first recommendation for a whole lot of your questions is to ...
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| Aquiring expertise | 5/25/2005 |
Q: I got your address via the internet and appreciate your areas of expertise. I am a senior ...
A: Research, research, research and more research. Talk to cops, defense lawyers,district attorneys, ...
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| Shredding important info | 1/24/2005 |
Q: It takes alot of time to shred old checks, mail, etc. I don't believe anyone is going in my trash. ...
A: Bottomline with the extent that ID theives are willing to go...shredding is still your best answer. ...
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| Set-up Mugging | 1/19/2005 |
Q: Marc, I have a question about an incident that occurred to me recently: As a background to this ...
A: Well first off the fact that you are still alive proves that any "mistakes" you think you made ...
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| Background Check | 1/11/2005 |
Q: I will be be starting an acupuncture practice sometime this Summer. Is there an economical way to ...
A: Well there are services that do that for employers to screen potential employees, but YIKES! That ...
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| Detecting Fake IDs | 12/14/2004 |
Q: I was just wondering if you knew the best way(s) to find the fake ids within the real ones? ...
A: Yeah, go to your state liquor board office and ask for a copy of their book on IDs. It will show ...
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| Should one confront or not confront jerks? | 11/27/2004 |
Q: I have just spent the past couple of hours reading your website and find it very informative. While ...
A: Go to the bibliography page (links at the bottom of every page). The issue you are talking about is ...
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| Martial Art Style | 8/18/2004 |
Q: I am curious as to what you think is the most effective martial arts style in a normal hand to hand ...
A: Simple question...not a simple answer. In fact, get a cup of coffee and follow these links. ...
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| Tim Larkin | 7/23/2004 |
Q: Have you an opinion you could share on Tim Larkin, who offers video-tape and hands-on training on ...
A: Well, I personally haven't seen any of his stuff, but a guy I know who spends a lot of time working ...
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| Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu | 6/25/2004 |
Q: What do you think of Masaaki Hatsumi's Bujinkan combat system? Do you believe it has merit as a ...
A: I am unaware of this exact system. There are well over 2000 traditional martial arts systems in ...
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| bouncing | 3/4/2004 |
Q: I am 18 years old and I have been to military school for about two years where I learned self ...
A: Yeah, most places won't hire you until you are 21 and even then they tend to prefer older, more ...
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| Wing Chun Principles | 2/11/2004 |
Q: I have browsed your website, and plan to get your book soon. From everything that I've read it ...
A: For Wing Chun principles, go to www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/links.html in the martial arts ...
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| "Systema" as a Self-Defense system | 10/16/2003 |
Q: How do you rate Russian "Systema" as a self-defense system?
A: Actually it is just like anything else... it depends on the teacher. I've met a few guys who were ...
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| Tips for being a bouncer | 6/25/2003 |
Q: I read a book of yours a while back, good stuff. I was thinking of becoming a bouncer part time on ...
A: Yeah, take a job delivering pizzas...the pay is better and you are insured if you get in an ...
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