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A Combative Tale: Part 1
Published on 2012-12-21 04:45:52
A post from: Neal MartinThe end of the world was coming and I found myself inside Dante’s Inferno, wondering what the hell I was doing here. If the Mayan’s were right, and this was humanities last night on earth before we disappeared fore
Create The Life You Want By Changing Context
Published on 2012-12-15 18:28:44
A post from: Neal MartinThis is an article about making profound changes in your life by changing your spiritual beliefs and how you view the world and universe in which you live. But before we begin, let’s get a few things straight. I’m
How Making Fun A Priority In Training Can Accelerate Your Progress
Published on 2012-12-10 08:37:22
A post from: Neal Martin“For every Way there’s a way of following that Way that’s fun” Combatives (and reality self defence training in general) is a serious business. Or at least, that’s how it comes across. All that ta
Using A Simple Slap To End An Altercation-Video Clip
Published on 2012-12-08 06:38:35
A post from: Neal MartinWhen it comes to confrontations, not every situation is going to require a high level of force to resolve it. Some situations can be resolved through dialogue and an aggressor can be verbally de-escalated. Sometimes however, t
Reality Check: Are You Training To Hit Pads Or Hit Heads?
Published on 2012-12-03 06:33:44
A post from: Neal MartinSometimes it is easy to forget why we train. That may seem like a strange thing to say. I mean, you know why you train right? You train to learn how to put someone down in the fastest, most efficient way possible. Right? The e
How To Deal With Altercations- Just Chill!
Published on 2012-12-02 05:51:21
A post from: Neal MartinI don’t usually do this, but this a guest post by Ryan Rivera, the publisher and founder of Calm Clinic website. Here he gives some tips on dealing with the anxiety surrounding physical altercations and there aftermath.
The Only Self Defence That Works
Published on 2012-11-29 19:45:00
A post from: Neal Martin“It’s not who’s right, it’s who’s left.” When it comes to surviving physical altercations, there has never been a truer word said. We often argue amongst ourselves in the Combatives/SD community, about who is right
Indexing For Better, More Accurate Striking
Published on 2012-11-26 09:52:31
A post from: Neal MartinIn my last article I talked about the importance of having pre-emptive striking as your primary strategy in a physical confrontation. Wherever possible, it is wiser to strike first than to wait and defend against a threats own
Get Rid Of Your Inability To Hit First Once And For All
Published on 2012-11-19 08:46:26
A post from: Neal MartinA common remark I often hear from people who train in some kind of self defence is that they just don’t have it in them to hit first– to pre-emptively strike a would-be attacker. This unwillingness to take pre-empt
3 Simple Psychological Tricks To Help You Defeat Any Attacker
Published on 2012-11-15 09:26:35
A post from: Neal MartinIf you’ve been reading this blog for a while now you will know that one of the central tenets on which it is built is the fact that there is more to fighting and self defence than just throwing a punch or a kick. Physica
Knife Defence Fundamentals: What Really Works?
Published on 2012-11-08 09:15:44
A post from: Neal MartinIt’s always a bit dangerous when you talk about knife defence. Lots of people when they talk about knife defence believe they speak the truth; that the defences they describe or teach really work. Very few of those peopl
How To Beat Your Attacker By Making Faster Decisions
Published on 2012-10-30 07:50:16
A post from: Neal Martin“In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing and the worst thing is nothing.” Theodore Roosevelt If there is one thing that will seriously hamper your ability to effectively handle (and by that I mean prevail in) a physical confrontation, it is indecisiveness. Indecision leads to hesitation. Hesitation leads to you getting hit. And getting hit leads to a painful [...]The post How To Beat Your A [..]
The Truth About Improvised Weapons For Self Defence
Published on 2012-10-27 18:43:55
A post from: Neal MartinIs it just me or is there bit of an obsession in the self protection world with improvised weapons? I’m not exactly in love with the idea of using these “weapons of fantasy” (which is what most if not all of them are). When I see people seriously discussing the use of improvised weapons it just reminds of kids playing soldier. If half these people who seriously discuss the use of improvised weapons actually had [...]The post The Truth About Improvised We [..]
4 Tips To Help You Perform Better In A Physical Confrontation By Boosting Your Self Belief
Published on 2012-10-21 19:45:28
A post from: Neal Martin“It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.” To prevail in a physical confrontation, it is helpful to have a number of key skills and attributes–various hard and soft skills, plus the ability to not crack (too much) under pressure; to stay as calm and as focused as you can be under highly stressful circumstances, circumstances that can change quickly and go badly wrong at any time with [...]The post 4 Tips [..]
