How to Deal With Violence

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Most women just ignore it because they want to be nice or friendly, she says. "Violence is very rarely done well in movies," the actress adds. It's probably good advice not to follow Hollywood movies of how to fight and protect your loved ones when you're being stalked by a man who wants to sexually assaultYou can get help from The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255; go to www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Shermer and Thornton discuss: aggression: passive, proactive, reactive, relational • moralistic punishment and the game theory analysis of the logic of violence • gun violence (homicide, suicide, accidents) • violence against women/children • male-on-male violence • alcohol, drugs, infidelity • race • self-control • training soldiers • male role models • Rodney King, Michael Brown, George Floyd • police violence • bullying • fatherless homes • rape and sexual violence • self-defense.

Matt Thornton has been teaching functional martial arts for more than thirty years and holds a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His organization, Straight Blast Gym, has more than seventy locations worldwide and has produced champion MMA fighters as well as world-class self-defense and law enforcement instructors. He lives with his wife Salome and their five children in Portland, Oregon. His new book is The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous World.