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Category: Derek Smith

Dealing With Combat Stress

Dealing With Combat Stress

It Can Happen To Anyone As a veteran of the Navy, Air Force,Army, and a former federal and military special agent, I have seen my share of action that most never have, or never will experience. Due to these experiences, I have been diagnosed by the veteran’s administration as having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, better Read More

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Special Agent Tactics: Choosing a Bulletproof Vest

Special Agent Tactics: Choosing a Bulletproof Vest

Better To Be Safe Than Sorry Everyone wants to be safe in these turbulent times and you have the right to be safe whether you are at work, at home, or even out enjoying a night on the town. You definitely want to be safe if your work consists of risky situations like being a Read More

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Combat Martial Arts vs Competitive Martial Arts

Combat Martial Arts vs Competitive Martial Arts

What’s The Difference? Your reason for studying martial arts (whether it be for competition, fitness, or combat) influences what style of training you choose. In competitive martial arts, training is often focused on perfecting your fighting form, increasing your speed, and honing your delivery. Sparring is not fought with full force and most tournament martial Read More

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How To Avoid A Violent Attack

How To Avoid A Violent Attack

The Numbers Are Staggering In recent years we have seen a dramatic increase in the crime rate for most cities. I live near Washington DC, and while there has been a drop in many criminal categories, the homicide rate has increased by a whopping 37% so far this year. And although the number of other Read More

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The Benefits of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

The Benefits of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Be A Complete Fighter There are many types of martial arts out there and I have studied over 15 of them in my 35+ years of experience in martial arts, even earning black belts in five of them. Currently, I study Krav Maga, an Israeli Martial art taught to the Israeli military; Pekiti Tirsia Kali, Read More

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Building a Basic 3 Day Survival Kit by Derek Smith

Building a Basic 3 Day Survival Kit by Derek Smith

Are You Prepared? As a counterintelligence agent living and working in Turkey, I would go on 30-day missions where I was operating alone with absolutely no backup. If the shit hit the fan, there was no one for me to call for help. My team was over 100 miles away and would definitely not get Read More

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