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...
6 Blind Men of Industan
People tend to claim absolute truth based on their limited, subjective experience and so it goes with self-defense… everyone thinks they know the answer.
Footwork Training In Martial Arts – An Introduction
In response to a comment a respected martial arts teacher recently made to me that he felt that footwork training was becoming a lost...
Fast Moves Are Different From Jerky Movements
Human eye actively responds to jerky movements, to flashing and kaleidoscopic change of images. As a result, our eye cannot separate speed from jerkiness....
O Soto Gari – Different Arts, Different Perspectives
A basic first principle throw in Judo is "O Soto Gari", a major outer reaping of the opponents outside leg. This is usually done...
The Sparring Dilemma
While sparring is absolutely essential for any martial artist, the real issue is how to develop a safe, effective approach.
In my last article, Earning...
The Basics of Bunkai: Part 5
In this series of articles we've been looking at the basics of "bunkai" (kata application). The purpose of these articles is to introduce the...
Look for Genuine HIGH GEAR Suits
Last night we received this letter from Tony Blauer about the recent rash of HIGH GEAR knock offs. Tony conceived HIGH GEAR to not...
Violence Must Be Practiced
Violence has to be a part of your reality-based self-defense training. If you are only practicing techniques but you are not imagining and simulating...
LOD Precision Marksman Sniper Rifle 2
The Accuracy Tests
In Part 1 of this series, LOD President. Billy Martin, spent considerable time with me, familiarizing me with his equipment, getting in some...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Impact Weapons Defense
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video, Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses Impact Weapons Defense or how to survive an impact...
An In-Depth Look at Combat Conditioning for Self-Defense
A surprising paradox in martial arts is that practitioners are typically in good shape - yet they fight in safe and protected competitive environments?
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...
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...
10 Things To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 5: Conditioning For A...
10 Things you need to know to be a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter #5: Conditioning For A Fight
Everyone knows that the Mixed Martial Arts Craze...
Best Practices: Effective Decision-Making Based on Defining the Problem
Effective decision-making involves starting out with the right mindset.
Decision-making is a basic skill common to all law enforcement officers regardless of position or rank....
