Break It Down: Breaking in Martial Arts
A prevailing image associated with the martial arts is that of an intense, screaming guy in pajamas screaming as he breaks a board, or...
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...
Jim Wagner Television: Sweden
Jim Wagner worked in Stockholm, Sweden on the popular 2007 television series YIPPE KI-YAY, starring Musse Hasselvall and Jarmo Ek, as a martial arts...
Kapap Combat Concepts – Defensive Tactics (CCDT)
Thinking Out Of The Box
In order to understand the meaning of thinking out of the box, I will relate a short story. There once was...
Handgun Disarms: The Gas Alone From A Pistol Can Kill You
The general rule for handgun disarms, when it comes to trying to disarm an attacker of a pistol in hand-to-hand combat, is "If you...
Kuntaw Foot Sweeps and Blocks
Kuntaw translated means “fist way” or “way of the fist” and dates back to the mid 1300’s. Over the centuries the style has evolved...
The Wall of Silence: Vital Points in Kata
Prior to WW II there were several publications which discussed vital points and how they could be used to knock out or kill a...
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...
juego De Manos Es De Villanos
“juego De Manos Es De Villanos” Refrán Mexicano
Era día de examen en el Gimnasio de la Federación de Estudiantes de Guadalajara. Antes de iniciarlo me...
The Sobering Facts About Progressive Protection System Footwork
Upon observation the footwork of The Progressive Protection Systems (PPS), as taught by Master Geoff Bennett, seems to have more in common with western...
Kyusho is Real and Simple
Most Martial Artists today spend decades of their life researching and practicing the physiology of a punch, kick, grab or manipulation of the human...
Isn’t It Time To Get Fit Again?
After spending nine months in the most physiologically loving, friendly environment - your mother’s womb - most of us are born healthy, happy and...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Playing Dead During a Shooting
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video, Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses playing dead during a shooting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZOVZZ0_jxo
Playing dead during a mass...
De Ashi Harai is like the Judo Jab
Just as in boxing, where it is said that "Everything works off the jab", in Judo it might be said that "Everything works off...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Choke Hold Training Dangers
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses choke hold training dangers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhB9gM0kP68&feature=youtu.be
SUBJECT: Choke Hold Training Dangers
PURPOSE: To...
Isshin-ryu and Pressure Point Fighting
When traditional karate practitioners are introduced to pressure point fighting and shown how it unlocks the secrets of kata and other aspects of classical...
