A few random statistics…
August 6, 2009 by Tim at alivepfc
Filed under General, Staying Alive
From the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network…
1 out of 6 women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime
1 in 33 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime
9 out of 10 rape victims were women in 2003
Lifetime rate of rape /attempted rape for women by race:1
- All women: 17.6%
- White women: 17.7%
- Black women: 18.8%
- Asian Pacific Islander women: 6.8%
- American Indian/Alaskan women: 34.1%
- Mixed race women: 24.4%
Men
About 3% of American men — or 1 in 33 — have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.1
- In 2003, 1 in every ten rape victims were male.2
- 2.78 million men in the U.S. have been victims of sexual assault or rape.1
Children
15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12.3
- 29% are age 12-17.
- 44% are under age 18.3
- 80% are under age 30.3
- 12-34 are the highest risk years.
- Girls ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.
7% of girls in grades 5-8 and 12% of girls in grades 9-12 said they had been sexually abused.4
- 3% of boys grades 5-8 and 5% of boys in grades 9-12 said they had been sexually abused.
In 1995, local child protection service agencies identified 126,000 children who were victims of either substantiated or indicated sexual abuse.5
- Of these, 75% were girls.
- Nearly 30% of child victims were between the age of 4 and 7.
93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker.6
- 34.2% of attackers were family members.
- 58.7% were acquaintances.
- Only 7% of the perpetrators were strangers to the victim.
For more information go to www.rainn.org
One of the reasons we at Alive PFC want to do a magazine that emphasizes street practical martial arts is because of statistics like these. You hear of the people who say, “That’ll never be me.” and eventually they wind up saying “How could this happen to me?” We aren’t like other magazines like Black Belt or UFC or any other MMA styled publication. The MMA is in a controlled environment with rules as a safeguard and with that certain tactics are banned.
But in the street, in real life, there are no rules, there are no boundaries, and there is no referee to pull a guy off of you if he’s trying to rape you. These facts are chilling. They are even more chilling when you factor that 1 in every 4 people in the world know some form of martial arts. You say “I better buy a gun.” I tell you that there’s a 50% chance that you will be shot by it. People who buy a gun out of fear will not know what to do with it when they are in a situation like that.
We at Alive PFC seek to make those statistics drop. Just like those who teach gun control and responsibility and defense. We seek to do the same with martial arts. There is a way to be responsible with martial arts and there is a way to defend yourself should you find yourself in the position that 23% of women have fallen victim to.
There is an article that is featured in our first issue which is projected to print in September called ‘Women’s Self Defense, Myth vs. Reality” that addresses this issue directly. I strongly suggest you purchase the magazine and equip yourself for these moments. Because you never know if you’re in that 23 percent.
Until next time,
Timmy
Location Change for Tactical Edged Weapons Seminar!
July 11, 2009 by Tim at alivepfc
Filed under General
Ok… about that seminar… ummmmm…..ummmmm…. it’s…..ummmmmm…..ummmmmm……not canceled!…. yeah… not cancelled….. but… it’s uhhhhh……moved! yeah that’s it! We are moving the seminar location to Briar Patch MMA in Hattiesburg MS. Check out their site here at www.briarpatchmma.com!
Oh yeah… by the way… this Wednesday aka July 15 now why does that day ring a bell! (ha ha i told a funny) oh yeah… price for the seminar goes up Wednesday July 15th… cost goes up from $180 to $250. One day goes from $100 to $170. For those of you who are bad at math (myself included), that’s a difference of $70 all because you couldn’t get off your lazy procrastinating butts and pre-register. But personally speaking, I really don’t mind because I profit from your laziness in the end. So by all means… wait.
but for those of you who hate me and don’t want to give me and the wonderful staff at AlivePFC 70 more smackaroos, here’s the link to pre-register…
http://www.alivepfc.com/2009/05/02/pfs-seminar-in-mississippi/
Tootles!
Timmy
PFS Seminar in Mississippi
May 2, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Events, General, Tactical Weapons
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ALIVE: Practical Fighting Concepts Magazine and Individual Fighting Systems Presents:
Edged Weapons Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification… with PFS Senior Training Officer Harinder Singh
Click the flyer to get the full size image!
The following is a special message from the founder and President of Progressive Fighting Systems Sifu Paul Vunak.
Seminars…PFS has conducted seminars worldwide over the last 25 years. Consistently bringing to the public cutting edge and state of the art training.
