At 16 I suffered a violent attack, the bruises healed but I was left with the feeling that I wished I could have done more to protect myself. With this in mind I began taking martial arts classes, not to harm others but to increase my self confidence and personal safety. I realised the philosophy… Continue reading Why Conflict Resolution Training Makes Good Sense.
I’ve been blogging for a while now but I still consider myself very new at this and I’m constantly thinking of ways or things that I can post that will really add value. I’ve got over 300 people following my blog now and want to share something really useful. Don’t worry, I’m not selling anything… Continue reading Don’t leave home without this.
Changes to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 have come into force recently mean that any death whilst in custody comes within the remit of this act. This means that not only the police but any authority, organisation or private firm who have responsibity for people held in custody can be held to… Continue reading Death in Custody – Police to be held to account
The news is full of stories about attacks on people here’s just a few… …a chef attacked one of his staff in a rage after renowned food critic AA Gill reported that his meal was ‘disgusting’ (which later turned out to be a joke). …disgraced labour MP Elliot Morley was beaten up in prison as… Continue reading Don’t be a fool…personal safety tips
A friend of mine was telling me about an article he’d read on a solicitor’s website about a care-worker who had won damages as a result of her claim for personal injury when a patient she was dealing with grabbed her by the wrist . The prosecutors position was that the employer was negligent for… Continue reading Get out of that. Wrist releases….
It’s likely that many of the readers of my blog will know the dangers of using restraint techniques already. Most experts in the field would argue that used properly the restraint of an individual is safe for both the detainee and the person applying the restraint. That is the point after all. I have always… Continue reading Restraint techniques that could kill
This week I have been working on a revision to one of my training modules to reflect a client’s need and having enjoyed a spectacular start to the weekend with the men’s final at Wimbledon…I have been prompted to think about positive emotional control in the most extreme situations of stress and tension. Now drawing… Continue reading Novak Djokovic Positive Emotional State
There was a sad story in the media this week about a shoplifter who unfortunately died in police custody. These stories are always sad and I don’t know how the person in this particular case died but often people who pass away in custody actually die from positional asphyxia. With this in mind I thought… Continue reading Positional Asphyxia and how not to restrain someone?
In my opinion, e-learning does have a place in Conflict Resolution Training but its not the panacea. At GoodSense we do offer a number of e-learning courses which help fill a gap and give someone a good initial grounding in conflict resolution. To be honest it is a tool that can help with training but… Continue reading Can e-learning courses help in conflict resolution? The pros and cons
This week I found an interesting article on our boys being trained by the US marines. There is a trend in the United States to seek out the best new martial arts systems and incorporate them into their armed forces training. Sadly here in the UK we don’t really seem that bothered that the Royal… Continue reading The Royal Marines should improve their unarmed combat training
