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Frank Borelli and Borelli Consulting

The Value of Light

In the world of police work there are many tools used to increase the officer's effectiveness and to allow him to operate in environments...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Boxing, Sambo and Mud Fighting . . .

This incident took place when I was 14 years of age. I grew up in Tver, a fairly tough industrial city, 2 hours North of...
Police Officer Survival Guide

Police Officers Survival Guide – Staying Alive on the Job

Tom Kohl's Police Officers Survival Guide was written to help educate police officers on staying alive on the job as a police officer. Tom Kohl...
Police Officer Survival Guide

Police Officer Survival Guide – To Be Armed Off Duty

A dilemma for officers is whether to be armed off duty or not. Statistics on assaults against off-duty officers are given in a publication released...
The Psychology of Combat

The Psychology of Combat

Training for combat is not a casual pursuit for the purpose of self-aggrandizement. Using this training to dominate others with the power gained is...
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...
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...
Jim Wagner Articles

Seven Signs of Terrorism

A terrorist car bomb and a suicide bomber right in the middle of Stockholm with the sole purpose of killing Christmas shoppers. Many thought...

10 Ways to Become a Kata Champion

There are many factors that officials look for when judging kata. Following are 10 tips from Christine Bannon-Rodrigues that should help you excel at...
Frank Borelli and Borelli Consulting

Is Your Firearms Training Complete

Do you remember your police academy firearms training? During the summer of 1986, at the local county police academy, a basic recruit class enjoyed...
Fighting Fit at K-1 Fight Factory

Fighting Fit at K-1 Fight Factory

On day six of training, with two K-1 Fight Factory instructors pushing me, I broke my personal record, 10 sets of Randy Couture speed...
Best Practices by Amaury Murgado

Best Practices: Leading By Example

Respect comes from leading by example. Anything I ever needed to know about leadership I learned serving in the U.S. Army prior to becoming a...
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...
Changquan Long-Range Boxing

Internal and External Work: A Composite Organism

As a composite organism in wushu training, internal and external work helps to make a martial artist strong outwardly and sturdy inwardly. DOWN through the...
Russell Stutely

Own a Technique

This is a difficult one! How many repetitions are required to own a technique? 100? 1000? 10,000? Multiply that by the amount of techniques available and...
Lee Aldridge

Defense Theory: Street Effective Practice

One of the major factors that distinguish "realistic" fighting systems from more traditional styles, is in the close simulation of a "live" combat situation...