Category: Security

Jim West provides some basic, reliable moves for women to defend against an abuser – husband, boyfriend, drunk in a bar – who attempts to angrily grab the woman’s wrist to control her. Jim starts by showing how to react when the abuser grabs the wrist, the stance to take, the moves to make, and […]

When you’re first attacked you may not be able to run away immediately, you may not have a plan of response, so you need to train your mind to hit immediately to give yourself some room. Jim West takes us through a partner exercise where the partner ‘attacks’ with a push or shove, and the […]

What do you do if someone approaches you up close and starts throwing punches? How do you handle wild punches and haymakers? Jim West provides an effect defense to an immediate attack with a stance, counter-attack and finish that is intended to leave your attacker on the ground in short order.

Choking seems to be, unfortunately, a popular method used by abusive men to attack and control women, and even other men. The choke can be defended by attacking the eyes of the assailant. Jim West demonstrates how most people do the choke, talks about the reasons why attacking the eyes is so effective, then demonstrates […]

There are a lot of ways for a man or a woman to get cornered and trapped by an aggressor who uses a two-handed choke. Jim West demonstrates how to escape the two-handed choke by using a simple technique involving the eyes, then escaping the clutches of the aggressor.

By now you’ve seen and heard some good street fighting techniques that can help you get out of the fight. You’ve probably also learned a few things about fighting real dirty. Jim West says: “I always go to the groin…and I try to lift the guy off of the ground.” Jim West doesn’t teach you […]

Here’s a post Jack posted on The Loadout Room last year. This is serious Ranger training shit. And kids, seriously, don’t try this at home.

Here’s a video by Krav Maga instructor Sgt. Rachel Shir against two attackers in the street. Krav Maga is a very effective method of self defense, however be warned, what you learn as Krav Maga here in the US is a “watered-down” version of the system. %EMBED6%

Foreign travel can be dangerous. Each country has its unique peculiarities. The continuation of Arab Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter… the fall of European Union economies… or hell, even traveling through L.A. can potentially be dangerous due to emotionally charged crowds responding to media driven “crisis du jour.” Protest gone hostile is growing and will until economic crutches are […]