Reality Training

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

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...
Jim Wagner Videos

Tactical Hand Signals Part 2

Sergeant Jim Wagner will teach you step-by-step tactical hand signals grouped into categories for ACTION, OBJECTS, NUMBERS, and AIR OPERATIONS. Copyright 2000 Jim Wagner....
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Stress and Fear Create Tension Limiting Movement

As we know, stress leads to tension in our body. When someone approaches us, we experience displeasure from the possible intrusion of our body...
Jim Wagner Videos

Monthly Sniper Qualification for Police and Corrections

This video shows you what most American law enforcement and corrections officers do for sniper qualification on their longgun in order to maintain marksmanship...
Jim Wagner Videos

Sniper Equipment Selection for Police & Corrections

Produced by Jim Wagner, and taught by Police SWAT Officer Dan Erber (Sniper Team), Sniper Equipment Selection for Police & Corrections displays all of...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

How Hard Should Your Systema Training Be?

Your Goal The goal of Systema training is to accumulate power and not tension. I believe that with each training session, while doing the same...
Jim Wagner: My Self Defense Instructor

Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Choke Hold Training Dangers

In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses choke hold training dangers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhB9gM0kP68&feature=youtu.be SUBJECT: Choke Hold Training Dangers PURPOSE: To...

Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Zigzag Run Away From an Active Shooter

In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses zigzag run away from an active shooter. SUBJECT: Zigzag Run...
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...
Systems Strikes DVD

The Skill of Taking Strikes in Systema

An interview with System's Vladimir Vasiliev discusses the practical (apparent) reason for taking strikes and the underlying (psychological) reason. Student: We heard that you are currently working on...
Jim Wagner: My Self Defense Instructor

Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Criminal Counter-Surveillance

In this My Self-Defense Instructor video, Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses criminal counter-surveillance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8ZBK3xhgs Jim Wagner: My Self-Defense Instructor SUBJECT: Criminal Counter-Surveillance PURPOSE: Detecting...
Preparing for Street Survival

Why We Train: Preparing for Street Survival

Throughout my fifty plus years in the martial arts, nearly forty in law enforcement, and twenty years in the military the topic of training...
Jim Wagner Articles

Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act – The O.O.D.A. Process

When confronted by an aggressive person, whether it's training in a self-defense school or an actual conflict situation, your mind always follows a predictable...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Defend Disarm Control in Systema

This article discusses defend disarm control in Systema where defending and attacking are the same thing, where you must identify if the opponent is...
Jim Wagner Videos

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...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Boxing, Sambo and Mud Fighting . . .

This incident took place when I was 14 years of age. I grew up in Tver, a fairly tough industrial city, 2 hours North of...