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Police Officer Survival Guide

Police Officer Survival Guide – Complacency Can Kill You

The average police officer may work his entire career without having to discharge his weapon in the line of duty. This leads the officers...
Jim Wagner Articles

Ask Yourself “Who is the Enemy?”

If you are devoting yourself to the martial arts in order to defend yourself or others you must ask yourself a simple question, "Who...
Jim Wagner Tac Tips

Escaping a Fort Hood Style Massacre

In his article, Escaping a Fort Hood Style Massacre, Jim Wagner explains that we are all targets to Al Qaeda or those who wish to...
Systema Breathing Drill

Break Through Tension with A Systema Breathing Drill

We all know that breathing is our best tool to eliminate tension. We have done numerous great drills at Systema classes and seminars including aSystema...
How to Fold Gi

How to Tie a Martial Arts Belt, Fold a Uniform and Tie Uniform Pants...

Here are videos that will help you learn traditional ways a to tie a martial arts belt and fold a karate gi for different...
Fighting Fit at K-1 Fight Factory

Fighting Fit at K-1 Fight Factory

On day six of training, with two K-1 Fight Factory instructors pushing me, I broke my personal record, 10 sets of Randy Couture speed...
Jim Wagner: My Self Defense Instructor

Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: The Will To Survive Drill

In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses his will to survive drill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVG84TxvsIU SUBJECT: The Will To Survive PURPOSE:...
Mark Shuey

Mark Shuey Cane Defense: Problem – Solution

Problem: You may not be able to execute intricate martial arts techniques in a fight. Solution: Learn simple moves for defending yourself with a...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Control Tension with Systema Conditioning

In Systema conditioning, we try to create all the exercises so that they lead us directly into the highest levels of fighting skill. Training...
Surviving an Edged Weapon Attack

Surviving an Edged Weapon Attack

Unconsciousness and Death – Surviving an Edged Weapon Attack . . . witnessed over my 23 years of being a law enforcement professional. In...
Donald Miskel

Self Defense vs. Personal Security

For the most part I don’t write on demand and I don’t take requests. I’m a martial art instructor not your local DJ. That...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

3 Types of Fear – 3 Ways to Breathe

We can view our fears on three levels. The first one we can call Personal Fear. It is the type that develops without any...
muay thai in saigon

Vo Thai Lan: Muay Thai in Saigon

My first experience, training with a Vietnamese boxing and Muay Thai team didn’t workout very well. A bigger boy picked on me, and smashed...

Coming to Grips with Champion Mark Kerr

Wrestling champion turned K.A.F. No Holds Bar competitor Mark Kerr has come to grips with one of the toughest sports in the world.  At...
David Stainko

How To Use And Control Two Weapons Simultaneously

In the long history of humankind, weapons had one of the most significant roles in the development of man. From the very beginning of...
Get Real with Dan Meadows

Range Safety and Marksmanship

Put it on Target: Range Safety and Marksmanship 1 – Familiarization with your Firearms Know your firearms and read all the directions. That’s what I always...