Posts by W. Hock Hochheim

“This guy must hate me!” I tell a story in my police books about a guy’s mean facial expression that was a lesson in life[…]

(Or…How I Learned to Love the Hock-Stinky-Arm-Method!) Texas got hit with a real pesky ice and snow storm last week, dropping temps lower than North[…]

Haven’t we all seen through the years, the paper targets of angry men holding guns and knives? Is this a good or bad idea? If[…]

(My main theme here is usually about combatives, crime and policing, but I would be remiss not to mention my connections with the ROK Marines while[…]

The rituals of death. Understanding them may save your life. But, when you try to research the term, all you are most likely to uncover[…]

Knife-to-knife dueling is a controversial subject. I have come to believe that knife dueling is way over emphasized and over-practiced in these so-called “reality” knife[…]

Less-Than-Lethal Knife Tactics At times, missions, rules of engagement, the law, and use of force standards require the capture, containment and control, not the death[…]

I really enjoy the numerous youtube videos of people being attacked and the victim unleashes a smart boxing combination and the badman drops like rock.[…]

“In Combatives, self defense and Krav Maga we should not spend exorbitant amounts of time hitting bags and mitts with big boxing gloves. It is[…]

  “I think people need to learn how to hand, stick, knife, gun fight first, then dive into your bobbies, sports and arts later. Get[…]