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History of the Nunchaku

To explaining the origin of the nunchaku, we must look at different historical paths including ancient history and old stories and tales. With the...
Billy Martin Tactical Shooter Cover July 1998

LOD Precision Marksman Sniper Rifle 1

The Man And His Mission My first encounter with Billy Martin, President of LOD Training Associates and inventor and designer of the LOD Precision Marksman Sniper...

History of the Sai

Sai is a metal weapon and belongs to a type of dagger which is usually used in pairs, each hand using one. It is...
Billy Martin Tactical Shooter Cover September 1998

Accuracy Capabilities of a Modern Sniper System 3

This is the final chapter dealing with the evaluation of L.O.D. Training Associates: a total sniper, equipment, and training system, developed by Mr. Billy...
How to Properly Hold a Knife for Self-Defense and Military Applications

How to Properly Hold a Knife for Self-Defense and Military Applications – Part 2

For too long Asian and Western knife aficionados have too eagerly advocated many knife grips that are questionable and even dangerous.
The Case For Defensive Knife Training

The Case For Defensive Knife Training Part 1

Whenever new students come to Defense Science classes they are usually taken aback by the emphasis on defensive knife training. I remind them that...
Steven Seagal

Custom Pistols of Steven Seagal

When even a Black Belt isn't enough . . . The Custom Pistols of Steven Seagal Believe it or not, there are still a lot...
Billy Martin on Tactical Shooter Cover

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...
How to Properly Hold a Knife for Self-Defense and Military Applications

How to Properly Hold a Knife for Self-Defense and Military Applications – Part 1

Of the innumerable knife concepts and maneuvers that I consider unsound, the most egregious of these are the unsafe knife grips that abound.
Stealth .45 ACP

Stealth .45 ACP Compensators

I don't like compensators. To my traditionalist's eye, they are funny-looking contraptions better suited to imaginary guns in Star Wars movies. Real men all...
Grip on a 6½” mumyou-ryu shuriken

Shuriken Throwing: Forensics

One of the best-known weapons in the martial arts is the shuriken. Historical accounts of shuriken throwing can be found in Japanese martial arts history....
Teaching Knife Defense

An Instructors Guide to Teaching Knife Defense to Civilians Part One

The knife is one of mankind’s oldest and most valuable tools. It’s also the weapon of choice for most violent attacks around the world....
Dana Abbott

Shihan Abbott’s Unique Training Methods

USADOJO.COM spent time with Shihan Dana Abbott discussing his unique training methods in the sword arts. We asked him about his training and the...
Buy A Sword

How To Buy A Sword Part 1

The number one question you need to decide is, "What do you want the sword for?" Do you want to use it for a...
Ronnie Colwell

Nunchaku

Since Bruce Lee exposed the wider world to the humble nunchaku, a whole industry has developed around this much misrepresented weapon. Unfortunately this industry,...
Croatian Soldier with Cravat

Croatian Soldiers and the Invention of the Necktie

Old history books share that it was a cravat that became the symbol of a small European nation and its beauty soon won over...