Weaponizing Your Environment
The combatives of turning any environment into a weapon by using everyday objects and terrain to strike,...
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Special Forces ‘Realistic Self-Defense’ Principles
When it comes to self-defense, forget flashy moves and movie-style martial arts. operators are trained in efficiency...
‘Nerve Strikes’: Hand-to-Hand Combat
In close quarters combat, knowing exactly where to hit can make all the difference, this guide dives...
CQC Martial Art of The CIA
A deep dive into Krav Maga, the close quarters combat (CQC) martial art primarily utilized by certain...
Neutralizing Opponents Larger/Stronger Than You
The tradecraft close quarters combat guide of techniques for engaging and neutralizing enemy combatants that are physically...
Close Quarters Combat: Situational Awareness
Situational awareness is the second most decisive and advantageous tradecraft element in hand-to-hand, firearm and edged CQC...
3 Best Martial Arts for Self-Defense
When it comes to self-defense, a person’s first line of defense should be situational awareness and avoidance....
The Art of Fighting Drunk
A guide on how to fight drunk. Theory, methodology, training, application and the art of intoxicated close...
10 Essential Hand-to-Hand Combat Mastery Tips
A list of the most crucial strategies and concepts to remember, use and apply for live hand-to-hand...
Crucial Hand-to-Hand Combat Movement
Particularly with close quarters combat is there a profound necessity for fluid and dynamic movement of the...
Hand-to-Hand Combat Range
Weaponless close quarters combat spans 5 ranges – From longest to shortest; kicking, punching, trapping, stand-up grappling...
Combatives Self-Awareness
In the practice of martial arts and the engagement of close quarters combat, it first takes self-awareness...