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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 Fighting Tips

Head Games: Overcome Combat Stress

Anxiety is an emotion that if conquered, can teach you survive in a crisis situation. Anxiety can also be a useful tool to the...
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Use the Environment as a Weapon

When I was a corrections officer working in the Costa Mesa Police Men's Jail in 1990 a prisoner attacked me and ran me into...
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The Claymore Sword and the Cross

For my 50th birthday I received a Scottish Claymore sword. This sword represents my life: a life of conflict and my Christian faith. In July...
The Jim Wagner Metric Arm Striking and Blocking System

The Jim Wagner Metric Arm Striking and Blocking System

Walk into any traditional-based martial arts school and ask the instructor, “I want to learn how to defend myself. How long will it take?”...
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Jim Wagner History Videos

In Jim Wagner History Videos Jim Wagner shares his history of teaching and training in many different scenarios. Jim Wagner History: Law Enforcement Career from...
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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...
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Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden

In the 2008 movie titled Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden instructor Jim Wagner teaches the star, Morgan Spurlock, how to survive...
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The Danger of Repetition in Martial Arts Training

When it comes to reality-based self-defense, repetition, as practiced by most martial arts schools, could cost you your life. You've heard it said, "Practice makes...
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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...
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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...