Practical Defense podcast
A practical approach to staying safe in our increasingly dangerous urban environments. Learn simple strategies and everyday habits from Alex Haddox that will help protect you and your loved ones from harm. Hear interviews with experts on the criminal mind and listen to stories directly from real victims. When you understand what a criminal looks for in a target, you can avoid taking on those characteristics and thus escape selection.
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Practical Defense 179 - Pain Compliance |
Sunday, 10 July 2011 |
Duration: 00:22:31 |
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Pain Compliance - We take a hard look at what pain compliance means, what it does and why it does not always work. We also review the different methods of employing pain compliance. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com Martial Arts Lineage Project |
Practical Defense 178 - Screens Are Not Barriers |
Sunday, 3 July 2011 |
Duration: 00:04:36 |
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Screens Are Not Barriers - Screens will not prevent criminals from entering your home. Shut and lock your windows at night. If it is warm, run your air-conditioning. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 177 - Personally Identifiable Information (PII) |
Sunday, 26 June 2011 |
Duration: 0:30:03 |
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Personally Identifiable Information (PII) - We go cyber-sleuthing this week and take a hard look at the dark side of information sharing on the Internet. Understand that you can have the most secure password in history, but if you post too much information about yourself on the Internet, you can still lose control of your accounts. Once on the Internet, always on the Internet. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com Please Rob Me Social Intelligence Corp. |
Practical Defense 176 - Why Carry? |
Monday, 20 June 2011 |
Duration: 0:5:17 |
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Why Carry? - We explore considerations for carrying defensive tools. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 175 - What You Don't Know |
Sunday, 12 June 2011 |
Duration: 0:11:30 |
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What You Don't Know - We expose how little we know about our coworkers. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 174 - Child Black Belts with Paul Wilson (fixed) |
Sunday, 5 June 2011 |
Duration: 01:14:22 |
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Child Black Belts - We discuss awarding black belts to children with Paul Wilson of Karate Cafe. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com Karate Cafe with Paul Wilson |
Practical Defense 173 - Door Challenge |
Monday, 30 May 2011 |
Duration: 00:07:54 |
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Door Challenge - We review a home burglary method and the steps you can take to help thwart it. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com Door Jam Armor and EZ Armor |
Practical Defense 172 - Listener E-mail |
Sunday, 08 May 2011 |
Duration: 00:13:29 |
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E-mail - We share an e-mail from Tashigi and discuss the topics of emergency radios, school selection and Black Belts for children. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com NOAA Certified Radios Gunfighter Cast with Daniel Shaw HAM Radio Licensing, Education and Training |
Practical Defense 171 - Soft Targets |
Sunday, 01 May 2011 |
Duration: 00:13:02 |
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Soft Targets - We share an email from Michael about his recent theft from his car. The criminal who stole from his car also tried his front door at 3:30am. We review what happened, what he did correctly and some steps he can take to avoid a repeat incident. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 170 - Even More Cute Burglar Tricks |
Sunday, 24 April 2011 |
Duration: 00:04:53 |
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Even More Cute Burglar Tricks - We review even more cute tricks used by burglars to scope out your home. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 169 - Tasers |
Sunday, 17 April 2011 |
Duration: 00:07:34 |
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Tasers - Clif, a part-time law enforcement officer in Washington, shares his views and experiences with tasers. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 168 - More Cute Burglar Tricks |
Saturday, 09 April 2011 |
Duration: 00:05:01 |
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More Cute Burglar Tricks - We review ten more tricks used by burglars to scope out your home. The Topanga Area Branch of the Los Angeles Police Department provided the list to the public. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com LAPD West Valley Area Announcement |
Practical Defense 167.5 - Announcements |
Thursday, 07 April 2011 |
Duration: 00:05:11 |
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Announcements - A brief special episode to talk about what has been going on behind the scenes. Plus, Practical Defense breaks the 1-million download barrier! © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 167 - Cute Burglar Tricks |
Saturday, 02 April 2011 |
Duration: 00:03:58 |
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Cute Burglar Tricks - We review five tricks used by burglars to scope out your home. The Topanga Area Branch of the Los Angeles Police Department provided the list to the public. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com LAPD West Valley Area Announcement |
Practical Defense 166 - Internet Self-Defense |
Sunday, 27 March 2011 |
Duration: 00:08:11 |
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Internet Self-Defense - Your Internet profile needs to be sanitized before the crap lands in your lap, not afterwards. This is preparation for the unlikely event something bad happens. Consider it an exercise in Internet Self-Defense. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 165 - Non-Protections |
Sunday, 20 March 2011 |
Duration: 00:06:14 |
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Non-Protections - We cover how to critically evaluate your surroundings in terms of actual protection versus the appearance of protection. Awareness, avoidance and the ability to assess your surroundings will help you stay safer. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 164 - Cars and Family |
Sunday, 6 March 2011 |
Duration: 00:05:26 |
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Cars and Family - Keep your personal information personal and private. Be proud of your children and accomplishments, but don’t make the mistake of branding yourself a target for criminal attack because of it. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 163 - Can versus Should |
Sunday, 27 February 2011 |
Duration: 01:16:40 |
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Can versus Should - A discussion with Paul Wilson of Karate Cafe on "Can" versus "Should." Just because we can do something does not always mean we should. We put the subject into the context of self-defense, training, teaching and children. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com http://www.karatecafe.com |
Practical Defense 162 - Tactical "L" |
Sunday, 20 February 2011 |
Duration: 00:04:34 |
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Tactical "L" - When an attacker strikes, step off the line of attack and escape in the opposite direction. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
Practical Defense 161 - An Interview with Graciela Casillas-Tortorelli |
Friday, 11 February 2011 |
Duration: 00:57:37 |
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Graciela Casillas - We interview Graciela Casillas, former undefeated world champion in both women's boxing and kickboxing. A joint interview with Gail Pepin of the ProArms Podcast, we discuss her career, training as a woman and her confrontation with a knife-wielding attacker. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com Massad Ayoob Group ProArms Podcast |
Practical Defense 160 - Principles |
Monday, 7 February 2011 |
Duration: 00:05:47 |
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Principles - "Principles" is a synonym for "ego." Do not let your ego unnecessarily escalate a situation. © 2011 Palladium Education,® Inc. Links: Facebook.com/PracticalDefense Alex Haddox Personal Protection Training Gun Rights Radio Network (GRRN) Twitter.com/PracticalDef https://www.palladiumeducation.com |
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