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Facer Your Muzzler By Mark Hatmaker

Facer Your Muzzler By Mark Hatmaker

“Facer your what?” Today’s historical offering borrows a bit of lingo from fisticuffs, or the Fancy (early boxing), circa 1780. At the time, a blow to the face was refered to as–you guessed it–a “facer”. A “muzzler”, on the other hand, was an early term for an upper-cut. Today’s historical look-back is less about vocabulary Read More

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What Is The Warrior Mindset? by Derek Smith

What Is The Warrior Mindset? by Derek Smith

I see the term “warrior mindset” has been thrown around quite a bit lately, but there has been very little explanation about what this term really means and how to develop it. With 38 years in the security, law enforcement and military fields I want to give my take on what the “warrior mindset” really Read More

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How to See Underwater, the Sea-Gypsy Way by Mark Hatmaker

How to See Underwater, the Sea-Gypsy Way by Mark Hatmaker

How’s your eyesight? Good? Fair to middlin’? How’s your eyesight underwater with no diving mask on? How about if I told you there may be a way to gain a bit of improvement in both above-water and below water environments? An improvement that calls for a remarkably short time investment on your part? Stay with Read More

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The Realities of Carrying and Using Self Defense Weapons

The Realities of Carrying and Using Self Defense Weapons

Let’s Get Started If you follow Fightfast, you probably have some questions about carrying and using self-defense weapons. Are they legal? Should I carry one? Do they really work? How do I know which one is really best for me? The fact of the matter is that there really are no one-size-fits-all answers to these Read More

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Fisticuffs by Mark Hatmaker

Fisticuffs by Mark Hatmaker

Fisticuffs, now there’s a word we’ve all heard. Conjures up images of old-timey bare-knucklers striking upright long-guard poses, while wearing tights and sporting waxed mustaches. That image is exactly how the word has come to take its current form, as a synonym for boxing or an archaic word for a fistfight. But…originally there was a Read More

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Three Self-Defense Concepts You Should Never Forget

Three Self-Defense Concepts You Should Never Forget

Don’t Put Yourself In Unnecessary Danger It does not matter what type of weapons or combative system you choose to use for self-defense. There are certain irrefutable concepts, truths if you will, about a self-defense encounter that you have to take into consideration and plan for if you want to survive. If you decide to Read More

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