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  • July 2008
    • Seniors Wield Canes in Martial- Arts Training

      Seniors Wield Canes in Martial- Arts Training

      (Newser) - Call it cane fighting, combat cane or cane fu: in classes across the country, seniors are turning to a different kind of self-defense, the Wall Street Journal reports. While the practice serves as a healthy way to get exercise, it also provides comfort to elderly people interested in protecting themselves with a weapon that’s always handy—and never banned. More »

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      elderly   fight   martial arts   seniors   self defense   retirement communities

  • June 2008
  • January 2008
    • The Taser Party: Chicks Dig It

      The Taser Party: Chicks Dig It

      (Newser) - At-home female entrepreneurs are ditching Mary Kay for Tasers, but they're keeping the pink. Taser International is marketing its user-friendly C2 "personal protector" to the public, and women with an interest in self-defense are holding independent Taser parties in states where the stun gun is legal. "It's a girl power kind of thing," said one woman. Critics, however, aren't so sure. More »

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      feminism   Amnesty International   Taser   stun gun   self defense   sexual violence

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