A Minimalist’s Toolbox for Street Survival
“If there’s one technique that’s more effective than anything else in a real fight, it’s punching.”
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Kelly Mccann
Oct 17
The Price of Piety: A Call for Open-Mindedness in Combat Training
Fighting skill is one of the most unconventional abilities to quantify.
Kelly Mccann
Sep 12
How Hard Should Your Combatives Training Be? Balancing Intensity and Safety
A question that invariably comes up in combatives training is, “How hard should I bang?”
Mark Hatmaker
Aug 28
Warrior Awareness: The Killing Hand
There is a 90-percent chance that you’re right-handed. I say that because statistics show left-handed people make up approximately..
Kelly Mccann
Aug 13
Stop Overcomplicating Combative Techniques, Debunking Dual-Wielding Myths: Why Practical Combat Skills Outshine Trendy Tactics
For seven years, I worked for Guns & Ammo magazine, where I wrote the monthly Personal Security column under the byline Jim Grover...
Kelly Mccann
Aug 1
The Most Dangerous Man in the World
I find it amusing when people get overly serious about fantasy football — imagining player trades, envisioning games between specific teams.
Kelly Mccann
Jul 17
Training to Handle Sudden and Unexpected Violence
I don’t know the attribution for the following quote, but it applies perfectly to our course: “You can’t hide what you don’t know in here.”
Mark Hatmaker
Jun 29
Utility vs. Combat: Tomahawks and Trade Knives
A THOUGHTFUL QUESTION FROM MITCH MITCHELL, AN AFFILIATE COACH OF AMERICAN FRONTIER ROUGH AND TUMBLE, PROMPTED ME TO COMMIT TO PAPER SOME...
RANDY McELWEE
Jun 27
9 Ways You Can Follow in the Footsteps of the Special Forces!
These tips were culled from the author’s 16 years with the Special Forces and 11 years as a combatives instructor...
Kelly Mccann
May 28
Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Combatives: Tradition, Technology, and the Influence of Social Media
Recently, someone said to me, “The combatives landscape is changing.” I immediately thought, That’s interesting. What exactly is changing?
Patrick Vuong
Apr 30
5 Fighting Fallacies: Slicing Through the Myths that Surround Edged-Weapon Defense!
No matter which category a particular system belongs to, all instructors of these systems teach methods for stopping a blade-wielding psycho
Kelly Mccann
Apr 29
Keyboard Warriors by Kelly McCann
The pandemic made a plethora of videos available for people who wish to continue their training while in lockdown or near lockdown.
George Chung
Apr 12
Weapon of Choice: Combatives Experts Weigh In
It’s an all-out brawl, no guns allowed, what weapon would you bring to a fight and why? We asked some of the top experts in combatives...
Gerry Chisolm
Apr 11
On The Razor’s Edge: Lady Sensei on Knife-Defense
There seems to be a culture of self-defense practitioners and enthusiasts who watch knife-defense videos on YouTube while exclaiming,...
Perry William Kelly
Mar 26
CQC Sambo: Why You Should “Fill Your Cup” With Wisdom From This Russian Close-Quarters-Combat System!
“In order to taste my cup of water, you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral....
Bill Bishop
Mar 14
Citizen Warrior
Photos by Rick Hustead Post-9/11, “combatives” has become the buzzword of the martial arts industry. However, many students don’t have a...
Black Belt Team
Mar 12
Combatives Corollaries and U.S. Marine Corps Field Manual 1 Warfighting
In life, drawing corollaries between related subjects is interesting and often enlightening. In particular, corollaries between...
Black Belt Team
Feb 15
10 Universal Truths of Martial Arts
Consider the following: “None of Morihei Ueshiba’s students has reached his level in aikido, and none is likely to.”
Black Belt Team
Nov 30, 2023
Krav Maga For When Reality is Cruel and Unpredictable
Train Right to Prepare Yourself to Survive By Jason Brick If you ask 100 different martial artists what kind of training is most...
Black Belt Team
Nov 14, 2023
PART 1: Maori to Martial Arts Master: Q&A Jared Wihongi
Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) Instructor. His TRICOM combatives system is an integration of...
Black Belt Team
Nov 12, 2023
PART 2: Self-Preservation When Facing Armed Combatant: Jared Wihongi
Jared Wihongi breaks down step-by-step how he'd handle an armed combatant: Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters...
Black Belt Team
Nov 11, 2023
PART 3: Jared Wihongi: On How "Good Technique" Can Get You Injured in Reality
In this interview, Jared and Tony Parrish shares a story about a combative real-world application of martial arts and how he'd do it...
Black Belt Team
Nov 8, 2023
FULL INTERVIEW: The Warrior's Way on Tactical Combat: Jared Wihongi Interview
Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) Instructor. His TRICOM combatives system is an integration of...
Black Belt Team
Nov 3, 2023
Best Pre-Emptive Strikes and Palms vs. Fists
By Lito Angeles Photo: Rick Hustead The criteria I used to determine the best pre-emptive strikes are encapsulated in 10 questions: Is it...
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