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Reading the Attack Drills Video clips
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NEW Options for my Knife Defence Seminar!
Some say that putting in 11 hours of instruction to learn a basis to work the exceptionally hard topic of knife defence is too long. I have to disagree. After working on this topic for decades I think that is about as minimum as I can do. However, I do understand that...
The Bias of Ignorance
The Bias of Ignorance A short while ago a post was made on a martial arts FB page of a Taiji practitioner demonstrating a principle in a short clip. The person posting the clip attacked him for showing phoney Qi powers. Now there are plenty of phoney Qi videos with no...
Randy King’s 5 Questions for Rick Wilson
Randy King is doing a series on "Randy King Live" (Face Book) where he is working at getting himself back into shape. In shape enough to do five five minute rounds - not that he is going to but he wants to be in that kind of shape. As part of his journey he is...
Does your Style/System cover everything? Don’t panic – it can’t.
Does your Style/System cover everything? Don’t panic – it can’t. There is a misconception out there that a style/system/instructor can cover every aspect of self defence and violence. Whether this came about thorough egotism, arrogance, capitalism or cultism I don’t...
It was a fantastic knife defence seminar (June 2018)
It was a fantastic knife defence seminar (June 2018) Wow what a fantastic group of people we had at the Knife Defence seminar hosted at Wise Warrior Gym by Calen Paine and supported by my friend Shawn Baker of CTSS. They took to the material exceptionally well and...
Knife Defence Tip #3 The right Training Tool for the Drill
https://youtu.be/fFYDGrIcAdE It is important when working a drill that you not only know the purpose, but you use the right tools to help you achieve that purpose. Most of the Knife Defence Tip clips are intended for those people who have bought my knife defence book:...
Knife Defence Tip #2 – The CBI is NOT an X-Block (when done as a jamming technique)
https://youtu.be/X2pg_v__NS8 This clip is intended for those people who have bought my knife defence book: “Watch Out For The Pointy End.” If you have not bought and read the book this may not mean anything for you and it will be out of context. If you have the book,...
Knife Defence Seminar Edmonton June 9th and 10th
I am going to be teaching a knife defence seminar June 9th and 10th at Wise Warrior Gym in Edmonton. Make it if you can.
Knife Defence Tip #1: Do a full rotation when using the CBI (video clip)
https://youtu.be/q7sXCRfR0lE This clip is intended for those people who have bought my knife defence book: “Watch Out For The Pointy End.” If you have not bought and read the book this may not mean anything for you and it will be out of context. If you have the book,...
Do Size and Strength Matter in Self Defence?
https://youtu.be/DVe8e6B8aGI Of course, size and strength matter in self defence that is why in assaults the Aggressor is more often bigger than their chosen victim. This little clip will show that there are principles that can help negate size and strength but if you...
In Search of Efficiency Part Seventeen: Swallow and Smother
In Search of Efficiency Part Seventeen: Swallow and Smother In my book on knife defence, “Watch Out For the Pointy End” I have these brief descriptions of what the principles of swallow and smother mean: Swallow: “To engulf, absorb, make disappear. I want you to think...
In Search of Efficiency Part Sixteen: Balance
In Search of Efficiency Part Sixteen: Balance I think balance is something often not dealt with deeply enough. A while back I posted a simple drill to work on your own balance and knowing the moment you were even slightly out of balance. The drill is not exciting, but...