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...
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....
Cross-Training Isn’t A New Concept
Cross-training isn't a new concept. The Shaolin and the Samurai both cross-trained ... and they weren't the only ones, just the best known. Cross-training...
The Wooden Dummy
The wooden dummy is a training device that is used in many different systems of Chinese martial arts. There are many different designs for...
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...
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.
NFL Stars Train Tae Kwon Do at Young Brothers Institute
NFL stars train Tae Kwon Do with Young Brothers Institute in Pittsburgh that could resemble an NFL training camp. Some of the most famous...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Shield Fighting Drill
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses his shield fighting drill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DacH1oI2hR0
SUBJECT: Shield Fighting
PURPOSE: To develop aggression...
Making your Martial Arts Work
You have to earn the right to land your technique! How do we earn that right? How do we put ourselves in a position...
Nage No Kata And Katame No Kata Part 1
Kata? Not in this dojo. We only do fight'n Judo here. It's bad enough you have to learn some of it just before ya...
Warrior Training with Traditional Martial Arts Part 1
Part One: Traditions – Introduction
“The way you train is the way you fight and the way you fight is because of the way you...
RBT Learning Methodologies to Survive Street Violence
Modern self-defense training includes “RBT and/or combatives,” not rigid alliances to single martial arts styles and incorporates new techniques and strategies.
Sun Tzu A 21st-Century Warrior
Ancient Chinese military strategy evolved over thousands of years of conflict. As commanders rose and fell, the heart of their philosophies were saved for...
Tussey Custom .45ACPs
Two beauties flaunt top pistolsmith's craftmanship. These 1911's are sound tactical weapons and they're gorgeous!
Anyone who even casually looked at the shelf of gun...
The Basics of Bunkai Part 7
This series of articles explores the basics of "bunkai" (kata application). Over the last six parts we've been discussing the fundamentals of this vitally...
Closing the Gap in Fighting
The most important space for any fighter is the distance that separates them from their opponent. Closing that gap is the key to executing...
