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Jim Wagner’s 10 Rules of Combat

This article discusses Jim Wagner's 10 Rules of Combat based on his observations of the key elements to surviving actual hand-to-hand combat. My uncle once...
Jim Wagner Fighting Tips

Head Games: Overcome Combat Stress

Anxiety is an emotion that if conquered, can teach you survive in a crisis situation. Anxiety can also be a useful tool to the...
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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...
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Project Prayer Flag

When I arrived in California from teaching my Reality-Based Personal Protection courses in Germany last week I had a letter waiting for me at...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Boxing, Sambo and Mud Fighting . . .

This incident took place when I was 14 years of age. I grew up in Tver, a fairly tough industrial city, 2 hours North of...
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Movie Theater Shooting Survival: Small-Arms Attack Defense Training

At midnight on July 20, 212 in Aurora, Colorado James Holmes, 24, slipped into a movie theater, stood in front of the movie screen...
Jim Wagner: My Self Defense Instructor

Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: How to Cut and Stab with a Knife

In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses how to cut and stab with a knife. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N058HolK6Kg SUBJECT: The...
Avi Nardia KAPAP Combatives

Lines of Attack

For Success in Sparring and Self-Defense, It Pays to Think Outside the Box! “Shapes are important in the martial arts,” Avi Nardia says somewhat matter-offactly. “Karate,...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Working Against Multiple Opponents in Martial Arts

Working against multiple opponents in martial arts is challenging both psychologically and physically. In Systema, there are a number of simple things to understand and practice to...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Systema Breathing Application

How to breathe to prepare yourself for a fight using Systema breathing application? When an untrained person perceives danger, his heart rate and blood pressure...
The History of Karate

Karate: A Brief Overview And How To Supplement It With Reality-Based-Training For A Post...

Karate is a martial art that originated in Okinawa with strong roots to China; it was also frequently called kenpo. The term “karate” originally...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Be a Moving Target

Everyone knows that shooting a moving target is much harder than a fixed one. It requires additional efforts and skill. Something similar happens in...
Vladimir Vasiliev Beat the Odds DVD

Work Against Multiple Opponents

Work against multiple opponents is challenging both psychologically and physically. In Systema, there are a number of simple things to understand and practice to help...

Systema SpetsNaz No Contact Combat

The main secret of Systema SpetsNaz No Contact Combat is an ability to blend in with an opponent unnoticed. The goal of any martial artist...
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Jim Wagner History: SWAT Course in Argentina (SpecOps)

American Jim Wagner, taught a SWAT Course in Argentina for several police Special Operations units in Misiones, Argentina from May 28 to June 1,...
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How to Survive Bomb Attacks

You may be learning a martial arts system in order to protect yourself against a common criminal, but does your training also include how...