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Children and Online Safety
I'm going to start this blog off with an invitation to ask yourself why you post photos and videos of your kids? Most answers are...
Pamela Armitage
May 6, 20244 min read
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My Journey Into The Self Defense World - Updated!
Originally published on Rich's website and Senshido's website in 2018, I wanted to re-blog this with a few tweaks and updates as 5+ years...
Pamela Armitage
Dec 27, 202310 min read
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The Butterfly Effect: Our Legacy Project
In 2019, Rich and I returned to a high school in Montreal that we had taught at the year prior. The 11th graders had us the year before...
Pamela Armitage
Aug 6, 20235 min read
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An Uncomfortable Reality: Trauma is at the Core of Violence Prevention and Self Defense Education.
When I first began in the self defense industry, I wasn’t your typical teacher. I was not a martial artist and I’m still not, thankfully!...
Pamela Armitage
Jul 17, 20239 min read
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Fans vs. Clients: Quality over Quantity
Transitioning from teaching a combative form of self protection (Senshido from 1994 to roughly 2015ish) which primarily attracted...
Pamela Armitage
Sep 16, 20227 min read
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That Time I Picked A Fight And Then Defused It
So apparently, based on the responses I received on my last 2 blogs, you people like raw honesty. Alright. Ready? Let me please preface...
Pamela Armitage
Sep 6, 202214 min read
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Fathering, Violence Prevention And Other Life Lessons
If you’ve read my very first blog, you’ll understand when I say that had my boy been born when I was in my 30’s, his life lessons would...
Pamela Armitage
Aug 31, 20227 min read
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I’m Not That Guy In The Old Senshido Videos Anymore.
That was a very reactive guy. A guy whose reactions were predicated by self diagnosed (based on extremely limited understanding back...
Pamela Armitage
Aug 26, 20226 min read
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