Preparing for the Harsh Reality of a Knife Assault At the bottom of this post is a link to an excellent article analysing videos of knife assaults and finding the commonalities in a true knife assault rather than what is often thought of as a knife attack. The article...
Is there an absolute answer in Knife Defence? Answer – no. I wrote a book on knife defence but if you expected me to say there is an absolute answer to knife defence - just read my book, you’d be wrong. I see a number of clips criticising other approaches, most often...
This is #4 of 20 short clips on the plea of self defence. It is important to note these clips do NOT give legal advice. If you are making a plea of self defence you should seek competent legal counsel. I am not a lawyer. Being successful in supporting your plea of...
This is #3 of 20 short clips on the plea of self defence. It is important to note these clips do NOT give legal advice. If you are making a plea of self defence you should seek competent legal counsel. I am not a lawyer. Being successful in supporting your plea of...
This is #2 of 20 short clips on the plea of self defence. It is important to note these clips do NOT give legal advice. If you are making a plea of self defence you should seek competent legal counsel. I am not a lawyer. Being successful in supporting your plea of...
#1 Affirmative plea This is #1 of 20 short clips on the plea of self defence. It is important to note these clips do NOT give legal advice. If you are making a plea of self defence you should seek competent legal counsel. I am not a lawyer. Being successful in...
Rick’s Blog August 3, 2014 What is your violence potential and what does it look like? Between wishful thinking and paranoia lies a proper level of caution. Wishful thinking is wanting a world where no one ever harms anyone and then believing you are living in that...
Rick’s Blog June 9, 2014: The Progression Map We recently added a Progression Map to the website and this is something I feel is very exciting and so helpful to those joining our site. A few weekends ago I had the best time at a two day seminar taught by Rory Miller...
Shear: To cut through something as if or with a sharp object. Shearing is a foundation principle in moving the opponent. Use an inclined plane on you body to cut through a fix point on theirs like a knife cutting through meat.
Rick’s Blog April 26, 2014 Hierarchy of Self Defence Needs The following diagram is for those individuals who are looking for self defence and not sport. Clearly this is swiped from Maslov`s Hierarchy of Needs, I just felt it was a good way for those teaching Martial...
Rick’s Blog February 21, 2014 Body Mechanics: Defending yourself is both a simple and complex thing. Learning to hit and move and deal with being grabbed is not that complex. However, learning to do it against bigger, stronger, violent and more malicious people...
The Steps to Efficient and Effective Self Defence: Develop the Best Body Mechanics Take Those Body Mechanics to Application Develop the Mental Aspects Required to do Them Under Duress This blog will focus on the first part of the first step. Develop the Best Body...
Great advice but where do I go? Last blog I commented that there can be gaps in any system be it a martial art or self defence system and that everyone should look to fill those gaps. Of course the next question is: That’s really good advice but where do I go? I am...
What should you want out of a self protection system or martial art and what might be the difference? It would be nice to say that any martial art should be a self protection system and any self protection system should be a martial art but that is not always the...