Tussey Custom Damacas

He Hath Crafted A Weapon of Knightly Prowess

Terry Tussey at the helm of Tussey Custom, is well known to GUNS readers. His classical styled yet modern and supremely functional pistols have...
Get Real with Dan Meadows

The Hand To Hand Survivalist

In a world that is constantly filled with day-to-day violence, it is important for the hand-to-hand survivalist to know how to protect themselves in...
Martial Arts Internatioinal

The Knife: The Ultimate Tool To Develop Trapping Skills

One method Progressive Protective Systems (PPS) practitioners use to develop trapping skills is knife sparring within a confined environment. Knife fighting usually occurs with...
Tussey Custom PistolSmith

Traveling Companion: Tussey’s stealth comp is “just right”

It's mid-night-thirty and dark like the second line of the Bible. I've got the GT Pony car stretched out across the lonesome high desert...
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...
The Importance of Pre-Conflict Skills for Knife Defense - Part I

The Importance of Pre-Conflict Skills for Knife Defense – Part 1

Reaction times in knife defense will differ with distance, but good news is many individuals can improve their reaction times with practice.
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....
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...
Tussey Custom PistolSmith

Tussey Custom’s Lightweight Stealth-Comp

A state-of-the-art 1911 carry gun from a master pistolsmith! When it comes to the world of guns, Terry Tussey has pretty much "been there and...
Samurai Sword Shop

Samurai Weapons

Throughout the history of the Samurai, Samurai weapons included different size swords, daggers, spears and more necessary for different types of kills. The age of...

Boundary Tips for Knife Attacks

QUICK TIPS CHART I notice that most students do not clearly understand distance when they practice defense against simulated knife attacks and many practitioners of...
Firearms Training for Martial Artists

Firearms Training for Martial Artists

In the martial arts world, weapons training helps develop qualities that are both advanced and potent. The practice of extending one's body outward by...
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...
Tussey Custom PistolSmith

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,...
Teaching Knife Defense

An Instructors Guide to Teaching Knife Defense to Civilians Part Two

Training Inasmuch as anyone with absolutely no experience can be deadly with a knife; training how to use one offensively is the best way to...
Tussey Custom .45 ACP

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...