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...
Systema Drill To Overcome Fear of Contact
In the new SYSTEMA HAND to HAND film, there is a drill where the two opponents are approaching each other and evading contact. It...
Jim Wagner History: A look Inside Jim’s First School in 1988
The Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection system was officially established on January 21, 2003. However Jim Wagner History: A look Inside Jim's First School...
Nage No Kata And Katame No Kata Part 1
Kata? Not in this dojo. We only do fight'n Judo here. It's bad enough you have to learn some of it just before ya...
The Value of Light
In the world of police work there are many tools used to increase the officer's effectiveness and to allow him to operate in environments...
Willie Lim Unlocks Martial Arts Truths
Willie Lim likes nothing better than to unlock martial arts truths. He is demystifying martial arts, shattering illusions that many would like to keep...
How to Properly Hold a Knife for Self-Defense and Military Applications – Part 1
Of the innumerable knife concepts and maneuvers that I consider unsound, the most egregious of these are the unsafe knife grips that abound.
10 Things To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 7: Get Sponsors
10 Things you need to know to be a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter How to get sponsors for free equipment, clothes and money.
Everyone knows that...
Accidentally Killing Your Opponent
Do you carry a pair of handcuffs with you? Most martial artists don't. How then are you going to restrain a suspected criminal, whether...
Becoming the Total Warrior
We all search for personal refinement and fulfillment, but in the martial arts we work tirelessly to help empower others to become the total...
Weight Gain Season On The Horizon
It's here, just look at the seasonal shelves in your favorite store. Retailers refer to this time as the holiday season, but I like...
Your Secret Self-Defense Sequence
Unconscious Machine Gun of Moves
When people come into my self-defense gyms one of the first things I teach them is to have a defensive...
Tactical Firearm Training For Civilians
Photo 1: Morne Swanepoel training with a Assault rifle under the watchful eye of USA Swat and Special forces expert, Sgt. Jim Wagner.
Photo 2: Tactical...
On Kettlebells and Tire Flips: Or When Good Things Go Fad
A good idea can be turned into a fad by mindless followers. Mindful people use whatever tools they come across to their best advantage...
Defense Theory: Street Effective Practice
One of the major factors that distinguish "realistic" fighting systems from more traditional styles, is in the close simulation of a "live" combat situation...
Safety on the Streets: Recognize How Danger Escalates
As a student of the ninja personal protection martial art, based on fighting principles developed for intelligence gatherers in Japan centuries ago, you are...