Jim Wagner Articles

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...

Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Terrorist Hand Grenade Survival Technique

In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection discusses a terrorist hand grenade survival technique. SUBJECT: Hand Grenade /...
GUNSAFE: A Community Firearms Safety and Responsibility Course for All Adults

Gunsafe

The purpose of GUNSAFE is to provide enough basic information about guns and how they work so that the average adult can recognize the...
Workout Tips To Avoid Weak Bones

Workout Tips To Avoid Weak Bones

Give me a few minutes and I'll show you some workout tips to avoid weak bones! An estimated 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, and...
Russell Stutely

Regular Training Routine

I thought I would give you a heads up as to what we are currently doing in our "Regular Training Routine" in our "normal"...
Jim Wagner Articles

The Drug Factor

When you learn self-defense in a controlled environment you are practicing against fellow practitioners who are sober. Before the training session your opponents have...
Jim Wagner Articles

The Claymore Sword and the Cross

For my 50th birthday I received a Scottish Claymore sword. This sword represents my life: a life of conflict and my Christian faith. In July...
Jim Wagner Articles

Just Go For Center Mass

If you stick to the center mass principle you’ll be a lot more effective because it simplifies target acquisition in your mind, and this...
Iain Abernethy

Kata: Lock or a Key

In this article I'd like to briefly discuss some of the ways in which we can view kata, and how, if we adopt a...
Get Real with Dan Meadows

Why A Shooters Stance Or Position Is Critical For Self Defense

For over 47 years I have been a student of firearms training. I started shooting and hunting when I was 8 years old. I...
Ted Gambordella – Fights To Win

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...

How Wing Chun Helps the Mind

Wing Chun is an incredible art that when studied has far reaching effects on one's health. Right from the early stages of learning in...
Get Real with Dan Meadows

Range Safety and Marksmanship

Put it on Target: Range Safety and Marksmanship 1 – Familiarization with your Firearms Know your firearms and read all the directions. That’s what I always...
Teaching Knife Defense

An Instructors Guide to Teaching Knife Defense to Civilians Part Two

Training Inasmuch as anyone with absolutely no experience can be deadly with a knife; training how to use one offensively is the best way to...
Martial Arts Internatioinal

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...
Hank Hayes of No Lie Blades

What Usable Backup Knife Should I Use For On and Off Duty Carry?

As a senior knife instructor for both Mil and L/E as well as a combatives practitioner for over 37 years I think this idea...