In Depth Tactical Solutions
Our second interview with Ed. John Valentine sits down with Drug War Veteran and non-permissive environment specialist Ed Calderon of Ed’s Manifesto. Ed is a non-permissive environment specialist and published…
Attention all tactical enthusiasts and professionals! The Combatives Summit 2025 is set to be a groundbreaking event in Biloxi, Mississippi, and you won’t want to miss it. This isn’t just…
Close-quarters battle (CQB) training is one of the most controversial topics in tactical training. It’s a lightning rod for debates, with people emotionally tied to specific techniques and end states…
Many people would argue that the most important event in martial arts history was when a largely unknown slender Brazilian by the name of Royce Gracie entered a no-holds-barred competition…
Skip to the last sentence if you need a summary. I recently came across an article on the Jiu Jitsu Times publication called “3 reasons why Law Enforcement should learn…
Amongst many questions asked about Combatives the most frequently asked by most people is where do they start. However, the answer isn’t simply here or there about what gym, martial…
Combatives and Retention Shooting Teaching Combatives and Retention Shooting has become the new gold rush. This is the main motivation for my previous article “2020 Combatives Training.” Combatives and Retention…
In recent years, the martial arts world has seen a resurgence of dubious and often ineffective martial arts practices, popularly known as “bullshit martial arts.” This phenomenon has been somewhat…
Spend more than a day in the “tactical” industry and you will easily be consumed by an over-saturation of hyper-masculinity in all the wrong ways. Nothing displays this point further…
The Question Every White Belt Will Ask Typically in the Jiu-Jitsu community, it is seen as taboo to ask about belt promotions. Jiu-Jitsu is quite young as martial art. It…