I have been lucky I guess, having done CPR on a few folks though the years and they all lived. EMTs are doing it all the time. with mixed results. But citizens? Adam Gent of Real First Aid in the UK wrote this important consideration. “There are two traps that prevent us from having difficult … Continue reading WHEN CPR FAILS!
This reprinted as a service to the martial arts community. Should anyone care, there is a class action lawsuit filed against the Premier Martial Arts franchise group, filed last November, that is not known about. This info-brief comes from “Law 360” and is as follows… “A group of martial arts studio franchisees has … Continue reading PREMIER MARTIAL ARTS SUED
With advancing age and advanced age, one’s reliance on “kuraty” wanes. Someday I know I will be limping around with only my snub-nose, hammerless revolver in my jacket pocket as my only and last resort, despite all the years of training. And what of those who’ve never done any “kuraty?” These inevitabilities make one think … Continue reading BLACKJACKS and SAPS, ETC.
Moving. Still. Parking lots and roads, all involve cars, still and moving, and both places are potential hotter spots for U.S. crime, not necessarily super “hot” spots as you might assume, but “hotter” spots. Parking lots and roads are places where all kinds of people of all types, pass by each other and interact in … Continue reading SHOOTING IN, OUT AND AROUND VEHICLES: Parking Lots and Road Rages
From Whiplash to Paralysis. The Dangers of Escaping Standing Chokes and Standing Guillotines, A Martial and Military Perspective The world today is innocently obsessed with wrestling (okay, well, actually it’s BJJ with its own special, great mythology and the important, “tribal” uniforms, etc, and which is an addictive, terrific, fun, sport-hobby). And within the grounded, … Continue reading FROM WHIPLASH TO PARALYSIS
The Fallen Drill, Live Fire and Sims Fire, Standing, Falling and Fallen Target Practice He moved! A universal problem in many martial arts, mixed weapon fighting, combatives and survival firearms training is that people move. When people are struck, kicked, stabbed, slashed, shot, etc., they…move. They move from your set-up for the first strike, … Continue reading The Fallen Drill! Live Fire and Sims Fire, Standing, Falling and Fallen Target Practice
IT’S PROPRIOCEPTION! Who, what, where, when, how and why? The BIG “W’s and H” questions that one answers in a fight (and life). “Where?” There are so many “where” questions to answer. One is knowing where your body parts are when you are not looking at them or can’t see them. Oh, I know … Continue reading KNOWING “WHERE” YOU ARE IN A FIGHT
If you are a FMA “stick versus-stick-fighter,” I think, about…ohhh…80%…85% (?) of the stick material typical taught, thee so-called by many – “fancy stuff,” fancy follow-up stuff is meant for the seconds AFTER your opponent is busted in the head (no soft sticks and-or no helmets) or busted somewhere painfully vital, that will diminish his … Continue reading IN DEFENSE OF FMA STICK FOLLOW-UPS
It’s always fun and exercise to mix and match martial arts. I did it for years too. Rather…mindlessly too. I knew it had abstract benefits for reality, and frankly, mix and match was good for my school business and student retention (1989 to 1997). And we all know doing just about any martial arts is … Continue reading Peek A Boo Is a Bare Knuckle Boo-Boo
Fitness and Fighting and Fitness in Fighting Seminars Fitness is always important and I use the phrase “Gas and Dynamite.” “Gas” for endurance, fighting for a longer lengths of time, and “dynamite,” how much explosive power do you have? Add too much adrenaline in the mix and that messes things up too. Lord knows the … Continue reading GAS AND DYNAMITE IN MARTIAL TRAINING