Sarah Haspel: Bestie Defense -The Invention That Fixes the Pepper Spray Mistakes
About this episode
Sarah Haspel discusses her invention, Bestie Defense, a personal safety tool designed to address the shortcomings of traditional self-defense methods.
Sarah Haspel is a lifelong martial artist and the founder of Bestie Defense — a patented personal safety invention, built after a real-world assault exposed the gap between training and reality. With nearly three decades of martial arts experience and a background that led to a 2022 Hall of Fame induction, she understood fighting — but what she experienced showed her something more important. In 2022, she was approached by a violent, unstable individual. Despite her experience, she didn’t rely on technique — she relied on a tool- pepper spray. And even then, she ended up within arm’s reach when it didn’t work…
People in this episode
Host: straight talk mind and muscle
Guest: Sarah Haspel
Topics covered
- self-defense
- personal safety
- martial arts
- real-world violence
- innovation
- pepper spray
Keywords
- Bestie Defense
- self-defense invention
- pepper spray
- martial arts
- real-world safety
- personal safety device
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bestie Defense, SpaceX, Boeing, Mace
Places: 2022
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