When Teaching Stepmom Self Defense Goes Wrong -...

Self-defense requires you to practice with full resistance eventually. But full resistance against someone you share a bed with is psychologically weird. When I hit Mark, a part of my brain short-circuited. For one second, I wasn’t his wife—I was a cornered animal. And he wasn’t my husband—he was an obstacle.

“Just hit me with your palm,” he said. When Teaching Stepmom Self Defense Goes Wrong -...

If you're interested in teaching your stepkids self-defense, here are some additional resources to consider: Self-defense requires you to practice with full resistance

Claire practiced the motion. Stomp. Elbow back. It was clean. It was sharp. It was a thing of martial-arts beauty. When Teaching Stepmom Self Defense Goes Wrong -...