In That Small Café…

In That Small Café… In my Budapest hotel this week, arranged by my seminar hosts, I stepped outside for the first to look around. Right[…]

Cross-Ranking Into Kajukenbo

With my recent promotion to 8th Dan in Kajukenbo, in the Prof. Gaylord Family and his 9th Dan Sifu Dean Goldade we have some new[…]

THE BIG BLEND: COMBATIVES – SPORTS – ARTS

Decades ago, I was working out with karate expert friend, and I grabbed his arms. He’d never been grabbed like this, and he had the[…]

HOW BIG IS “TOO BIG” TO DREAM? The CQC Magazine Story

    This in from former Police Chief, Mike Gillette… “Back in March of 2000, a magazine arrived in my mailbox. And even though I[…]

CHOKES AND NECK ATTACKS – LEGAL AND MEDICAL ISSUES

Attacking the Neck for Restraints, Takedowns and Chokes A martialist must have a working knowledge about the anatomy, physicality and the law when it comes[…]

The “TABLE-SETTING” OF YOUR SEATED SHOOT-OUT?

Your “table setting” and “know your table” have big meanings, in the self defense shooting world. Ever shoot from a chair, behind a table at[…]

A TAKEDOWN – DEEP HIP STYLE ROLLOVER THROW

A DEEP HIP STYLE ROLLOVER THROW (Or a standing “Fat Man’s Roll?) This application of an “arm” takedown I have done once in police work[…]

MIMICRY IN PERFORMANCE

My first Guro Dan Inosanto seminar was in 1986 and he told a story about his high school football team. (I forget the pro players[…]

How Do You Define Grappling? It’s Important!

  Part One: Definitions In an era of “words count” and “language precision,” how one defines “Grappling” today is indeed important for system doctrine. Does[…]

ODD BROKEN FINGER WHEN PUNCHING?

Usually, one breaks their hand when punching the “Bicycle Helmet,” top area of the head. The opponent ducks or ducks-and-turns his head and you, whether[…]