Managing Violence Podcast with Joe Saunders

This is truly an episode not to be missed! Early in life, Michael was enrolled in special-education classes and given the drug Ritalin. As a result, he endured constant bullying. To compensate for his small and skinny stature and the social stigma of being in special education, Michael’s mother enrolled him in his first martial arts class in 1980. Earning several different rankings in various trad...

Alain Burrese is a former Army Sniper, a fifth degree black belt, and a certified Active Shooter Response instructor. He is the author of 8 books and 11 instructional DVDs and teaches a common sense approach to staying safe and defending yourself through his Survive a Shooting and Survive and Defend programs and websites. He’s combined his experience, education, and training to design programs to...

Denise Koster, has worked in the area of violence since 1985. Denise provides management and labour groups with investigation services, practical education, intensive training and consultation. These services specifically focus on the identification, assessment, investigation and management of workplace violence, code and non-code harassment, sexual harassment, bullying and elder/resident abuse. A...

Ryan Hoover is a 2nd degree black belt in Krav Maga and co-author of three books on Krav Maga: Black Belt KM, KM for Women and KM for Beginners. Helping people healthier, safer lives is Ryan’s driving force. He has trained professional athletes, military and law enforcement officers, actors, stay-at-home moms and dads, and busy professionals all around the world. In this interview we talk about wh...

Paul Sharp is a career law enforcement officer with significant experience working in SWAT teams as well as prolonged under cover work in gang and drug task forces. During his 20 year career, he was also heavily involved in defensive tactics, firearms and use of force training at all levels. Beyond his law enforcement career, he is a highly regarded martial arts instructor - a BJJ black belt under...

WOW. One of our true bucket-list guests, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. In their description of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Slate Magazine said, “Grossman cuts such a heroic, omnicompetent figure, he could have stepped out of a video game.” He has five patents to his name, has published four novels, two childrens’ books, and six non-fiction books to include his “perennial bestseller” On Killing (with over ha...

If you know... you know. If you don't know, you're in for a treat. Deane Lawler is famous and infamous in equal measure in the Australian martial arts world. Growing up around violence and quickly excelling in both combat sports and traditional martial arts, Deane became also became a legend of the bouncing and security world. In this interview, Deane tells his story for the first time ever and pr...

Marc MacYoung is an undisputed legend of the violence management and self-defence world. He has over 30 published titles across print and visual media and has been active in this space for more than 30 years. In this interview we discuss the often-overlooked aftermath of violence. The physical, legal and emotional consequences of engaging in violence. If you'd like to hear bonus content from Marc...

This man needs no introduction. He's one of the most intense, "realest" self-defence and combatives instructors on the planet. He's established himself as a modern legend of the game. His intensity of mission and passion for teaching the art of violence is apparent within seconds of listening to him talk. Please enjoy one of our most requested guests ever, Mr Lee Morrison. If you want 24 minutes o...

Ray Floro is a legend of the Australian martial arts and one of the world's leading experts on the use of edged and improvised weapons. He has taught all over the world, including to various police, military and special forces groups. Dubbed "the smiling assassin" Ray is loved in Australia for his ever-present smile and giggle as he dismantles his hapless prey, even now in his 50's. Don't miss thi...

One of our most popular guests from Season 1, Matt Larsen is the Director of Combatives at the US Military Academy at West Point and the Father of Modern Army Combatives. He holds black belts in BJJ, judo, and karate. His black belt students include the likes of Tim Kennedy. Moreover, Matt is an expert in institutional and organisational training design. In this episode, we dive deep into how to e...

Richard Dimitri began his martial arts journey at the age of 6. By 21 he’d acquired instructor certifications and black belts in several forms of martial arts and combative disciplines which lead him into various careers that spanned over 2 decades in the fields of private and corporate security, executive protection and bouncer. Richard continued his journey into the depths of counter-violence, r...

Patrick is the Founder and CEO of The CP Journal and the co-author of, "Left of Bang." Before starting the company, Patrick served in the United States Marine Corps for seven years, progressing to the rank of Captain before returning to the private sector. Through his two deployments to Iraq, he saw first hand the importance of strong leadership and effective training for our nation's protectors....

Tony Blauer is back to talk about his ongoing passion for making people safer, how to incorporate scenario replication into your training and ensuring it is safe, productive and realistic, and also the development of his revolutionary High Gear impact reduction suit. Many thanks to Tony for making himself available again for the podcast. Check out all the things he does over at www.blauerspear.com

Aaron Mauldin is a close personal protection operative with AS Solution and also the owner/founder of ZERT: Zombie Eradication Response Team where Zombie is used as a metaphor for any kind of natural or manmade disaster. Aaron has an extensive background in military and celebrity protection, and many of these skills are applicable to protecting ourselves and our families. Check out more about Aaro...

Doug Melia is the Director of Defend Solutions Ltd which includes, Safer Handling, Pro-Tactical and Defend UK Professional Safety Education. He is an accredited trainer, consultant & speaker on the use of force, safer handling strategies & restraint. Doug is also a registered expert witness, auditor, risk assessor and specialist member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (...

James Hamilton is a senior vice president in charge of quality in protection for Gavin De Becker & Associates - the world renowned executive protection company in Los Angeles, California. He comes to GDBA with a 20+ year career in law enforcement specialising in training and protection. Recruited from the FBI, James was the Special Agent selected to develop the Protection Course at the FBI Academy...

In this episode, Joe Saunders discusses the 7 key mistakes organisations and companies make when trying to implement workplace violence prevention or customer aggression management initiatives.

In this episode, Joe sits down with his Candian double, Randy King! They talk about a variety of topics, including Randy's early journey from martial artist to security professional, and then developing his passion for teaching self defence. Trigger warning: This conversation does go quite dark, particular in relation to the stress of self-defence instructors accurately recreating "bad guys" in tr...

Dr Gav Schneider is the CEO of Risk 2 Solution, a 7th degree black belt in krav maga and jiujitsu, completed a PhD in use of force decision making, and was one of 2019's top 20 Global Thought Leaders in Security and Fire, as ranked by IFSEC. He is the author of Beyond the Bodyguard and Can I See Your Hands (ASIS book of the year nominated) as well as an in-demand speaker and corporate risk culture...

Matt Thornton was one of the early group of American’s to become involved in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, having been introduced to it in 1991. He was also the first person from the State of Oregon to receive a black belt in the Art. As a teacher he produced a video set in 1999 titled simply, ‘Aliveness’ which became one of the top sellers of all time within the industry. It set off a firestorm...

One of the most fundamental questions we must answer when confronted with violent or aggressive behaviour is "What am I prepared to fight for?" Today's FightBite explores this question.

It's a question as old as the arts themselves. What is the best martial art for self-defense? In this first ever MVP FightBite, violence management expert Joe Saunders breaks down the question in detail and looks at the common answers given, as well as providing his own detailed explanation.

Tony Blauer is a pioneer and legend of the self-defence industry. He was one of the first to introduce behavioural, emotional and psychological elements into martial arts training through the use of scenario replication. He is the creator of the SPEAR system, the inventor of High Gear, and the founder of Blauer Tactical Systems. He also hosts his own podcast titled Know Fear. Tony has been researc...

Gershon Ben Keren is a Scottish-born, Boston-based Krav Maga instructor and former security professional with two masters degrees in psychology and criminology. Beyond his successful martial arts school, he is also an in-demand security consultant. In this interview, Gershon and Joe discuss workplace violence in the context of type 2 (customer-on-staff) aggression and also touch on some active sho...