Being a Better Training Partner with Rolles Gracie
BJJ 4th Degree Black Belt Rolles Gracie talks about being a better training partner on the mat. Rolles is a former MMA fighter and pro wrestler from New Jersey.
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Book Review: 100 Deadly Skills COMBAT EDITION by Clint Emerson
100 Deadly Skills: COMBAT EDITION: A Navy SEAL’s Guide to Crushing Your Enemy, Fighting for Your Life, and Embracing Your Inner Badass is New York Times best-selling author and former…
Questions About Promotion to Blue Belt in Jiu Jitsu
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…
Reconciling with Traditional Martial Arts
What happened to traditional martial arts? When I first came into the gun world it was fascinating the number of people who would smack talk the idea of mixing fighting…
John Valentine promoted to Black Belt by Combative’s Matt Larsen
John Valentine promoted to Black Belt by Matt Larsen from Spotterup on Vimeo.John is an active duty combat veteran with over 10 years of active duty service. He has provided…
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Combatives Instructor on Police reform: “Bad Cops are NOT the problem.”
Bad training creates bad tactics and is the cause of most of the national backlashes. The good news is we can fix that. Backlash: The United States of America is…
Elite Sports Ultra Light Gi
When Spotter Up first approached me with the opportunity to review the Elite Sports Gi, I asked for any color available. What came in the mail was a Black Gi…
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Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight — A Force Multiplier
We have all heard it said “never bring a knife to a gunfight.” While there’s certainly truth to the statement in so far as always having a gun as your…
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Violence of Mind, Newest “Must Read” for the Self-Defense Practitioner
There are a several seminal or “Must Read” books in the self-defense industry. De Becker’s “The Gift of Fear”, Samenow’s “Inside the Criminal Mind” and Grossman’s more recently controversial “On…
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Integrated Combatives for Concealed Carry Instructor Notes
Integrated Combatives for Concealed Carry Instructor Notes Class Overview: The morning started at the range at the Bandera Gun Club in Bandera, Texas. The first order(s) of business was conducting…