It’s All About Revenge For Gangs
One of the few absolutes in the world of street gangs is that when there is a gang-involved drive-by shooting, street brawl, or school...
Stand and Deliver: The Dynamics of a Real Street Fight
A little plagiarism on my part but I would like to discuss the dynamics of a real street fight. So, let’s talk fighting.
I don’t...
Combat Triage: General Conditioning: Focused Breathing
Last weekend I watched a great little movie called: From Mexico With Love. I was happy because it had a very happy ending, but...
Does Tae Kwon Do Have Locking and Trapping
Have you heard that someone is taking Aikido or Jujitsu to learn locks and traps as there is not much locking and trapping in...
Knife Attacks From Around The World
Not all knife attacks are the same. Unfortunately, you would never reach that conclusion by observing the way most martial arts instructors teach their...
Using Closed Fist Or Open Hand Strikes?
In most police academies and military combat units worldwide professional students are taught to use closed fist strikes when resorting to hand-to-hand conflict. When...
Edged Weapon Defense: Is the 21-foot Rule Valid? Part 1
PoliceOne.com Editors Note: For the record, the 21-Foot Rule, when accurately stated, says that in the time it takes the average officer to recognize...
Learning Balance Points Helps With Learning Pressure Points
This is a bit like one of those "trust me" times. There are certain parts of the martial arts that we REALLY need to...
Defensive Knives for Urban Environments Part 6
Beyond Filipino MA and Reality-Based training lies lesser-known knife systems, each carrying perspectives that are rarely explored but deeply instructive.
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...
Stripes and Bars: Lead, Don’t Blame
WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG at an agency, administrators go into self-preservation mode. This, in turn, has a cascading effect all the way down to...
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...
The Necessity of Hand to Hand Combat Training For Traditional Martial Arts
In a day where small arms and massive fire power typifies combat you would think that martial arts training would have faded into obscurity....
3 Stretch Yourself: Your Potential to Do a Front Split
Stretch Yourself: Testing Your Potential to Do a Front Split
This is the third installment of my column on training that appeared in May 1999...
Women’s Self Defense Training DVD with Cynthia Rothrock
Martial Artist and actress Cynthia Rothrock invited Jim Wagner to appear in her 2005 training video titled Women's Self Defense with the Best Experts...
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...
