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Oct 24

6 Self-Defense Moves That Will Get You Hurt

Tom stepped in front of Jim and challenged him to a fistfight. In response, Jim did a kiai and stepped back into a stance. Tom lunged...

The Price of Piety: A Call for Open-Mindedness in Combat Training

Kelly Mccann

Oct 17

Combatives

The Price of Piety: A Call for Open-Mindedness in Combat Training

Fighting skill is one of the most unconventional abilities to quantify.

How Hard Should Your Combatives Training Be? Balancing Intensity and Safety

Kelly Mccann

Sep 12

Combatives

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

Combatives

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..

Stop Overcomplicating Combative Techniques, Debunking Dual-Wielding Myths: Why Practical Combat Skills Outshine Trendy Tactics

Kelly Mccann

Aug 13

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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

Combatives

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.

Training to Handle Sudden and Unexpected Violence

Kelly Mccann

Jul 17

Combatives

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.”

Utility vs. Combat: Tomahawks and Trade Knives

Mark Hatmaker

Jun 29

Weapons Defense

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...

Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Combatives: Tradition, Technology, and the Influence of Social Media

Kelly Mccann

May 28

Combatives

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?

5 Fighting Fallacies: Slicing Through the Myths that Surround Edged-Weapon Defense!

Patrick Vuong

Apr 30

Self-Defense

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

Mixed Martial Arts

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.

CQC Sambo: Why You Should “Fill Your Cup” With Wisdom From This Russian Close-Quarters-Combat System!

Perry William Kelly

Mar 26

Self-Defense

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....

Black Belt Team

Feb 15

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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.”

Being the Center of Attention Can Get You Killed

Jim Wagner

Dec 6, 2022

Self-Defense

Being the Center of Attention Can Get You Killed

Christophe and I were the first two people to enter the movie theater. Before anyone else came into the large room I told my martial arts...

Raz Chen

Nov 24, 2022

Traditional Arts

The West Point Program

In the Israeli Army, where I served, new recruits have six months to go from high school graduates into soldiers. Instructors need to...

5 Things You Did Not Know About Combatives

Conrad Bui

Mar 24, 2022

Combatives

5 Things You Did Not Know About Combatives

When you hear the term “combatives,” maybe you immediately envision a tough, muscular, ex-military brute beating the crap out of you...

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