Confidence and Competence
Confidence and Competence, this is one of my favorite topics of conversation. Why, because most people would rather talk a good game than actually...
10 Things To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 2: Kick Like A...
10 Things you need to know to be a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 2: how to kick like a Kick Boxer or Tae...
Combating Conditioned Hesitation
To survive confrontations in the kill zone, officers must overcome second-guessing and act quickly and decisively. This article is about combating conditioned hesitation.
There are...
Defensive Knives for Urban Environments – PART 4
Throughout history, knives have served dual roles as both practical necessities and cultural symbols across diverse societies worldwide.
Project Prayer Flag and POW Network
When I arrived in California from teaching my Reality-Based Personal Protection courses in Germany last week I had a letter waiting for me at...
Mixed Martial Arts Positioning
One of the most emphasized coaching instructions in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) No Holds Barred and Submission wrestling today is -...
Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Using The Lead Leg Attack
Why is it generally so that using the lead leg attack is so ineffectually by the majority of martial artists.
Using the closest weapon to...
8 Stretch Yourself: Questions And Answers On Practicing the High Roundhouse Kick
This is the eighth installment of my column on training that appeared in May 2000 issue of TaeKwonDo Times. This article answers questions about...
Life In A Day – A Survival Attitude
No matter how much training you have, without a survival attitude, you may not survive an attack.
She was a hard working woman, and a...
Jim Wagner History Videos
In Jim Wagner History Videos Jim Wagner shares his history of teaching and training in many different scenarios.
Jim Wagner History: Law Enforcement Career from...
The Four Stages of Kata Practice
Practically all karateka practice kata; however, most only practice the initial stage and therefore they do not develop a rounded and more complete understanding...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Guessing Game #3
Over the last six or seven years that I have been teaching seminars on Pressure Points, whether it be Kata Bunkai or self Defense...
Safety on the Streets: Recognize How Danger Escalates
As a student of the ninja personal protection martial art, based on fighting principles developed for intelligence gatherers in Japan centuries ago, you are...
No Such Thing as Pressure Points
I realize this is controversial, it will upset some, it will anger others, but that should not prevent it from being said.
We need to...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Striking Mannequin Training
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses striking mannequin training.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79FPP6nsZkk&feature=youtu.be
SUBJECT: Striking Mannequin Training
PURPOSE: Reality-Based use of...
Jiyrandori and the Unification of Jiujitsu Disciplines by the Kodokan
Introduction
Under bujitsu, it is basic criterion to question actual fighting performance capabilities as equal to its ability. The goal of this article is to...