Sifu Paul Vunak does not travel anymore. However he has mandated his top two Seniors Tom Cruse and Harinder Singh to travel and spread the PFS Message. They will bring to you the latest training methods, philosophy and technical updates.
Date: August 22-23rd, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM -4:00 PM Both Days
Location: Briar Patch MMA
500 Campbell Loop
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Cost: Pre-Registraion: $100 one day $180 for both days before July 15th!
Regular: $180 one day $250 both days after July 15th !
This is Your Chance to Become an Edged Weapons Defensive Tactics Instructor !
Teach the curriculum to Martial Arts Schools, Executives, Women, & Law Enforcement !
Please note this entire event will be professionally videotaped !
Join me for two days of nonstop action as I take you through the Navy Seal Knife Fighting Curriculum. The exact same course taught to Special Operations Soldiers, The US Navy Seal Team Six, FBI, CIA, DEA and over 13 government agencies.
This two day Seminar is for those that want to master the blade and teach the edged weapons curriculum (you do not need to be an instructor to attend).
This is the most comprehensive edged weapons training course to date !
- Slashproof Advanced Secrets of Safe Knife Fighting Tactics
- How to avoid getting carved up like a roast!
- The 4 blade types
- 3 Self Perfection training exercises passed down by Kali Masters
- Gain a 95% advantage by cutting the…
- See how one knifer takes out 5 unarmed men.
- See judged knife sparring contests.
- “The single, most important advice on weapons.” Taught to D.E.A. instructors
- Learn how to teach other instructors.
This two day Seminar is for those that want to master the blade and teach the edged weapons curriculum (you do not need to be an instructor to attend).
This seminar will cover Edged Weapons Defense and training methods, direct from our Military curriculum, which was developed for the U.S. Navy SEAL teams and taught to the FBI, DEA and many special operations groups.
Visit our online store where you can learn how to win a fight on your feet, how to win a fight with weapons, how to win any fight on the ground, how to deal with a gang or mass attack, and 8 moves that will save your life in an abduction or personal invasion. In a nutshell you will walk away from a PFS seminar with our exclusive training methods that will blend military technology with traditional Martial Arts, personal self-defense, assault prevention and the ability to win at any aspect of hand to hand combat.
Since Sifu Paul retired from traveling, he is welcoming people to come and train with him personally. The Intensive Personal Training Program, (IPTP) visit www.fighting.net for more information.
Here is a look at the certificate given to those who complete who complete the instructorship course. This is the proof that certifies you to teach the entire tatical edged weapons curriculum given by Progressive Fighting Systems, the #1 Martial Arts Organization and leader in military tactics in the world.
This is THE certificate given by Progressive Fighting Systems certifying those who complete the instructorship course under Progressive Fighting Systems
Stock Available: 100
Sku: APFC12DIFS10200
Paul Vunak’s: How to win a fight Individual DVDs
May 1, 2009 by Admin
Filed under General, Online Store
“The most amazing thing is how fast you can learn it !” …
becoming a Lethal WEAPON !
Using the Same System I teach to over 18 Government agencies
Please don’t get this confused with any other instructional video.
This is Military Jeet Kune Do by Paul Vunak
Dear Friend,
You may not know much about Paul Vunak… but the SEALS, FBI, and CIA and a dozen police department and SWAT teams do. He is without a doubt one of the most respected – and dangerous -men in the world at hand-to-hand combat – teaching it and using it. The U.S. Navy SEALS brought Paul in to teach them his unique system after an exhaustive worldwide search for the best hand-to-hand combat system in existence.
Finally Released to Civilians !
Paul Vunak’s Military Jeet Kune Do Fighting System, is highly treasured by Soldiers, Police and Federal Agents whose lives depend on it.
Paul originally designed this top secret fighting system for the US Navy SEALs and other “hot duty” professionals who had zero time to practice, often had no previous fighting skills, but whose lives depended on learning a simple “End the Fight right NOW” set of skills.
In the “How To Win a Fight” Series you will learn the most affective and vicious material needed to “Win a Fight” on Your Feet, Your Back and with Edged and Blunt Weapons.
By Purchasing “How To Win a Fight” series YOU will learn the ultimate formula for success to WIN any kind of FIGHT. We have broken the Series into 3 DVDs, each dealing with the different forms of FIGHTING that can break out.
It took Paul Vunak over 30 years of training and 100s of Street Fights … to formulate the material on these DVDs.
