Project Prayer Flag and POW Network
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...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: How To Do A Proper Front Kick
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses how to do a proper front kick in a...
Reality-Based Training One Minute at a Time
It doesn't take years to learn self-defense, it takes days.” That’s a statement I've used to promote my Reality-Based Personal Protection system for many...
The Hunger Games: Violence Without Responsibility
I went to the newly released movie HUNGER GAMES over the weekend. The blockbuster in its second week earned $364,933,000 million dollars worldwide. A...
The Drug Factor
When you learn self-defense in a controlled environment you are practicing against fellow practitioners who are sober. Before the training session your opponents have...
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...
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...
Handgun Disarms: The Gas Alone From A Pistol Can Kill You
The general rule for handgun disarms, when it comes to trying to disarm an attacker of a pistol in hand-to-hand combat, is "If you...
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...
Aggressiveness: Developing the Warrior Attitude
Aggressiveness is a key trait that a martial artist must possess or at least seek to acquire. Developing aggressive behavior in beginning students without...
The Psychology of Combat
Training for combat is not a casual pursuit for the purpose of self-aggrandizement. Using this training to dominate others with the power gained is...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Urban Criminal Ambush
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses detecting an urban criminal ambush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx0RNgyLcno
SUBJECT: Detecting an Urban Criminal...
Sniper Equipment Selection for Police & Corrections
Produced by Jim Wagner, and taught by Police SWAT Officer Dan Erber (Sniper Team), Sniper Equipment Selection for Police & Corrections displays all of...
Defend Disarm Control in Systema
This article discusses defend disarm control in Systema where defending and attacking are the same thing, where you must identify if the opponent is...
The Right Response to a Ground Attack
Imagine that an unarmed person has mounted you, he is sitting on your stomach as you lay flat on your back, and he is...
Dealing With Combat Stress Before It Happens
How will you perform under combat stress. When the moment of truth arrives? What's going to happen to you emotionally when you're locked in...









