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Jim Wagner Articles

Handgun Disarms: The Gas Alone From A Pistol Can Kill You

The general rule for handgun disarms, when it comes to trying to disarm an attacker of a pistol in hand-to-hand combat, is "If you...
Iain Abernethy

Kata: Why Bother

There are many differing views on the value of kata. Kata is regarded by some to be the very 'soul' of the martial arts....
Tussey Custom .45 ACP

Tussey Custom .45ACPs

Two beauties flaunt top pistolsmith's craftmanship. These 1911's are sound tactical weapons and they're gorgeous! Anyone who even casually looked at the shelf of gun...
Get Real with Dan Meadows

The Hand To Hand Survivalist

In a world that is constantly filled with day-to-day violence, it is important for the hand-to-hand survivalist to know how to protect themselves in...
Rick Clark on Judo Chokes Or Shimi-Waza

Rick Clark on Judo Chokes Or Shimi-Waza

In Judo, shime-waza is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air or blood from passing through the...
Russell Stutely

Regular Training Routine

I thought I would give you a heads up as to what we are currently doing in our "Regular Training Routine" in our "normal"...
Best Practices by Amaury Murgado

Best Practices: Stress Management

Stress is an officer’s number one nemesis. During a call, it creates automatic psychological and physiological responses that reduce your effectiveness. Too much stress...
Adding a Second Martial Arts Style to Your Repertoire

Adding Other Martial Arts Styles to Your Repertoire

Seeking training in a second (or third or fourth) martial art is not a novel concept. Monks at the legendary Shaolin temple often traded...
Grip on a 6½” mumyou-ryu shuriken

Shuriken Throwing: Forensics

One of the best-known weapons in the martial arts is the shuriken. Historical accounts of shuriken throwing can be found in Japanese martial arts history....
The Importance of Pre-Conflict Skills for Knife Defense - Part I

The Importance of Pre-Conflict Skills for Knife Defense – Part 1

Reaction times in knife defense will differ with distance, but good news is many individuals can improve their reaction times with practice.
Russell Stutely Hidden Secrets

Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Making It Work #1

You have to earn the right to land your technique! How do we earn that right? How do we put ourselves in a position...
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...
Best Practices by Amaury Murgado

Best Practices: How To…Respond Instead of React

The Aug. 9, 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, triggered a chain of events that changed how the public perceived law enforcement....
Jim Wagner Fighting Tips

The Five Levels of Force

There is a proverb that declares, “You do as you are trained.” If you are trained to always defend yourself with feet and fist...
Woman Performing Pressure Point Technique

Yin and Yang: The Significance of Gender in Karate Pressure Point Fighting

One day George Dillman called me and said, “Weave been teaching women incorrectly!” Most martial artists will only reluctantly admit when they are wrong;...

Quest For The Truth – The Origin of Tang Soo Do’s Kata

This article is in response to John Hancock's article, Quest For The Truth : The Origin Of Tang Soo Do's Forms By Brad Dennison ~...