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Category: Combat Mindset

Clinch Assessment By Mark Hatmaker

Clinch Assessment By Mark Hatmaker

Traditional Styles The over-under clinch is the big dog of clinches in MMA and competitive submission grappling and for good reason–we’ll get to why in a mo’, but first a little on why we see so little of three other major clinches: the traditional Boxing Clinch, the Collar & Elbow (C & E) clinch, and Read More

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Dealing With An Active Shooter by Derek Smith

Dealing With An Active Shooter by Derek Smith

In Perspective Well, we have yet another school shooting to deal with in America. The massacre on Valentine’s Day, where a 19-year-old expelled student killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida is yet another true American tragedy of epic proportions. And as you know, events such as these seem to be Read More

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Situational Blindness

Situational Blindness

Always Be Aware Lee Child once said, “The only fights you truly win are the ones you don’t have.” With this in mind, along with the fact that crime is a product of opportunity, we go a long way towards being masters of self-defense when we simply deny any potential threat as many opportunities as Read More

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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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5 Urban Survival Tips To Keep You Safe

5 Urban Survival Tips To Keep You Safe

Catastrophy Often Comes With Little Warning When I was an Air Force Office of Special Investigations Counterintelligence Agent, I was stationed in Turkey for two years. While there I was performing what is called HUMINT which is Human intelligence or intelligence gathered by means of interpersonal contact, as opposed to the more technical intelligence gathering Read More

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Being Smart Versus Being Tough

Being Smart Versus Being Tough

Which Will Save Your Life? When contemplating how to prepare for real life survival and combat there is often a debate on whether you need to be smart to survive an encounter or if you should be the toughest mother around. Well I plan to explore this for you in this article and give you Read More

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