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This has to be one of the most common questions I get, both in person or online. What Martial Art should I take? That is almost impossible to answer. Here is my $.02. The first thing you need to do is decide what you are looking for. When it comes to martial arts, it usually comes down to...

First let me give a bit of my background when it comes to my training. In 2007 I was chosen to write and teach the edged weapons curriculum for the Air Force Special Operations Commands DAGRE (Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element), ended up teaching some outside of the box expandable baton...

Outstanding, the knife above all else is a perfect warrior to warrior gift.

It is the age we live in, people look down to focus on equipment instead of up to focus on their environment. The more it fails the more they panic, the more fixated they become. Just move and do something else.- George

Knowing your application first applies to training, tactics, and tools. When it comes to all things tactical, most of the information we come across comes from the military and law enforcement. If you are the average concealed weapon carrier, very little of this information will apply to you...

Only if you are a Swiss General;)

I think it is better to be of the mindset of "it could happen" instead of "it could never happen to me". Our general orders in the police department said that you had to be "suitably armed" at all times while in the state. I actually kind of like that wording. Leaves it up to the person to...

People have a tendency to get bored with gear and training for what is most likely to happen and decide to concentrate on what could happen.- George

Agreed, you will also find out how many times you grab a handful of your shirt over your pistol during the draw.- George

The only reason I was able to become a police was because I memorized the eye chart. I cannot get a drivers license without a note from my eye doctor because I can't pass the test on the machine. Most altercations take place at under 7 yards with many under 5 feet. Thanks to ritualized combat...

I believe eye dominance is a non issue in a dynamic scenario, real or created. - George

So far in my life I have been unable to foresee the events I have been involved in, events from a shooting to a flat tire. Experience tells me to be armed and carry a spare as much as possible.- George

I carry my tools to support my mindset and training. IMHO the most important thing is to evaluate the threats you are most likely to encounter from people and things and train for them.- George

People naturally shoot COM of the available target. I don't believe that during a dynamic situation when you are moving and so is your attacker that you can aim at the head, hand or whatever. One of the principles of ritualized combat is that people are like compasses when they fight, once...

The Tazer is great in stand off situations when it actually works.- George

A round in the shin/ankle will create structural damage and bring the head down to where you are shooting COM allowing for a better chance of a central nervous system round. Combative Anatomy- the study of stopping an attacker as fast as possible, not killing them eventually.

Bullets in bad guys look the same now matter who, or how they fired them.- George

If you have not done so I implore you to do this very simple drill. Take a quality airsoft pistol in a good holster, wear it under you normal concealment garment. Have someone charge you from about 7 yards with a training knife. During this past weekends course I would guess that I watched...

Stop you guys, you are making me blush. Especially you Matt. BTW you took a hell of a beating this weekend during force on force but hung in there and learned a lot and keep getting better and better. Nice job bringing the knife to a gun fight:)

I am familiar with Col Grossman. I am also familiar with stress inoculation both in reality and artificially induced in training. It is how I earn my living. As I said you can train to perform better but the chemical cocktail that is dumped during a situation is the same as it was 70 years...