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Jim West, a seasoned Green Beret, delivers a masterclass in combatives, showcasing the stunning effects of striking the hypoglossal nerve on SOFREP’s Jack Murphy, offering viewers a unique and practical anatomy lesson within the Team Room.
Self-defense techniques are most effective if approached in a smart way. Here’s how to do it.
In this edition of our essential unarmed combat series, we’re delving deeper into how a choke hold works.
Learn the essential unarmed combat techniques for practical and efficient self-defense, including palm strikes, teep kicks, Muay Thai clinches, the mount, and knee-on-stomach.
Combat hand-to-hand is another animal entirely, not like being in a ring or on a mat, and is often not one-on-one.
Special operations continued to develop and improve its hand-to-hand combat systems, from LINE to MACP.
During the Vietnam War it became very clear that the U.S. military needed to revise their hand-to-hand training.
From the outset, the only hand-to-hand training given to most soldiers on both sides of the trenches involved the bayonet and the trench knife.
Swords and rifles get dropped and lost. Then, the warrior has only his wits and hand-to-hand fighting skills to rely on.
When you are under immense performance stress and need to complete tasks, there is a tendency to want to speed up your actions. The consequence of doing this is that you are likely to make mistakes. Even worse, the faster your thinking process becomes under stress, the more you might second guess yourself. This is […]
I hear it all the time, “If Krav Maga is so good, why isn’t it in Mixed Martial Arts?” It isn’t a bad question. MMA showcases the best martial art styles, so if Krav Maga isn’t represented, then it must not be the heavy hitter that it markets itself to be. MMA revitalized martial arts […]
Knives are excellent backup weapons if you’re carrying a pistol. They also make good primary weapons for an everyday carry if you are unable to carry a pistol. Often when traveling abroad, I have found it exponentially easier to obtain a good knife than a reliable (or affordable) pistol. They are usually cheaper and easier […]
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