It’s a sad fact that when we conduct combatives seminars, some attendees who have spent money and effort developing their martial arts...

It’s become increasingly difficult to legally arm yourself for the purpose of self-defense. Laws vary greatly from state to state, and...

You’ve seen “that guy,” right? The guy who has every latest gadget and geegaw. The one who has a thick wallet (yet quickly thinning ...)...

“If there’s one technique that’s more effective than anything else in a real fight, it’s punching.”

Fighting skill is one of the most unconventional abilities to quantify.

A question that invariably comes up in combatives training is, “How hard should I bang?”

There is a 90-percent chance that you’re right-handed. I say that because statistics show left-handed people make up approximately..

For seven years, I worked for Guns & Ammo magazine, where I wrote the monthly Personal Security column under the byline Jim Grover...

I find it amusing when people get overly serious about fantasy football — imagining player trades, envisioning games between specific teams.

I don’t know the attribution for the following quote, but it applies perfectly to our course: “You can’t hide what you don’t know in here.” 

A THOUGHTFUL QUESTION FROM MITCH MITCHELL, AN AFFILIATE COACH OF AMERICAN FRONTIER ROUGH AND TUMBLE, PROMPTED ME TO COMMIT TO PAPER SOME...

These tips were culled from the author’s 16 years with the Special Forces and 11 years as a combatives instructor...

Recently, someone said to me, “The combatives landscape is changing.” I immediately thought, That’s interesting. What exactly is changing?

No matter which category a particular system belongs to, all instructors of these systems teach methods for stopping a blade-wielding psycho

The pandemic made a plethora of videos available for people who wish to continue their training while in lockdown or near lockdown.

It’s an all-out brawl, no guns allowed,  what weapon would you bring to a fight  and why?  We asked some of the top experts in combatives...

There seems to be a culture of self-defense practitioners and enthusiasts who watch knife-defense videos on YouTube while exclaiming,...

“In order to taste my cup of water, you must first empty your cup. My friend, drop all your preconceived and fixed ideas and be neutral....

Photos by Rick Hustead Post-9/11, “combatives” has become the buzzword of the martial arts industry. However, many students don’t have a...

In life, drawing corollaries between related subjects is interesting and often enlightening. In particular, corollaries between...

Consider the following: “None of Morihei Ueshiba’s students has reached his level in aikido, and none is likely to.”

Train Right to Prepare Yourself to Survive By Jason Brick If you ask 100 different martial artists what kind of training is most...

Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) Instructor. His TRICOM combatives system is an integration of...

Jared Wihongi breaks down step-by-step how he'd handle an armed combatant: