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.
Are Kata Bi-Lateral?
Lately I have been involved in some discussion on why kata (forms) do not appear to be bi-lateral. If you stop and think for...
Can A Lie Protect You: Cover Story
Have a COVER STORY for strangers who strike up conversation with you and you don't want them to know anything about you.
When I was...
Combat Triage: General Conditioning: Focused Breathing 2
You know that awful feeling you get when you start to get winded and your second wind hasn't happened yet? That's when you're really...
Combat Triage: General Conditioning: Shoulders: Rotator Cuff Strengthening and Injury Prevention
Writing to you straight off the mat every week is wonderful. Each week, my fighters come in with a new problem for me to...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Throwaway Wallet in a Robbery
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection discusses the throwaway wallet or using a decoy wallet during a robbery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKkjeSbUNAg
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Tegumi – Karate’s Forgotten Range
It is believed that the native wrestling art of Tegumi, along with the Kempo systems brought to Okinawa by the Chinese, were forerunners of...
Jump Kicks
Jump kicks are one of the most popular martial arts techniques. Various martial arts experts agree that these kicks are one of the most...
Closing the Gap in Fighting
The most important space for any fighter is the distance that separates them from their opponent. Closing that gap is the key to executing...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Palm Down Technique #8
The Palm Down technique has been used many times to defend oneself when the fight did not seem a good idea. This is a...
Kata: Why Bother
There are many differing views on the value of kata. Kata is regarded by some to be the very 'soul' of the martial arts....
How to Properly Hold a Knife for Self-Defense and Military Applications – Part 2
For too long Asian and Western knife aficionados have too eagerly advocated many knife grips that are questionable and even dangerous.
The 3 Important Stages of Street Violence
Street violence which can be directly related to the unlawful exercise of physical force is a reality we all live with on a daily...
The Knife: The Ultimate Tool To Develop Trapping Skills
One method Progressive Protective Systems (PPS) practitioners use to develop trapping skills is knife sparring within a confined environment. Knife fighting usually occurs with...
Best Practices: Warrior Mindset
You probably hear about needing to have a warrior mindset almost daily. Books are published about it, motivational speakers make money speaking of it,...
Control Fear with Knowledge
“I was parked on a side street writing a report when dispatch gave the neighboring car a call in my district. ‘See the bartender...
