Melissa Soalt AKA Dr. Ruthless® is a Black Belt magazine Hall of Fame recipient, Woman of the Year, and women's self defense expert with acclaimed Fierce & Female DVD's. She is widely respected for her no-nonsense methods, emotional depth (Soalt is a former psychotherapist) and fierce fighting skills -- which she chalks up to "love at first blow." Melissa has authored numerous articles and has been featured on The View, NBC Nightly News, and talk radio. She has shared her expertise in diverse publications from SELF to CosmoGirl to Newsweek Japan. Visit her online at www.dr-ruthless.com or watch her in action: YouTube - Dr. Ruthless®: Practical, Primal Self Defense For Women

Blog Entries by Melissa Soalt

Harmony... or Else: The Physical Feminism of Women's Self Defense

Posted June 7, 2007 | 10:18 PM (EST)


The headline admittedly made my bosom heave. In case you missed it, last September, when Susan Kuhnhausen, a 51 year old nurse, returned home from work she encountered an intruder wielding a claw-hammer. He attacked, striking her in the head and face. Our girl gave as good as she got:...

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A Love Supreme: How I Was Taught To Fight Like A Girl

Posted May 10, 2007 | 11:06 AM (EST)


How do you thank a mother when that mother is a country? Mother India isn't really my country--my own roots can be traced to Russia and Eastern Europe--but I was there, a guest on her soil. In 1975, when I was nineteen, I traversed her midlands, climbed her hilly rugged...

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