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A Discussion of Fighting Systems
Every single fighting system (as you know, I despise the term martial art so I use fighting system instead) loses a great deal of its combat value when it becomes a sport. When something becomes a spo… -
A WINK, AND A...
The city looked like it was on fire. My partner and I had rolled in from the Valley. We had not been called in, but we saw it on the television. No justice - no peace...as it were. We had arrived afte… -
America Loves the Outlaw
I was asked recently about my “notoriousness” when someone (anonymously of course) tried to make it an issue. I laughed, waved my hand around our surroundings and asked the speaker, “Does it look like… -
ARE YOU PREDISPOSED TO ACT OR TO NEGOTIATE?
I believe it is important to hold fire when you are not certain of what you have, or if the bad guy is clearly and obviously surrendering. But with a reasonable certainty of identification and lacking a clear submission on their part, the hesitation created by the predisposition to challenge, negotiate, and capture places everyone in danger and in places the life of the bad guys ahead of the life of the good guys. The hierarchy of value of life should be the innocents first, responders a very close second, and the active shooter suspects a very low “last on list”. -
Attack the Active Shooter - But Smartly!
The call came in over the radio. It was the sort of call that terrifies some officers, and the sort of call that others rush to headlong. The young officer was one of the latter. He was what some woul… -
Columbus Day
In my daily news feeds I get all manner of information and articles. One that came to my attention Monday was of a guy maligning Columbus and taking the position that there should not be a holiday to … -
DEVELOPING THE COMPLETE FIGHTER (NOT JUST A SHOOTER)
If the goal is to build a renaissance warrior...a man that is both educated and physically deadly, I would follow a progression like I describe below. Some of us have been blessed to begin the journ… -
Eloquence: The Weapons of Language
Fitness, in OUR context is not just about lifting big heavy weights and having women send you "friend requests". It is a complete level of existence where the fit man or woman can not only execute d… -
GETTING TO THE SHOT - PART 1
Today on my forum, warriortalk.com, a member commented in incredulity on the El Paso shooting. That a place like Texas, with so many CCW licensees, and likely many in the Walmart being covertly armed,… -
GETTING TO THE SHOT II
In the first installment we discussed the difficulty many people have about shooting what is evidently an active shooter. In short there is the seemingly societal aversion to and violence and the asso…
