Sudden In Custody Death Syndrome (SICDS)
Introduction
What is Sudden In Custody Death Syndrome (SICDS), or Positional Asphyxia, and why is being knowledgeable about it important to my department and its...
Jim Wagner History: A look Inside Jim’s First School in 1988
The Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection system was officially established on January 21, 2003. However Jim Wagner History: A look Inside Jim's First School...
The Best Defense Is A Good Offense
The BTK killer was asked if there was anything that would have made a difference with his victims. He answered, “I guess if they...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Train Hard and Smart #5
Over the last 10 or so years I have been very fortunate to meet some of the Worlds most gifted and talented Martial Artists....
How to Properly Hold a Knife for Self-Defense and Military Applications – Part 1
Of the innumerable knife concepts and maneuvers that I consider unsound, the most egregious of these are the unsafe knife grips that abound.
Use A Camera Phone To Look Into The Hot Zone
Want to look around a corner into a Hot Zone where an attacker could be laying in wait for an ambush, use a camera...
Relax Kung Fu Practitioners
I practice karate (Ryukyu kempo and Isshin-ryu) and tai chi chuan. Most people think of me as a karate guy. So, I find it...
The Wall of Silence: Vital Points in Kata
Prior to WW II there were several publications which discussed vital points and how they could be used to knock out or kill a...
Active Shooter Response Training: A Modern Police Necessity
With the advent of Active Shooter Response Training that has developed in response to incidents like the Columbine High School shootings, the law enforcement...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Zigzag Run Away From an Active Shooter
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses zigzag run away from an active shooter.
SUBJECT: Zigzag Run...
Evidence of a Fight
After you have experienced a real-life self-defense situation, win or lose, you will want justice. You’ll want the perpetrator arrested and prosecuted. This is...
The Anatomy Of Fear and How It Relates To Survival Skills Training
An officer assigned to jail duty conducts a prisoner bed check when he observes that a male who was lodged in the drunk tank...
Qi Whiz!
Controversies come and go in the martial arts community, but one topic that can always be relied upon to start a loud argument is...
The Mysterious Art of Chi Power
Much of the mystical power surrounding the martial arts and its superhuman deeds stems from the Eastern concept of chi or "energy," in Chinese, and...
Khadi Ba Karim – Combat Triage
Khadi Ba Karim is "Combat Triage" and she shares real defense conditioning for cage fighters, boxers and more.
For the better part of a year, I've had the...
PPS Kicking and the Balance Paradigm
"Balance is a necessary ingredient for optimal martial arts performance."
Two masters of the system, Progressive Protective Systems (PPS), disagree with the above statement, at...
