You know what the most egregious error that people make when they advocate for others to train Jiu-Jitsu? They forget that first and foremost it should be fun.  Whether someone…

One of the joys (to me) of re-reading books is that often the natural in them hits differently depending on life events, and how we grow and evolve. Case in…

I have been lax the past few weeks on my regular posting of actual incidents of private citizens dealing with an entangled fight with weapons involved. Here is a great…

Postulated hypothesis : “Advanced” techniques are those that require higher level of physical attributes or developed ability, are more complex and more involved (i.e. have more “moving parts”) and will…

I have written a lot, and for quite literally decades, about my personal training journey. One of the reasons I do so is to show others that not every day…

I wrote recently about the preference for the term self preservation over self-defense. Self-Preservation is far more overarching and applicable, and as I wrote in that article, it is very…

After a couple of years of focusing on being a full time caregiver, I am easing my way back to doing seminars again. On January 24-25, 2026 I will be…

This week’s entangled fight occurred just a few weeks ago outside a small city in Virginia.  https://www.foxnews.com/us/polite-strangers-yes-maam-no-sir-demeanor-suddenly-turned-violent-murder-country-singers-mom A man broke into a home after midnight, and attacked a man and…

The incident from this video just happened in the past few days and shows a great example of an entangled fight only involving private citizens (no LE presence at all)…

https://www.wtvm.com/2024/07/31/chick-fil-a-worker-fights-off-armed-robber This is another entangled fight involving firearms and a private citizen.This took place early in the morning at a Chick-fil-A restaurant where a robber broke in, brandished the handgun,…