You are receiving the SECRETS of fighting directly handed down to Paul from Dan Inosanto(Bruce Lee’s Top Student and Filipino Kali Master) and Rickson Gracie the God of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
For the first time ever Paul shares his no-holds barred win every time strategies of fighting, there is no fluff, this series is all you will ever need. The US Navy Seals and over 18 government agencies choose this method of fighting when their lives are on the line. This is your chance to learn the exact curriculum taught to elite soldiers.
There are no “defensive” moves at all. You don’t need them, and they’re a waste of time to learn. Each move Paul shows you will instantly instill horrible, blinding pain in your opponent and destroy his weapons as he attempts to fight back.
In these three hour-long videos, Paul goes way beyond what he has taught soldiers, cops and government agents – finally revealing fighting tactics and strategies that, until now, you could have only found by paying thousands of dollars for personal instruction!
IT’s for the hard-working man or woman who doesn’t have the time to spend years learning a Self Defense System.
IT’s for the traveling executive that needs to stay SAFE in hotel rooms, on business trips and vacations.
IT’s for those that have FEARED their whole lives about their own SELF PROTECTION.
IT’s for those of us that want to be able to stand up and defend our families and loved ones in their times of need.
IT’s for those of us that don’t want to be bullied anymore.
IT’s for martial artists and combat enthusiasts that want to learn the sure fire BATTLE TESTED tactics of that special operation soldiers rely on when their lives are in danger.
And .. IT’S FOR the man or woman who has never taken a self defense course in their lives.
1. Ultimate Fighting Strategy : Master the Ranges of Combat on your feet, back and with weapons to be able to handle all the variations of a Street Fight.
2. Bruce Lee’s Principles of Interception, to stop 90 % of Fights with a single move.
3. No Blocks or Wide Stances. Instantly Destroy Punches & Kicks from Boxers, Karate Masters, and Street Thugs.
4. Bruce Lee’s Favorite Move. Turn street fighters into pedestrians by Blasting Them of their Feet.
5. Instantly Terminate Your opponent with the Bodies Most natural and Barbaric Tools.
6. The three ways to get out from under a 300 lbs man and escape to your feet.
7. Paul has condensed 20 years of Brazilian Jujitsu down to his 10 favorite moves.
8. The simple yet effective defense against a large wild man charging
9. I reveal the rare Filipino art of Kinimutai — the art of uninterrupted biting and eye gouging.
10. The incredibly brutal “leaping face bite” and the vicious “primate groin bite
11. Defense against a knife that will improve one’s odds 100% guaranteed.
12. Why most disarms will get you killed. I show you what works.
13. Every “street” weapon that is ever available in a fight, and the only correct way to use them to end the brawl immediately!.
14. The exact curriculum I teach 13 government agencies.
For a limited time we are offering a special promotion to kick off 2009. After purchasing the entire “How To Win a FIGHT” series you will receive the following 4 courses FREE !
15. Mass Attack : How to fight more than one person and win.
16. Navy SEAL Quick Kills : For the first time ever I show you what I teach specialized assault units known as “quick kills”.
17. ETGS – Escape To Gain Safety : Military technology adapted for women and children.
18. Street Fighting Escapes : I will show you the escapes to use in a fight against a headlock, armlock, ground pin, bear hug, rear naked choke and many more.
Order Now. Isn’t it time you were able to protect yourself and your loved ones. “How to Win a FIGHT” will teach you the fighting tactics and strategies that will give you an “unfair” advantage over even the world’s most elite streetfighters. Paul Vunak’s fighting SECRETS will put you in an entirely new category of fighter, no matter what your previous experience is, mastering these principles can make you virtually undefeatable in face to face combat!
Stock Available: 500
Sku: SKAPFC13PV110
Paul Vunak’s How to win a Fight DVD: 3 Disc Set
April 30, 2009 by Admin
Filed under General, Online Store
“The most amazing thing is how fast you can learn it !” …
becoming a Lethal WEAPON !
Using the Same System I teach to over 18 Government agencies
Please don’t get this confused with any other instructional video.
This is Military Jeet Kune Do by Paul Vunak
Dear Friend,
You may not know much about Paul Vunak… but the SEALS, FBI, and CIA and a dozen police department and SWAT teams do. He is without a doubt one of the most respected – and dangerous -men in the world at hand-to-hand combat – teaching it and using it. The U.S. Navy SEALS brought Paul in to teach them his unique system after an exhaustive worldwide search for the best hand-to-hand combat system in existence.
Finally Released to Civilians !
Paul Vunak’s Military Jeet Kune Do Fighting System, is highly treasured by Soldiers, Police and Federal Agents whose lives depend on it.
