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...
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