Tsunami Soundwave

In this final episode of Season 3, Robert and Margaret sit down to discuss some of the most common excuses they hear from people who do not train in civilian based self defense and why those excuses are great reasons to start your personal protection journey! We also give great self defense advice throughout the conversation! This has been such an enlightening and insightful season full of incredi...

Welcome to Season 3, episode 8 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. Today we sit down with Sean Stark, a trauma informed life coach, martial artist, teacher, and author to discuss the necessity that is boundary setting and how to enforce them. We learn about Sean's background in military police, anti-human...

We are continuing to bring awareness to National Sexual Assault Awareness Month with this incredible episode where Robert and Margaret had the honor of speaking with, Detective Corporal Brett Naprava of the Hazelton City Police Department. Listen to Detective Bea explain what it is like working on special victims cases in her city and the community network she works with to solve, combat, and help...

In this week’s episode, we kick off Sexual Assault Awareness month by talking with the Manager of Student Wellness and Conduct/Assistant Dean of Students at Misericordia University, Dana Pavlick! She is in charge of the Cougars for Consent Project at the university, which includes a variety of incredible faculty and student lead initiatives such as, PACT: Promoting Awareness through College Transi...

Join Margaret and Robert this week as they discuss Pre Incident Red Flags 🚩on the podcast! Listen to us explain ways in which a potential threat may discredit your no to get closer or stay within close proximity to you. You may be surprised how subtle these tactics can be! We also give tips on how to know your boundaries and reinforce them in situations you may need to stay safe as your own first...

04. Welcome to Season 3, episode 4 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, we interview Keith Ripley, a licensed professional counselor, a certified drug and alcohol counselor, with a special emphasis on trauma. He takes us through a fascinating conversation about his experience working with...

Welcome to Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. Join host, Robert Thomas, and cohost, Margaret Pizur as they dive into discussion with the founder of Highland Combatives, Keith Hay, about counter violence training (Keith is the only certified instructor in the USA of Lee Morrison’s Urban Combatives training p...

02. Welcome to Season 3, episode 2 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, we interview our first guest of the season, who remains anonymous, as she courageously tells us her personal experience with repetitive relationship violence, how she survived and proactively encourages therapy after t...

S3. 01. A New Season of Self Worth & Empowerment with Robert and Margaret Welcome to the very first episode of our 3rd season of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, Rob and Margaret, give you a snapshot into the incredible line up of guest interviews and topics we discuss in this season...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, Rob and Margaret, do a little recap of our second season, thank our hundreds of listeners for their support, answer a few of your self defense myths and how- through our Tsunami Self Defense System- to flip the s...

In this episode of Tsunami Soundwave, we sit down with comedian, runner, laughter yoga instructor, and host of Uncorked Funny Wine Girl podcast, Jeanine Luby. Get ready to listen and laugh with us as we discuss important topics such as runners safety, empowering women, the impact laughter yoga can have on mood and self awareness as well as understanding how mind set practices of self worth, self c...

Our listeners have asked, so we have answered! This solo episode with podcast host, Rob and co-host, Margaret, is meant to be educational and informational for our Tsunami Soundwavers! Today, learn all about the self defense critical topic of: Violence Dynamics. In this episode, you will learn what does Violence Dynamics mean? How does it apply to Self Defense? How can you identify types of violen...

Welcome to Season 2, episode 3 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, we interview our second guest of the season, Michael Agee of Ronin Combatives! Listen to us discuss Michael's extensive and impressive training journey through martial arts and combatives with some of the very best martial...

Welcome to Part 2 of our Season 2 opening series all about Title IX! In this episode we dive head first into the history of Title IX with Tanya Morgan, the Title IX Deputy Coordinator for Lackawanna College. Listen to her breakdown the evolution of Title IX over decades, how the new regulations have changed the definition of crime and clarified the parameters of jurisdiction, plus so much more! We...

01. Welcome to Season 2, episode 1 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, we interview our first guest of the season, Tanya Morgan! Tanya is the Title IX Deputy Coordinator and Associate Dean of Students at Lackawanna College. Listen to her extensive career experience in counseling, communit...

Welcome to the final episode of Season 1 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this wrap up episode, we take a trip through all the memorable clips from our first season. by revisiting our favorite interview quotes, recounting some solid discussions from the solo episodes, and reflecting on how we want t...

Welcome to episode 8 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, Rob and Margaret, discuss 5 self defense myths and how- through our Tsunami Self Defense System- to flip the script on these common misconceptions. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with someone you think would like it too, leav...

Welcome to episode 7 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, we interview our third guest of the season, Renee! Renee is a NEPA school teacher who has had Tsunami Self Defense Systems teach to her students. Listen to our conversations about the current nature of bullying in schools, the effec...

Welcome to episode 6 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, we interview our second guest of the season, Dean Klipple! Dean is the President of Roll Call, Northeastern Pennsylvania's Premier Firearm Store, Indoor Range and Training Center. Tsunami Self Defense is proud to be a part of their...

Welcome to episode 5 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, Rob and Margaret discuss the importance of continued training in self defense. How it builds critical skills, intuition, self-empowerment, and a deeper respect of self. Remember, you are worth defending! If you enjoyed this episode,...

Welcome to episode 4 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode, we interview our first guest of the season, Alyssa Chesek! Alyssa is the longest training student of Tsunami Self Defense Systems as well as the longest teaching instructor (besides Rob of course)! Listen to her recount stories of h...

Welcome to episode 3 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode you'll meet our co-host, Margaret, as she answers 5 questions curated by host Robert about her self defense journey, favorite aspects of instructing self defense, some fun facts and more. Get to know our co-host in this episode and d...

Welcome to episode 2 of Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. In this episode our host, Robert Thomas, is in the hot-seat and will answer 5 questions curated by co-host Margaret about how he was introduced to self defense, what inspired him to start a self defense business, some fun facts and more. Get to know...

Welcome to Tsunami Soundwave, a podcast about personal protection, safety, and empowerment hosted by NEPA's Tsunami Self Defense Systems. Join host, Robert Thomas, and cohost, Margaret Pizur as they dive into discussion about reality based self defense, how to transform your self defense journey into a lifestyle, and being empowered as your own first line of defense. In this episode, we introduce...