http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Xavier+Tico Advice Xavier Tico Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=292314&ca=Advice When you are out on the streets there are circumstances that are more dangerous than others, times when you should be alert to what is going on around you. A good example is when you have reached your parked car and are fumbling with the keys to open the door. This is a time when thugs and muggers o... Advice Xavier Tico Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=292413&ca=Advice Pepper spray is an excellent, non-lethal self defense weapon. It is easy to carry and easy to learn to use. You will find it packaged in four types of sprayers, named for the spray pattern each uses to disperse its contents. The four types are, broken stream, forced cone, fogger, and foam. Each has... Advice Xavier Tico Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=291291&ca=Advice The modern folding steel baton has replaced the more traditional "billy clubs" of many police forces because of the many advantages it offers in power, speed and portability. Its use grew out of a number of martial art styles that emphasized the use of sticks and canes as weapons. The folding baton... Advice Xavier Tico Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=290884&ca=Advice So you've taken a few karate lessons, maybe you've got a colored belt. I'm sorry to break this to you, but if you are attacked on the street, your attacker isn't going to press his palms together and bow politely before he makes his move. Martial artists adhere to a code of honor that has not caught...