Okay, so we all recognize that this is not a safe and secure world. Danger is everywhere. Even small, rural towns aren't 100% free from violence and criminal activity.

No place is completely secure.

Besides, living a life locked up in a "safe place" is not my idea of living, and I bet it's not yours either.

Some people buy a gun, in an attempt to be safer. Unfortunately, guns, by there very nature, aren't safe. And besides, they can't have their guns with them at all times. They may not be able to get to their precious firearms in time.

Other people, like yours truly, devote their lives to the martial arts. And even that won't guarantee my safety ... against an army of ... bad guys with guns.

And let's face it, even if you know an expert martial artist, he (or she) can't be with you always.

You Don't Have to Become a Full-Time Martial Artist

Getting barefoot and leaping across wooden floors, to break boards and bricks may not be your idea of a fun evening. I understand.

Would you like to know the easy solution? How to be safe without becoming fanatical about self defense?

I'll tell you how, in a minute ....

First, let me tell you a true story ....

Dangers On the Tour In Mexico

Every-other-year, I'd take a group of students to Mexico. We visited museum after museum, saw mummies, practiced speaking Spanish, hiked the Pyramids of Teotihuacan and explored Mexico City, the largest city in the world, and Puerto Vallarta, a touristy party town.

While it was my job to keep these high-school students safe, they were allowed a certain amount of freedom on the tour.

There are two occasions, I'd like to tell you about.

First, the last time we went to Mexico, three of my male students and two of my female students were held up at knife point.

Nothing real bad happened -- they had to give up $18 ....

All of us were walking back from an evening snack. Most of us had ice cream, although some opted for experiencing American fast food, in Mexico City. (Yuck.)

Anyway, were walking back to the hotel along a main street. There were five or six of us to a group. The lead group decided to take a shortcut down an alley to get back to the hotel.

Bad idea.

On the back street, two of the boys decided to spend 50 cents each, to get a their shoes shined. So, all of them stopped in the middle of a dark alley, to get a shoeshine.

Worse idea.

And their half-dollar shoeshine ended up costing them $9, each -- at the point of a knife.

By the time I got there, the stand was folded up, and all of the locals were gone.

These kids knew not to wander. In their heads, the hotel was in sight. They were just taking a more direct path.

The second Mexico event happened seven years before, on an earlier trip.

We were in Puerto Vallarta.

Three 18-year old female students on our trip wanted to go to a more sophisticated night club than the one our tour group normally went to.

I had to stay with the younger students, but I didn't feel good about just letting them wander on their own, even though in Mexico, they were adults.

Our tour guide offered to play chaperone to them. So, he took them to another night club.

And at about 1:00 am, he came back to the hotel -- minus the students.

They were still at the bar.

By the time, I got there ... they were gone.

Are you imagining the worst? I was.

At 5:30 am, the three drunk, very tired, disobedient students came walking up the cobblestone street.

Apparently, the men in the nightclub were into partying. They held down the girls arms, and made the students toss back shots of ®Jello mixed with Tequila.

Then three men offered to take them back to the hotel.

Surprise of surprises, they found themselves far from the hotel. When the girls refused to get any "friendlier" with the men, they were forced to walk all the way back to the hotel.

No cabs at 3:00 am.

Each Incident Could Have Ended in Tragedy

Both ended with only minor inconveniences, in the scheme of life. Both could have easily turned out for the worse. Everyone involved was lucky.

(And I consider myself lucky that these were the only two such incidents in about a half a dozen trips. Believe me, my rules for the students changed, as I gained experience.)

By the way, when my wife was a student living in Mexico, on three separate occasions guys tried to grope for her. They weren't successful -- even back then she was a martial artist.

And I am not implying that Mexico is one big den of iniquity. There are wonderful people there, too. My wife and I adore Mexico.

I adore Italy, too. Especially Rome. Yet Rome isn't a very safe place.

Violence can happen anywhere.

Are You Ready for The Easy Solution to Leading a Safer Life?

The parable outlines some fairly easy next steps.

Remember, I am not suggesting that you devote your life to martial arts.

Read the book, Tiptoeing to Tranquility.

Apply some of the principles in the book -- the ones that seem useful to you.

Soon, you will lead a more tranquil life -- a life free from fear.

I can help you, but you have to read the book.

If Tiptoeing to Tranquility had been written 15 years ago, I would have made all of my students read the book. Then neither of the incidents in Mexico would have occurred.

With this book, maybe I can lessen the 4,000+ non-family abductions that occur in the U.S. each year. Or the 438,000+ missing children reported each year.

Those numbers are shocking to me!

How many of them knew in advance that they were going to be kidnapped?

I know that Tiptoeing to Tranquility could help some of them.

Tiptoeing to Tranquility can help you.

Remember, the first step is reading the book.

Take the First Step

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