No Lie Blades: From Martial Artists to Combative Practitioner
I started my martial arts journey at age 15. It was a search for a method of self defense that would be empowering and...
Jiyrandori and the Unification of Jiujitsu Disciplines by the Kodokan
Introduction
Under bujitsu, it is basic criterion to question actual fighting performance capabilities as equal to its ability. The goal of this article is to...
How to Spar for the Street: Part 3
In this series of articles we are discussing how to make your sparring relevant to real situations. As we've discussed in previous articles, the...
The Pilates Martial Arts Connection
Mind, body, spirit, focus, concentration, diaphragmatic breathing, precision, and fluidity these are some of the terms commonly used in the martial arts. But did...
How to Spar for the Street: Part 1
Almost all martial artists include sparring in their training. However, there are many different types of sparring and there is some debate as to...
How Muay Thai Fighters Set Up Their Opponents
An American Martial Artist Travels to Jamaica to Learn How the World's Best Muay Thai Fighters Set Up Their Opponents Before Delivering the Knockout...
Best Practices: Dealing With Citizens Complaints
Dealing with Citizen complaints is not always easy, but treating irate citizens with respect and patience can help you stop serious trouble before it...
Mike Hancock on Kata Bunkai
For centuries the martial arts have been cloaked in mystery and folk lore. The deadly techniques used by master practitioners of karate were frequently...
Combatives are Replacing Martial Arts
Did you know that law enforcement agencies and military units are doing away with martial arts. Well, actually they're doing away with just the...
Best Practices: Closing the Reactionary Gap
One of the most important things you can learn about dealing face to face with suspects is the concept of relative positioning. Relative positioning...
Tai Chi Chuan’s Powerful Self Defense
Tai Chi Chuan's powerful self defense movements are so well hidden or disguised that by the time one's enemies see it or realize it, they...
Damascus Knight .45
Master pistolsmith Terry Tussey presents a sub-Officer's 1911 with seven rounds of payload in a super compact package.
Bridging a chasm some 2,000 years wide,...
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...
CHI – Life Energy or Inner Energy
By examining the history of various peoples around the world, we often stumble upon the concept of energy which resides in the body and...
Bouncer and Doorman Defensive Tactics
The Bouncer and Doorman Defensive Tactics video is for EVERYONE working the door of a bar, nightclub, or exclusive club in order to keep you...
Dealing with Combat Stress Before it Happens
How will you perform at the moment of truth? What's going to happen to you emotionally when you're locked in mortal combat? Will you...
