No Lie Blades: From Martial Artists to Combative Practitioner
I started my martial arts journey at age 15. It was a search for a method of self defense that would be empowering and...
Returning To Classical Kata With Willie Lim
A true understanding of karate is to found by returning to classical kata. Unlike modern karate, it is forms which hold the key to ancient...
Airguns and Self Defense Training
Reality Based Training With Airguns
Most violent crimes today are committed by armed criminals, be it with knives or guns, and yet most martial artists...
The AR-15 is Not an Assault Weapon
I would like to offer some education to my fellow Americans. This has nothing to do with political views, or recent events. I am...
Working Against Multiple Opponents in Martial Arts
Working against multiple opponents in martial arts is challenging both psychologically and physically.
In Systema, there are a number of simple things to understand and practice to...
Warrior Training with Traditional Martial Arts Part 2
Physical Development and Training
I like to approach training as a concept with stages which I think in a detailed and outlined fashion, can be...
Active Shooter Response Training: A Modern Police Necessity
With the advent of Active Shooter Response Training that has developed in response to incidents like the Columbine High School shootings, the law enforcement...
Training For Bradal Serey: Kun Khmer Boran
"If you want to train for fighting number one, you must be fit." Says Paddy Carson, a professional trainer for Bradal Serey, Khmer Kickboxing,...
Systema Fist Walking Drills Help Improve Striking
Many factors prevent you from delivering strong and precise strikes. One of the main factors is the fear of hurting yourself, it maybe an...
Wearing Proper Eye Protection: If You Can’t See You Can’t Fight
If you are a police officer or security guard driving around on patrol at night and suddenly a bullet goes through your front windshield,...
Flash Mobs
With these hard economic times upon us, and no signs of letting up in the near future, there may be even more riots and...
Knife Violence: 14 People Stabbed Today at Community College
Jim Wagner discusses knife violence in this Reality-Based article explaining that a close range a knife is just as lethal as a firearm.
A student...
NA MEA KAUA HAWAI’I – The Traditional Hawaiian Weapons of War
Hawaiian weapons were carved out of Koa wood. Clubs were often inlaid with shell or bone for decoration. In some cases like the Hawaiian...
Basic Weightlifting For Martial Arts
In the not-so-distant past weightlifting was discouraged for martial artists. "It will make you slow", "it will make you muscle-bound", and "all you need...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Impact Weapons Defense
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video, Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses Impact Weapons Defense or how to survive an impact...
The Basics of Bunkai: Part 5
In this series of articles we've been looking at the basics of "bunkai" (kata application). The purpose of these articles is to introduce the...
