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C4 Combatives: Extreme Close-Range Gun-Fighting w/ Matt Larsen

April 4, 2018

American Spark, Combatives, CQB, Escape and Evasion, Firearms, Home Security, Industry News, Mission Security, NETWORKS, Prepping & Survival, Tactics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9BK1Vy8Nh4 Why Should I learn from C4 Combatives? You'd first have to ask yourself how does any martial art come to exist? We like to make the argument that mart... Read More...

Speed, Surprise And Violence Of Action. Thoughts On Action–Intelligence by Arminius Tribe

Mark van Riele

January 29, 2018

Combatives, Mission Fitness, Opinion, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

Speed, Surprise And Violence Of Action. Thoughts On Action–Intelligence Article written by Onno Pouw. Thanks Onno, great article. The subject is action–intelligence, a subject tha... Read More...

AKU Strike Mimic T-16 Review

John Valentine

January 24, 2018

Accessories, Bladed, Combatives, Gadgets, Mission Critical, MISSION GEAR, Product Reviews, Tactics, Tech/Science

Of all the training tools I use at C4 Combatives the AKU Strike Mimic T16 is by far my favorite. I have to admit however when I first got it my general attitude was skepticism. I remember my initial thought... Read More...

Punishers and Spartans

John Valentine

January 23, 2018

Combatives, Mission Fitness, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

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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 than the use of puni... Read More...

3 REAL Reasons why Law Enforcement and Military should train Jiu Jitsu

John Valentine

December 13, 2017

Combatives, Fitness Movements, Mission Critical, Tactics

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 Jiu Jitsu" and it is hard to really quant... Read More...

Where to start Combatives part 2: We know what works and what to look for in a teacher

John Valentine

November 20, 2017

Combatives, CQB, Mission Fitness, Prepping & Survival, Tactics

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 and defeated all ... Read More...

The Unarmed Suspect MYTH

David Devaney

November 11, 2017

Combatives, Escape and Evasion, Firearms, Home Security, LIFE, MASTERY, PSYCHE, Tactics, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences, Wisdom

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“One Mind Any Weapon” the Motto of the United States Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. This means using your mind to imagine that you can find weapons everywhere. MEDIA: Unarmed - the media uses this to say... Read More...

Combatives and Where to Start Part 1: Process over Events

John Valentine

October 24, 2017

Combatives, Fitness Movements, Mission Fitness, Tactics

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 in relation to what gym, martial art, training semin... Read More...

Krav Maga Being Used by Indian Armed Forces to Thwart Terror

Michael Kurcina

July 10, 2017

Combatives, Opinion

Krav Maga literally means Contact Combat. Its roots can be traced to Imrich "Imi" Lichtenfield. Imi was born in Budapest and raised in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Imi excelled in athletics including gymnastics,... Read More...

How to Avoid Getting Your Face Smashed In, Or Worse

Aggro 84

May 16, 2017

Combatives, Mission Critical, Mission Fitness, Mission Health, Prepping & Survival, Weaponizing the Behavorial Sciences

by Aggro84 I was asked to write an article about punching; however, I don't think I will get around to it at this time. Punching is a simple concept but not simple when approached from the point of view of a... Read More...