What We Learn From Tragedies

What We Learn From Tragedies

Author: Michael Bane May 27, 2026 Duration: 45:59

Think that the deaths of multiple divers in a cave in the Maldives has nothing to teach us about self-defense? Think again…MB, himself a certified cave diver, takes us through the lessons we need to learn. Also, the three elements that can and should change self-defense training.

MichaelBane.TV - On the Radio episode # 321.
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Host: Michael Bane
Producer: Flying Dragon Ltd.

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Etosha National Park, Namibia

Cave-diving deaths in the Maldives
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/maldives-diving-tragedy-cave-experts-warn-danger-safety
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62e0p7rd2ro

The Five Golden Rules of Cave Diving

OVER THE EDGE: A Regular Guy's Odyssey in Extreme Sports (book)/MB

The Music of G-Yerro

The Music of Roie Shpigler


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