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Show, Don’t tell
You do not have to spend much time perusing the internet for advice in the training community to realize that there are a lot of short and pithy phrases that…
Read MoreTulsa seminar – 7/16-18, 2021
Tulsa Seminar July 16-18, 2021 I am super pumped to announce that I will be going back to teach my coursework in Tulsa on July 16-18. This is pretty cool…
Read MoreDefensive knife workshop – Tempe, AZ
https://independencetraining.square.site/product/schoolhouse-focus-courses/92?cs=true&cst=custom&fbclid=IwAR0MtALw2G6J-NcemHNif5Jj_XjEYlHZVK5Tmg2s0jL5vzmYqrFbkjuWFmI Due to overwhelming demand, I, along with Glen Stilson of Independence Training will be teaching a 3 hour workshop on carry, deployment, and use of a defensive knife. We…
Read MoreRecent podcast appearances
It seems like that whenever I get a request to do an interview on a podcast, I get multiple ones in a short amount of time, and then go a…
Read MoreEssential BJJ – Pendulum sweep
Your micro does not equal the macro
What would be exceptionally helpful to the world at large would be that before someone posted something mean, or toxic, or angry, or insulting, or self-importantly lecturing online, they would…
Read MoreWebinar – Weapon grappling
I’m excited to announce my first webinar, March 21, covering halfguard in self-defense. I am confident that it will accomplish a multiple number of things in one compact and easy…
Read MoreVideo analysis – 3 carjackers vs Snub
I tend to be a “go against the flow” kind of guy in the self-defense training community. Not because I am being contrary for contrary sake, but because I straddle…
Read MoreWebinar – Grappling in a weapons based environment
I’m excited to announce my first webinar, March 21, covering halfguard in self-defense. I am confident that it will accomplish a multiple number of things in one compact and easy…
Read MoreCardio for BJJ
Every time someone new starts jiu-jitsu, I hear the same refrain – “man, I thought my cardio was good but I am wiped out after a one hour class!” If…
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