Life and Death: When Seconds Count
Imagine leaving a party having had too much to drink and suddenly finding yourself attacked by three individuals! It’s a blitz attack in the...
Defensive Knives for Urban Environments Part 1
To prepare for survival a fundamental shift in how people think about personal protection is necessary in the current environment.
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Criminal Counter-Surveillance
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video, Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses criminal counter-surveillance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8ZBK3xhgs
Jim Wagner: My Self-Defense Instructor
SUBJECT: Criminal Counter-Surveillance
PURPOSE: Detecting...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Hotel Security While Traveling
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses hotel security while traveling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZWsS6zpw-g
SUBJECT: Hotel security for business and vacation
PURPOSE:...
Aggressiveness: Developing the Warrior Attitude
Aggressiveness is a key trait that a martial artist must possess or at least seek to acquire. Developing aggressive behavior in beginning students without...
Law Enforcement Training and Use of Force
Introduction
Police officers must use force when placing uncooperative subjects under arrest, as well as during situations of unrest (e.g. riots, protests where property is...
Combat Triage: General Conditioning: The Fighter’s Repose
Downtime Training: The Fighter's repose is about training your body to repair. For the true fighter, there is never any real off-time. When a fighter...
Dealing With Combat Stress Before It Happens
How will you perform under combat stress. When the moment of truth arrives? What's going to happen to you emotionally when you're locked in...
Fighting Words
How do most sparring matches begin in a typical dojo? It usually goes something like this. Two opponents square of on each other, give...
10 Things To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 4: Ground Jiu Jitsu...
10 Things You Need To Know To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 4: How To Do Ground Jiu jitsu Without A Gi.
Everyone knows...
Best Practices: Teamwork Minus the B.S.
We live in an age of political correctness where saying the right things seems to have more value than doing the right things. People...
The Role Of Kata For Contemporary Fighting Martial Artists
When many people see the name of the system I study, Progressive Protection Systems, they instantly think of a modernist system, which abhors the...
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...
Life In A Day – A Survival Attitude
No matter how much training you have, without a survival attitude, you may not survive an attack.
She was a hard working woman, and a...
Self-Defense – For Show or For Go
When delving into the topic of self-defense, one must be able to articulate the goal desired. What is it the instructor wishes to impart...
EDC Loadout: Tactical Essentials for Everyday Readiness
Everyday Carry has grown beyond just keys and a phone—it’s now a practical philosophy for preparedness and personal self-defense.