Self Defence Law: Putting It In Perspective
Published on 2012-10-16 10:17:22
A post from: Neal MartinThe late Bill Hicks, one of the finest comedians and social commentators to ever grace a stage, once said: “To me, the comic is the guy that says, ‘Wait a minute’, as the consensus forms.” With the current obsession with self defence law in the self protection scene at the moment, I think we’d all do well to take a leaf from Bill Hicks’ book. The Self Defence Law Consensus You see, a consensus has [...]The post Self Defence Law: Putting [..]
How To Bite Someones Nose Off or How To Increase Your Capacity For Survival-Violence
Published on 2012-10-14 09:49:26
A post from: Neal Martin…Yeah, so this one time in Band Camp, I stuck my thumb in someone’s eye socket and gouged out there eyeball… Well, actually that never happened. I’ve never been to Band Camp (as great as it sounds, in the deep woods with a bunch of uniformed kids with brass instruments and adults dressed like paedo scout leaders–what could be better?) and I’ve never gouged someone’s eye out of their socket either. I’ve put my fingers [...]The post H [..]
4 Ways To Instill Panic In An Attacker And Force Them To Give Up
Published on 2012-10-08 06:55:21
A post from: Neal Martin“When I fight someone, I want to break his will. I want to take his manhood. I want to rip out his heart and show it to him.“ Mike Tyson There is a [..]
12 Tips For Learning Combatives (Or Any Other Skill) Better, Faster And More Easily Through Deep Practice
Published on 2012-10-03 07:48:57
A post from: Neal MartinHave you heard of “deep practice”? Deep practice is a term that was coined by Daniel Coyle in his ground-breaking book, The Talent Code: Greatness isn’t born. It’s grown . Deep practice will transform the way that you practice. If you train Combatives, applying deep practice methods to your training will make you better and more skilled in less time. Deep practice is not achieved by merely turning up for practice and going through the [...]The post [..]
Fear And Adrenaline: The Boogey Men Of Self Protection Part 2: Fear Management
Published on 2012-09-22 05:12:27
A post from: Neal MartinHow well do you manage fear in a violent confrontation? Your answer to that question will depend on a number of factors, including your general psychological make-up, your experience in such matters and how much physical and mental training you have done in regards to fear management. Your answer to that question is also vitally important. If fear overwhelms you in the midst of a violent confrontation then the chances of winning that confrontation are [...]The post Fear A [..]
Fear And Adrenaline: The Bogey Men Of Self Protection Part 1: Fight Adrenaline
Published on 2012-09-18 10:57:42
A post from: Neal MartinFear and adrenaline. These closely related responses are like the two bogey men of self protection, forever haunting the minds of its practitioner’s. Of the many aspects of a violent confrontation, these two gremlins of the mind and body cause the most worry, the most anxiety, the most extreme consternation. And for good reason. Handled incorrectly, fear and adrenaline can really do a number on a person, turning them from normal to quivering wreck in [...]The post Fea [..]
Situational Control: Winning The Pre-Fight
Published on 2012-09-12 11:13:52
A post from: Neal MartinFirst things first. Good situational control skills are vitally important in a violent confrontation. Watch the video below to see why. As you just seen, situational control was non-existent in that video. No situational control = you’re going down. I don’t care how good your punch is, or how many techniques you happen to know. The bottom line is that if you can’t control the pre-fight you don’t stand a chance of winning the fight [...]The post Sit [..]
Free E-Book! Combatives Drills Download
Published on 2012-09-04 05:25:52
A post from: Neal MartinMy new e-book, Combatives Drills, is now finished and ready for download- and best of all, it’s free! This book is intended to be a resource for anyone who trains in Combatives or self defence and it contains over 40 drills that will go a long way to enhancing your self defence training. Included in the book: Striking drills Defensive drills Multiple attacker drills Anti-grappling drills Ambush attack drills Blindfolded drills Third party protection drills [...]The [..]
How To Find The “Bottle” To Fight Back
Published on 2012-08-28 11:20:54
A post from: Neal MartinDo you have the bottle to put someone down if you really have to? Can you spur yourself into action when you need too, or do you find it difficult, if not impossible, to hit that “on” switch, to lay into someone who is about to lay into you? No doubt you have pondered over these questions many times, especially if you have never been involved in any kind of violent confrontation. Will I be [...]The post How To Find The “Bottle” To Fight Back appeared first [..]