IAESDP Announces Groundbreaking Research Collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Creating Milestones in Violence Prevention through Empowerment Self Defense The International Association of Empowerment Self Defense Professionals (IAESDP) is thrilled to share that we are in the final stages of developing…
Month: May 2025
Post-Yates: 3 Fan-Safety Moves MLS Clubs Still Haven’t Made
Post-Yates: 3 Fan-Safety Moves MLS Clubs Still Haven’t Made A Call to Change: Fan-Safety Must be Treated as a Priority Since the release of the 2022 Yates Report, which exposed widespread safeguarding failures in U.S. Soccer, reforms have focused heavily…
Confronting Structural Violence: The Gérard Depardieu Case and the Imperative for Systemic Change
Confronting Structural Violence: The Gérard Depardieu Case and the Imperative for Systemic Change Empowerment Self-Defense Professionals stress urgent action against rising violence and discrimination The recent conviction of French actor Gérard Depardieu for sexual assault marks a pivotal…
Notes on the Journey: Sometimes Violence is the Answer
Notes on the Journey: Sometimes Violence is the Answer What is Violence? I grew up believing, like most of us I believe, that violence is a physical act that harms another. And, most importantly, the belief that it can only…