CQC Handgun usage
One of the biggest misconceptions with defensive handgun use is what is appropriate extension and compression of the gun in relation to the attacker. Unfortunately, in 99% of square range…
Read Morerub some dirt on it
Life gets in the way Of EVERYTHING. For a lot of people, 2020 was a disaster of differing levels. For me, it was pretty bad. I lost my Mom, the…
Read MoreMonday reading
I tend to be known as “the jiujitsu guy”. And that is fine because I do love jiujitsu, and I heartily believe in what all can be gained from training…
Read Moregrips and hips
There are a lot of things to remember about what we have to do in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Hundreds of techniques, different positions, thousands of counters, a large number of principles…
Read MoreFallibility
When it comes to being a good instructor we can talk about a lot of things. We can discuss not having your ego in the way and that it’s about…
Read Morechanging paths
Few things are sadder to me than someone refusing to see a better path. I was reading a book last night that was a recently written instruction manual dealing with…
Read MoreKukris
I have been a knife nerd for as long as I can remember, even prior to becoming a martial art nerd. There has always been something that appeals to me…
Read MoreSubject matter expert?????
One of the things that keeps showing up over and over in the self-defense training community is the question of who is exactly a “subject matter expert” (SME) and how…
Read MoreStrength vs. cardio training
There are a lot of arguments that happen in the self-defense training community. 9mm vs. 45, AIWB vs. strong side carry, WML on a pistol or not, spare mag carry…
Read Morepush daggers – a brief tutorial
After my recent article about the new El Nino push dagger from Shivworks Product Group, I received a number of inquiries about not just that specific blade, but push daggers…
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