GET REAL: AMERICA – Soft Targets Among Us!
Hello everyone! Welcome to my first article on World Wide Dojo! Before I begin, and out of great appreciation, I want to thank Dana Stamos and WorldWideDojo.com for inviting me to write my “Get Real” column. This website has a lot of great writers, great articles, and lot’s of great training tips and its nice to find all this on one web site. Additionally, I would like to reach out to those families and neighbors who have been affected by the recent tragedies. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of you. I would like to condemn those people who we have been ...
An Obscene Bid to Smear our Veterans
The Myth of our Returning Veterans and Violent Crime: “A long-standing goal of the left, recently invigorated, has been to drive a wedge between our military and our society.” — Ralph Peters, New York Post, 1/21/08 Many times, across this last decade of war, law enforcement leaders and trainers, politicians, business leaders, and media reporters have asked me, with great and sincere concern, about our returning veterans and their potential for violent interaction with police. They are worried about the “whacko veteran” coming home and committing violent crimes. Is this a legitimate concern? Just how much should we worry about this possibility? I ...
Former Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” Author Chris Kyle Killed
Dallas, Texas – Chief Chris Kyle (USN) and his trusted friend, Chad Littlefield, were tragically killed on Saturday, February 2, 2013, by a troubled veteran whom they were trying to help. Chief Kyle lived by a personal motto that “it is our duty to serve those, who serve us,” and he and Littlefield died honoring this creed. Above all else, Chief Kyle was a unique individual and an amazingly loving father, husband, son, brother, friend and devout Christian who had a profound effect on the lives of those he touched. Chief Kyle was publicly known for being the President of Craft ...
Psych Drugs, Not Guns, Doing the Killing
Las Vegas, Nevada: 12 years ago, I asked a very pointed question in a press release sent to the National Wire Service immediately following the killings at Columbine High School. A few days after the Virginia Tech Massacre, I again asked the same very direct question. And today, after the Newton Connecticut massacre, I am once again asking the very same pointed question… I am asking, “How many times must we experience another Littleton, Colorado or Virginia Tech or Newtown Connecticut before we wake up, study the research and adopt policies which actually reduce crime and begin saving our children instead of leaving ...
Movie Theater Shooting Survival
At midnight on July 20, 212 in Aurora, Colorado James Holmes, 24, slipped into a movie theater, stood in front of the movie screen that was premiering the new Batman film, and threw a hissing gas canister into the room. It was intended to explode like a bomb. He then started shooting people and instantly killed 12 people and wounded 59 others. Anyone who has taken my one-day Reality-Based Personal Protection Terrorism Survival course receives small-arms attack defense training, and I always cover Public Space Security, and also specifically talk about movie theater attacks as well. This is not the first ...
Fists and Punches
A few years ago, when I was visiting Mikhail Ryabko in Moscow, he demonstrated a slow fist pushup against the wall. I still clearly remember how standing next to him, it felt like a huge beast filled the room, the wall was droning and buzzing under his fists. Pushups in Systema are not just exercises for shoulders and chest, they are a comprehensive method to prepare for fighting and strikes. The way Mikhail did it, he had full sensitivity of the surface his fists were on, and he was not just moving his body up and down, he used the points ...
The Danger of Repetition
You've heard it said, "Practice makes perfect." A more accurate proverb that martial artists should live by is, "Perfect practice makes perfect." The problem with most martial arts training is that the training is not always perfect. When it comes to reality-based self-defense, repetition, as practiced by most martial arts schools, could cost you your life. Let me tell you a true story that was told to me while I was training the defensive tactics instructors of the Poliisikulu (the National Police Academy of Finland) in Tampere in 2002. A Finnish police constable (a "constable" is equivalent to a police officer ...
Tussey Para
The gun was a train wreck.I was rooting around my safe and came across the Para Ordnance P-14*45 I used at the range just prior to retiring from the PD. I wanted something sub-stantial one way of saying .45 ACP in a 1911-style pistol, but I also wanted capacity. Para-Ordnance was the logical choice. My personal preference was a single action and not the LDA light double Para offers. I just can't get used to the trigger pull and sear reset.I didn't realize I'd been that hard on the gun. I'd worn it daily for about a year and it ...
11 Crucial Safety Tips That Could Save Your Life
1. The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! 2. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you... Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet/purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION! 3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but ...
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Knife Violence: 14 People Stabbed Today at Community College
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Jim Wagner my self-defense instructor: Impact weapons defense
SUBJECT: How to survive an impact weapon attack PURPOSE: Understanding the long...
Jim Wagner my self-defense instructor: Throwaway wallet in a robbery
SUBJECT: Throwaway Wallet PURPOSE: A decoy wallet for a robbery or execution NUMBER:...
Sniper Monthly Qualification for Police & Corrections
Produced by Jim Wagner, taught by Police SWAT Officer Dan Erber, this video shows...
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GET REAL: AMERICA – Soft Targets Among Us!
Hello everyone! Welcome to my first article on World Wide Dojo! Before I begin,...
Best Practices: Why the OODA Loop is Still Relevant
Understanding the mind’s decision-making process can help you calm down subjects...
The Winning Edge: One Stance, Three Uses
Why waste time and cause confusion learning different positions when one will do...
Best Practices: Leading By Example
You’re unlikely to truly inspire fellow officers unless you’re willing to toil...
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Intel 101
As seen in the recent Boston bombing tragedy, past intelligence is very important when attempting to find a lead or capture a suspectperson who is believed to be committing a crime, about to commit a crime, or has committed a crime.. On the 17th of April around 1:00pm CNN reporter John King told Wolf Blitzer that his source (Human Intellaw enforcement... Read more of this article
Suicide Bomber 101
“Homicide Bombers will be the next wave of attacks in this country [U.S.].” With the recent bombings at the Boston Marathon, we realize that Howard Safir’s conclusion about Homicide bombers in the United States is not at all far fetched. This article discusses the profiling of suicide bombers. We will discuss what makes someone a suicide... Read more of this article
Big: That’s Not a Knife . . .THAT’S a Knife
By Lynn Thompson – Cold Steel ~ In my earlier article regarding “Mouse Knives” I urged my friends and customers to examine their knife carry choices with intellectual honesty, to look at the advantages and disadvantages of their knife choice and to study what is genuinely and realistically possible with those small knives in a true... Read more of this article
TIT for TAT – Training International Transporters for Tactics Against Terrorists
About TIT for TAT Preventing another 9/11 Tragedy Mission Our perpetual mission is dedicated to exploring and providing the most comprehensive self-defense training tactics for people who are employed within the transportation industry. Our seminars are created and implemented by the World’s Best Defense Experts. Company Overview Motto: Transportation... Read more of this article
Staying Alive on the Job – A Survival Guide for Peace Officers
Tom Kohl is a US Army veteran (1988-92), who was in combat in Desert Shield/Storm in Iraq, and who served in the US Army Reserves (1992-95). Tom worked “on the street” as a police officer for the Dallas Police Department and the Dallas County Police Department from 1995 to 2002. He now is a Special Agent with a Federal Agency. His father... Read more of this article
Best Practices: Why the OODA Loop is Still Relevant
Understanding the mind’s decision-making process can help you calm down subjects and improve your own reactions. The OODA loop was created by Air Force colonel John Boyd in the late 1950s. He was a Korean War fighter pilot and a student of combative engagements. Col. Boyd’s understanding of the time-sensitive nature of decision-making based on... Read more of this article
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