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[…]

MARTIAL STUDIES – ARE YOU ALSO GOING TO “JAIL SCHOOL?”

Do – Don’t do. Should do – shouldn’t do. Are you also going to “Jail School?”     What you don’t do in a fight-combat,[…]

WHAT IS AN ORDERLY RETREAT?

An Orderly or Tactical Retreat, (safely walking or running away!) Stay or retreat? A retreat has several definitions, like “retrograde” movements or a more modern “tactical[…]

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[…]

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[…]

WHAT I WON’T DO, DON’T DO

Every competent person, every competent organization has or should have a refined “mission statement.” It’s where you start. Like so many operations, and in a[…]

FMA STICK versus STICK DISARMING

In the big picture of fast and furious, speedy, adrenalized stick fight, where does the single stick disarm exist? How can it? Let’s take a[…]

THE POINTY END (of Knives and Bullets)

Like our Hoplite above. He stuck the pointy end in first, but then, what happens next? THE POINTY END (Of Knives and Bullets) “Just stick[…]

FIGHTING KNIVES, FRUITS TO NUTS?

  Notes on Paring Knives, Kitchen Knives for Knife Fighting? This is my knife, there are many like it, but this one is mine.”   –[…]