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Category: Mark Hatmaker

Broken Windows Theory And You

Broken Windows Theory And You

More Than A Theory? Today, let’s have a look at a partially-discredited theory of crime-prevention that was proposed to work on the large-scale. We’ll discuss the aspects that did and do, indeed, work, and we’ll briefly ponder the unintended consequences of following “broken windows” to the extreme. Lastly, we’ll wind this whole thing down discussing Read More

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Combat Training & Head Trauma by Mark Hatmaker

Combat Training & Head Trauma by Mark Hatmaker

Here in the States one would have to be cloistered in a monastery or nunnery to not be aware that football season is commencing, and with that commencement the debate regarding head trauma continues. We are not here to discuss head trauma as it pertains to football injuries but we would be a bit less Read More

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What Do You Know? – Mark Hatmaker

What Do You Know? – Mark Hatmaker

Let’s use a conversation with General George Patton and a joke about a nun and a priest to teach us a lesson about martial arts and self-protection in general. F. van Wyck Mason was a historian, a novelist, and a veteran of World Wars I and II. In the Second World War, he was appointed Read More

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Flood Survival 101 By Mark Hatmaker

Flood Survival 101 By Mark Hatmaker

I compose these brief notes while the unfortunateness with Harvey continues to plague Texas and moves its way to Louisiana. I fear it is far too late to aid and assist folks in those stricken areas, so I offer this information in the hopes that we may have it at the fingertips of our minds Read More

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Balance & Power Training Throughout History

Balance & Power Training Throughout History

Footwork Is Key Footwork is a mainstay of combat sports and martial reality. The feet are the deuce-and-a-half’s that get your munitions to the field of battle. The feet are your mode of retreat to get out of harm’s way. Your feet are the two pegs you use to cut angles to better deflect, diminish, Read More

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The Art & Craft of Intention-Signalling by Mark Hatmaker

The Art & Craft of Intention-Signalling by Mark Hatmaker

We’re going to take a walk from bird-watching, through to animal ethology, to suppressed “escape” behavior in humans in the face of boring conversations or bad dates, and wind up with spotting suspicious behavior in potential human predators. We’ll also discuss how paying closer attention to bad conversations might one day save your life. First, Read More

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