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Articles on USAdojo.com about the importance of reality training in the martial arts and being prepared for any self defense situation.

Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Fast Moves Are Different From Jerky Movements

Human eye actively responds to jerky movements, to flashing and kaleidoscopic change of images. As a result, our eye cannot separate speed from jerkiness....
The Psychology of Combat

The Psychology of Combat

Training for combat is not a casual pursuit for the purpose of self-aggrandizement. Using this training to dominate others with the power gained is...
Jim Wagner Articles

Use A Camera Phone To Look Into The Hot Zone

Want to look around a corner into a Hot Zone where an attacker could be laying in wait for an ambush, use a camera...
Donald Miskel

Wild Wild West: Martial Arts in a Gun Oriented Society

What a time we live in. It’s frightening and it’s frustrating. It’s frightening because you don’t know what life threatening challenges you might face...
Donald Miskel

The Necessity of Hand to Hand Combat Training For Traditional Martial Arts

In a day where small arms and massive fire power typifies combat you would think that martial arts training would have faded into obscurity....
Jim Wagner Articles

Rapid Dominance is Always Moving Forward!

The next time you are sparring with the protection on or doing some realistic scenarios you must overwhelm your training partner and use the...
Jim Wagner Videos

Tactical Hand Signals Part 1

This video, taught by Sergeant Jim Wagner, is the first of its kind that complies 130 of the most commonly used tactical hand signals...
Jim Wagner Videos

Women’s Survival Course Testimonial For Jim Wagner – German Female Police Officer

“Anne,” a German female police officer with the Bundespolizei, attended Jim Wagner’s Reality-Based Personal Protection Women’s Survival course in November 2010 and gives her...
Jim Wagner Articles

Can A Lie Protect You: Cover Story

Have a COVER STORY for strangers who strike up conversation with you and you don't want them to know anything about you. When I was...
The History of Karate

Karate: A Brief Overview And How To Supplement It With Reality-Based-Training For A Post...

Karate is a martial art that originated in Okinawa with strong roots to China; it was also frequently called kenpo. The term “karate” originally...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Systema Combative Body Massage

Any good massage is beneficial. The Systema combative body massage that we do in classes has its own unique and practical value. Done in...

Dont Say There is No Kicking or Punching in Aikido

By Rik Ellis ~ I am a MMA / Cage Fighter trained by Alex Reid and Suleman Raja, but I have a strong background...
Jim Wagner Articles

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...
Jim Wagner Articles

Jim Wagner Remembering 9/11

Today Americans are remembering 9/11 and the horrific terrorist attacks that not only changed world history, but directly impacted all our lives, including Jim...
Jim Wagner Videos

Jim Wagner TACTICS: Suicide Bomber Response, KAPAP, Handcuffs

In this video about suicide bomber response, Jim Wagner, an official guest instructor of the Israeli police and military in 2001 and 2003 to...
Jim Wagner Fighting Tips

Evidence of a Fight

After you have experienced a real-life self-defense situation, win or lose, you will want justice. You’ll want the perpetrator arrested and prosecuted. This is...