Self Defense News

At the Shelby Academy of Martial Arts, they like to keep it real. With a focus on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and specifically Gracie Jiu Jitsu, they seek to keep the style real and pure to its original form.

They said the shooter, identified as Brandon Shriner, 27, claims he fired in self-defense. Detectives are trying to piece together what happened and determine if that was indeed the case.

Washington, D.C. already has some of the strictest gun-control laws in the country, but the city council is considering a bill that would require prospective gun owners to purchase a $250,000 liability insurance policy.

Today we're going to cover a few quick tips on firearms training techniques that you can use to get your mind and body ready to use a firearm in a high-stress defensive situation that won't cost you a small fortune in ammo.

A Connecticut man charged with an assault on a Brown University basketball player that left him hospitalized with severe head injuries acted in self-defense, his attorney said Friday.

The Bell County Grand Jury declined to indict a Killeen woman who was charged with murder in her husband's 2012 shooting death.

Prosecutors Thursday filed new charges against a 53-year-old Turlock man found not guilty of murder in the death of another man in a suspected road rage case from 2010.

Paula Lee of South Burlington is passionate about self-defense. In the hope of passing that passion on to others, she and her business partner, Gerald McCan, have opened the Self Defense Institute, Ltd.

An Arizona jury on Wednesday declared Jodi Arias eligible to receive the death penalty for the fatal shooting and stabbing of her ex-boyfriend in 2008, saying that she had acted with extreme cruelty.

The case of an Atlanta-area suspect accused last year of fatally stabbing a man living across from Columbus' Lakebottom Park is set for a guilty plea today in Muscogee Superior Court.

The U.S. Supreme Court must clear the "cloud" over the right of U.S. soldiers to defend themselves by reviewing the unpremeditated murder conviction of Army 1st Lt.

A York City teen will argue self-defense in last month's fatal shooting of a second teen during a confrontation in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant.

Hudson -- Everyone knows their names -- Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight -- and their escape from abduction after nearly a decade of imprisonment in a house in Cleveland reminds women anyone can be a victim.

A retired Prince George's County police officer told a judge today he was acting in self defense when he hit a teenager with his gun.

Cheri Michel epitomizes strength, whether she's practicing yoga or martial arts.

Jodi Arias could now face the death penalty, nearly five years after she stabbed, shot and almost decapitated her ex-boyfriend. A jury Wednesday found that Arias was "exceptionally cruel" when she murdered Travis Alexander in 2008.

While today's Seattle Times reports the identity of a 48-year-old man killed in a home invasion confrontation in North Bend early Monday morning, a spirited discussion by gun owners about the incident is unfolding on the Northwest Firearms forum and in the reader feedback section.

Local high schoolers can get an introduction to self-defense from some area experts at a clinic happening in Mahwah this week.

A gang of assailants armed with assault rifles drove up to a northern Mexico car lot and shot to death six men.

Sunday afternoon, March 28, 1982. If you were an evangelical Christian living in Guatemala, watching TV, your heart would have been beating faster and tears of joy may have flowed down your cheeks.