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S8 Episode 121: Scary Stories in Self Defense | Pretty Deadly Podcast
Manage episode 397887092 series 2646565
Self defense is already associated with fear and scary situations. This episode explores why using scary stories to motivate people to learn and train self defense tends to have the opposite effect.
This episode talks about some famous urban myths and the real #truecrime stories behind them:
- Kitty Genovese
- Mary McGriff
- Philadelphia subway assault
- A real life kidnapping incident in Michigan
- A real life incident in Spain
You have been listening to the Pretty Deadly Podcast. You can learn more about who we are and what we do and how to find a Pretty Deadly course near you by visiting our website at prettydeadlyselfdefense.com. And if you’re a fitness or martial arts pro and you’d like enhance your instructor skills, our summer certification programs are open for enrollment, and you can find them on our website at Pretty Deadly Pro.
This podcast is produced by Singe Network for Pretty Deadly, recorded in Berlin,and our original music is the track Icarus Wish by Berlin band Dead Sentries, used with permission from the artists.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
129 episodes
Manage episode 397887092 series 2646565
Self defense is already associated with fear and scary situations. This episode explores why using scary stories to motivate people to learn and train self defense tends to have the opposite effect.
This episode talks about some famous urban myths and the real #truecrime stories behind them:
- Kitty Genovese
- Mary McGriff
- Philadelphia subway assault
- A real life kidnapping incident in Michigan
- A real life incident in Spain
You have been listening to the Pretty Deadly Podcast. You can learn more about who we are and what we do and how to find a Pretty Deadly course near you by visiting our website at prettydeadlyselfdefense.com. And if you’re a fitness or martial arts pro and you’d like enhance your instructor skills, our summer certification programs are open for enrollment, and you can find them on our website at Pretty Deadly Pro.
This podcast is produced by Singe Network for Pretty Deadly, recorded in Berlin,and our original music is the track Icarus Wish by Berlin band Dead Sentries, used with permission from the artists.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
129 episodes
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