The Timeline of Self-Defense Podcast
No fluff. No fear tactics. Real conversations about how violence actually works, and how people stay safer in the real world.
Hosted by Randy King, International Personal Protection Specialist and Author.
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Why This Podcast Exists
Most self-defence podcasts focus on techniques, war stories, or fear-driven scenarios. They’re entertaining, but they often miss the bigger picture of how violence actually unfolds and how people can make better decisions before, during, and after an encounter.
The Timeline of Self-Defense Podcast takes a different approach.
Each episode explores personal safety through the full Timeline model: Before, During, and After violence. Instead of hype or hero stories, the conversations focus on real-world decision-making, prevention, recovery, and the human side of conflict.
You’ll hear from security professionals, coaches, researchers, frontline workers, and people with lived experience. Together, we break down how threats develop, how people respond under pressure, and what actually helps in real life.
This isn’t a show about fighting.
It’s a show about awareness, boundaries, risk, recovery, and making smarter choices in an unpredictable world.
If you’re interested in modern personal protection, practical prevention, and honest conversations about safety, this podcast is for you.
What to Expect in Every Episode
Real Conversations
Honest discussions with instructors, professionals, and people who’ve lived through real encounters. No hype. No fear-based storytelling.
Critical Thinking About Safety
Clear breakdowns of situations, decisions, and patterns that actually affect personal safety in the real world.
Practical Takeaways
Ideas you can apply immediately to boundaries, awareness, decision-making, and everyday risk management.
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I’m Randy King, an internationally recognized personal protection specialist, speaker, and author with over 20 years of real-world experience in self-defense, conflict communication, and violence prevention.
I’ve taught personal safety and threat awareness in more than 14 countries and over 80 cities, working with everyday people, martial arts professionals, security teams, frontline workers, and organizations looking for practical, reality-based training. My work focuses on how violence actually unfolds, not how we wish it would.
Podcast hosts bring me on when they want clear, grounded conversations about personal safety, human behaviour under stress, and decision-making under pressure. I specialize in breaking down complex topics like de-escalation, boundary setting, threat assessment, and modern self-defense in a way that is practical, accessible, and immediately useful for listeners.
My background bridges multiple worlds: martial arts, self-defense education, professional security, and real-world incident analysis. I’m the creator of the Timeline of Self-Defense framework and the host of The Timeline of Self-Defense Podcast, where I examine safety issues through the full before, during, and after of violent encounters.
If your show covers self-defense, personal safety, crime prevention, leadership, preparedness, security, martial arts, or human behaviour under stress, I provide credible insight your audience can apply right away.
Available for podcast interviews worldwide. Remote-ready or in-studio.
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