Laws and the Samaritan Have you ever wondered if helping someone in an emergency could get you into trouble? Could rendering aid to a stranger get you sued? Given the litigious nature of our culture, it’s a valid concern. Luckily, there are some laws to protect you if you choose to help your fellow man. […]
Lessons From A 911 Call I was sitting by the window in a tiny exam room with my wife, waiting for the pediatrician to come check out some irritation in my 9-month-old daughter’s eye. The street below, 6 stories down, was just a standard crawl of cars and pedestrians, sliding past in the sticky heat […]
While We Lie Here At Ease… Back when I fought in MMA my coach had a speech he would give. Later, when I was coaching my own team, I would make a similar declaration as my fighters sparred, grappled or labored over the heavy bags during conditioning. It was the speech we gave when a […]
A Dollar’s Worth of Awareness I was in the middle of my strength & conditioning class, jogging through the parking lot with a 20lb medicine ball on my shoulder, when I saw him. He had that look, almost stereotypical in how he popped up on my radar as a threat. Scraggly physique shrouded in layers […]
What is “Muscle Memory?” If you have any involvement with self-defense training, athletics or the development of any type of physical skill, you’ve probably heard the term “Muscle Memory” used before. It’s the term most commonly used to express the idea of developing refined motor-skill, efficiency and repeatability in a defined physical skill. Want to […]
The Universal Fight Stance Many stances in martial arts are derived from sports. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, because competition hones the stance to perfection. The best stance wins, but the only the stance best suited for the rules of that particular contest. In fact, the wide array of stances in martial arts is […]
The Context Cornerstone Context /ˈkäntekst/. noun. The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed. I have two questions for you: In your self-defense training, what are the threats you are training to address? In your everyday life, what are […]
The 4 Things to Look for in a Folding Knife The folding knife is one of the most ubiquitous tools in America. Go into any hardware store, sporting goods shop, or outfitter in the nation and you’ll find several to choose from. And, at least where I grew up, the folding knife was an integral part of American boyhood. […]
There are a lot of ways to hold a knife, and each way has its own pros and cons, but what are the most basic grips that everyone needs to know… and why those grips? In the text and video below I suggest the 4 grips that everyone should know. Each of these grips has variants and […]
A study came out recently about instances of Hand-to-Hand Combat in the military that I think we can all benefit from taking a look at. Written by Peter R. Jensen of the United States Military Academy, it reinforces several things about hand-to-hand fighting and training that we already suspected, and offers a great deal of […]
