Ever been spat on? Nothing can change the conversation like spitting on someone. It's gross, disgusting, inexcusable, illegal, and perhaps the highest display of disrespect that someone can make towards another human being. Make no mistake about it, spitting on someone is an assault, just the same as punching or kicking them. And the response to any assault should be consistent and in...

“Psychomotor Skill Training: How to Optimize Learning”

(This is the first episode in a two-part series. To listen to the next episode click here.)

In this episode, Allen Oelschlaeger is joined by Gerard O’Dea from Dyna

mis (https://www.dynamis.training), a UK conflict management training company and Professor Chris Cushion from Loughborough University (...

The old saying, “You speak volumes before the first word is spoken,” couldn’t be truer!  As a personal safety expert and defensive tactics trainer with over 30 plus years of training and experience in law enforcement, corrections and the United States Marine Corps, I have often read assault victim reports, in which when asked what happened, the person shrugs, “I don’t know, he just punched me.”

Enjoy this excerpt from one of our published books.

Back in August of 2018, WMBF News did a story about Vistelar's training program for the MBPD in Myrtle  Beach. Click the image below to read the article and watch a video of what we do! 

Back in June of 2015, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel did a story about one of Vistelar's trainers, Gary Klugiewicz.  In this new age of social surveillance, professionals sometimes get into trouble. That said, when you get the right training and operate in good faith, security cameras and cellphones bring with them many opportunities to shine! In the end, we may be sacrificing privacy in public...

When differences divide us, treating each other with dignity by showing respect establishes a common ground for managing conflict.

Have you ever taken a self-defense class and heard an instructor say something like, “No, grab my other arm?” or “Hey, you grabbed me the wrong way?” So, if you're grabbed by the wrist, the arm, the shirt, or the throat, do you really want to take the time to think about what move you need to escape? Wouldn't it be much better to have a self-defense technique that is easy to learn, recall, and...