Paul originally designed this top secret fighting system for the US Navy SEALs and other “hot duty” professionals who had zero time to practice, often had no previous fighting skills, but whose lives depended on learning a simple “End the Fight right NOW” set of skills.
In the “How To Win a Fight” Series you will learn the most affective and vicious material needed to “Win a Fight” on Your Feet, Your Back and with Edged and Blunt Weapons.
By Purchasing “How To Win a Fight” series YOU will learn the ultimate formula for success to WIN any kind of FIGHT. We have broken the Series into 3 DVDs, each dealing with the different forms of FIGHTING that can break out.
It took Paul Vunak over 30 years of training and 100s of Street Fights … to formulate the material on these DVDs.
You are receiving the SECRETS of fighting directly handed down to Paul from Dan Inosanto(Bruce Lee’s Top Student and Filipino Kali Master) and Rickson Gracie the God of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
For the first time ever Paul shares his no-holds barred win every time strategies of fighting, there is no fluff, this series is all you will ever need. The US Navy Seals and over 18 government agencies choose this method of fighting when their lives are on the line. This is your chance to learn the exact curriculum taught to elite soldiers.
There are no “defensive” moves at all. You don’t need them, and they’re a waste of time to learn. Each move Paul shows you will instantly instill horrible, blinding pain in your opponent and destroy his weapons as he attempts to fight back.
In these three hour-long videos, Paul goes way beyond what he has taught soldiers, cops and government agents – finally revealing fighting tactics and strategies that, until now, you could have only found by paying thousands of dollars for personal instruction!
IT’s for the hard-working man or woman who doesn’t have the time to spend years learning a Self Defense System.
IT’s for the traveling executive that needs to stay SAFE in hotel rooms, on business trips and vacations.
IT’s for those that have FEARED their whole lives about their own SELF PROTECTION.
IT’s for those of us that want to be able to stand up and defend our families and loved ones in their times of need.
IT’s for those of us that don’t want to be bullied anymore.
IT’s for martial artists and combat enthusiasts that want to learn the sure fire BATTLE TESTED tactics of that special operation soldiers rely on when their lives are in danger.
And .. IT’S FOR the man or woman who has never taken a self defense course in their lives.
1. Ultimate Fighting Strategy : Master the Ranges of Combat on your feet, back and with weapons to be able to handle all the variations of a Street Fight.
2. Bruce Lee’s Principles of Interception, to stop 90 % of Fights with a single move.
3. No Blocks or Wide Stances. Instantly Destroy Punches & Kicks from Boxers, Karate Masters, and Street Thugs.
4. Bruce Lee’s Favorite Move. Turn street fighters into pedestrians by Blasting Them of their Feet.
5. Instantly Terminate Your opponent with the Bodies Most natural and Barbaric Tools.
6. The three ways to get out from under a 300 lbs man and escape to your feet.
7. Paul has condensed 20 years of Brazilian Jujitsu down to his 10 favorite moves.
8. The simple yet effective defense against a large wild man charging
9. I reveal the rare Filipino art of Kinimutai — the art of uninterrupted biting and eye gouging.
10. The incredibly brutal “leaping face bite” and the vicious “primate groin bite
11. Defense against a knife that will improve one’s odds 100% guaranteed.
12. Why most disarms will get you killed. I show you what works.
13. Every “street” weapon that is ever available in a fight, and the only correct way to use them to end the brawl immediately!.
14. The exact curriculum I teach 13 government agencies.
For a limited time we are offering a special promotion to kick off 2009. After purchasing the entire “How To Win a FIGHT” series you will receive the following 4 courses FREE !
15. Mass Attack : How to fight more than one person and win.
16. Navy SEAL Quick Kills : For the first time ever I show you what I teach specialized assault units known as “quick kills”.
17. ETGS – Escape To Gain Safety : Military technology adapted for women and children.
18. Street Fighting Escapes : I will show you the escapes to use in a fight against a headlock, armlock, ground pin, bear hug, rear naked choke and many more.
Order Now. Isn’t it time you were able to protect yourself and your loved ones. “How to Win a FIGHT” will teach you the fighting tactics and strategies that will give you an “unfair” advantage over even the world’s most elite streetfighters. Paul Vunak’s fighting SECRETS will put you in an entirely new category of fighter, no matter what your previous experience is, mastering these principles can make you virtually undefeatable in face to face combat!
Stock Available: 495
Sku: SKAPFC3PV120
