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[…]

WHEN CPR FAILS!

I have been lucky I guess, having done CPR on a few folks though the years and they all lived. EMTs are doing it all[…]

SHOOTING IN, OUT AND AROUND VEHICLES: Parking Lots and Road Rages

Moving. Still. Parking lots and roads, all involve cars, still and moving, and both places are potential hotter spots for U.S. crime, not necessarily super[…]

FROM WHIPLASH TO PARALYSIS

From Whiplash to Paralysis. The Dangers of Escaping Standing Chokes and Standing Guillotines, A Martial and Military Perspective The world today is innocently obsessed with[…]

The Fallen Drill! Live Fire and Sims Fire, Standing, Falling and Fallen Target Practice

The Fallen Drill, Live Fire and Sims Fire, Standing, Falling and Fallen Target Practice   He moved! A universal problem in many martial arts, mixed[…]