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HE DROPS THE KNIFE! WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

HE DROPS THE KNIFE! WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Convergence knife. Converging the law and rules of engagement with knife training. If you achieve a disarm, and[…]

CPR AT SAMBOS, OR HUSBAND KILLS WIFE AND WATCHES…

“Sixty-five…fight on the Sambos parking lot,” the police dispatcher announced, as Glen Nowles and I prowled the midnight hour, wintery north Texas streets in our[…]

Hock standing with instructors

ADVERTISING MARTIAL ARTS AND COMBATIVES SEMINARS

Instructors! Instructors! Instructors… In the last 29 years I have made certified instructors and black belts around the world from the USA to Australia. I[…]

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THE FIRST MURDERER I CAUGHT IN TEXAS, I THINK…

The first murderer I caught in Texas was an interesting case. I think this was the first one there, but it might have been the[…]

Hock standing with his arm extended pointing a gun at a target off in the distance, wearing a security uniform

INTERRUPTING THE QUICK DRAW

“Interrupting the Quick Draw.” or, sometimes I’ve call “Gun Arm Grappling.”  Martial, police and military material I have been working on for decades. When teaching[…]

Kansas City Chiefs Superbowl ring

KNIFE FIGHT and the JAILHOUSE SUPERBOWL RING

It’s time boys and girls to rerun my knife fight story and the Superbowl player and the ring… Our city in North Texas boasted two[…]

Dr Strange

QUADFECTA MARTIAL ARTS!

What you need versus what you want. What do you think you want versus what you really need? Sports? Hobby? Desperate self defense? Combatives? Most[…]

Wrist throw

WRIST TWIST THROWS

Many moons ago, as a young naive lad, I grabbed a guy’s hand and thought…okay, well, outer wrist throw…. I did it and the guy[…]

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STAYING APART IN COMBAT

I am full of old-school mainstays. Some I like. Some I don’t. In military training tips – I was in at the tail-end of Vietnam[…]

Hock having a conversation with a skeleton who is wearing a sombrero

THE “MUST HAVE BEEN IN FIGHTS” INSTRUCTOR STANDARD?

I stumbled upon yet another character on the web that criticizes knife instructors (in general) and their various titles. I was not mentioned and someone[…]