Ep34 | Matt Larsen Father of Modern Army Combatives, on Combat Psychology
Matt Larsen, a career Army Ranger and Black Belt Hall of Fame member who is best known as a hand-to-hand combat expert and the father of the U.S. Army’s Modern…
Ep11 | COMBATIVES BUILT TO FIGHT with TENICOR
On this episode of SPOTTER Up COMBATIVES, Jeff Mau sits down with John Valentine to discuss building a holster for fighting. Jeff Mau is the Head of Strategy & Development…
COMBATIVES Ep 1 | Righteous Indignation Redbeard Combatives, Lionheart Tactical, Hairless Ape Conspiracy
John Valentine is joined by a panel of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belts. Ben Aubin of Redbeard Combatives, George Wehby of Lionheart Tactical, and Sam Burns of the Hairless Ape…
Elevate Your Fighting and Shooting Skills at the Combatives Summit 2025
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…
Shaolin Kung Fu: The Ancient Art of Martial Mastery
The two Grand Masters of the Shaolin Temple, Shi DeRu (Shawn Xiangyang Liu) and Shi DeYang (Shi WanFeng), who are descendant disciples of the late Great Grand Master of the…
Defendu: From the Streets of Shanghai to the Battlefields of WWII
Defendu, also known as the Fairbairn Fighting System or Gutter Fighting, is a contemporary martial art created by William E. Fairbairn and Eric A. Sykes prior to World War II.…
Bartitsu: The Victorian Gentlemanly Art of Self Defense
Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. Illustration by Sidney Paget for the Sherlock Holmes story “The Final Problem” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which appeared in “The…
Cinematic Action vs. Real-World Defense: Gun Fu and Integrated Combatives
Combatives-based retention shooting with Rubber Dummies target from Mr Target. Gun Fu, a term coined to describe the blend of gunplay and martial arts, emerged in Hong Kong cinema during…
Jeet Kune Do: The Way of the Intercepting Fist
The Jeet Kune Do emblem. The taijitu represents the concepts of yin and yang. The Chinese characters mean: “Using no way as way” and “Having no limitation as limitation”. The…
Where to start Combatives part 2: We know what works and what to look for in a teacher
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…