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Pamela Armitage

May 64 min read

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

Dec 27, 202310 min read

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

Aug 6, 20235 min read

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

Jul 17, 20239 min read

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!...

Richard Dimitri

Sep 16, 20227 min read

Fans vs. Clients: Quality over Quantity

Transitioning from teaching a combative form of self protection (Senshido from 1994 to roughly 2015ish) which primarily attracted...

Richard Dimitri

Sep 6, 202214 min read

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...

Richard Dimitri

Aug 31, 20227 min read

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...

Richard Dimitri

Aug 26, 20226 min read

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...

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