Neutralizing The Committed Edged Weapons Attack
This interactive training session is written and designed for operators who are in the face of life threatening situations on a daily basis or...
Humility is Key to a Fighter’s Success
Every budding fighter goes through what I call the 10-fight itch. Some experience it at 3 fights, others at 15, depending on how often...
The Martial Artist a Lethal Musician
One cannot learn how to make music without understanding how it functions much like one cannot practice martial arts without understanding martial arts forms...
Guardians of the Night – Bouncers
"If you have ever thought about taking on a second job as a bouncer, solider, police officer or a prison guard, you should talk...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Order of Things #2
Rather than the usual layout of chapters etc within a book. I have set out to introduce you to the “secrets” of Karate in...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets: Body Alarm Reaction #9
If I were to choose one aspect of Martial Arts training above all others then Body Alarm Reaction (BAR) would be it. This is...
Pressure Point Fighting in Tai Chi
In the early 80's, I wrote some articles about tai chi. After one of them, a letter to the editor from a tai chi...
Jim Wagner Reality-Based Training Tool
Have you ever heard this argument during knife training before?
The attacker swears, “I cut you! You would have been dead!”
Then the defender says, “No...
Isn’t It Time To Get Fit Again?
After spending nine months in the most physiologically loving, friendly environment - your mother’s womb - most of us are born healthy, happy and...
The Basics of Bunkai – Part 4
Welcome to the fourth part of the basics of bunkai series. "Bunkai" refers to the analysis and the practical application of the techniques of...
What is Important to Know About Kyusho
So what is important for an individual to know who wants to excel in Kyusho:
1. Know the target inside and out. This seems like...
Art of Fighting: A Lesson in Perseverance
A Lesson in Perseverance, or Proof that Talent Means Nothing Robert M. Clyne, host of “The Art of Fighting,” made this incredible video about...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets: Pressure Points Questions #11
Pressure Points are only the size of a pen nib ~ How can you hit them for real?
The point itself is only that size,...
The Case For Defensive Knife Training Part 2
In Part I we discussed the alarming upsurge of knife violence in First World countries — and the necessity for defensive knife training for...
He Hath Crafted A Weapon of Knightly Prowess
Terry Tussey at the helm of Tussey Custom, is well known to GUNS readers. His classical styled yet modern and supremely functional pistols have...
Best Practices: Goal-Oriented Training
Many in law enforcement view training as something to try to get out of. Since it’s often seen as a necessary evil, it’s always...