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…
Redbeard Combatives Force on Force Helmets
These helmets were designed and built specifically for full contact Force on Force grappling and striking with weapons. “You guys have been asking for it so here it is. The…
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2020 Combatives Training: Level Up in the New Decade
Bring On A New Decade The new decade brings us the next level with 2020 being the year of Combatives training. Very few people can properly integrate weaponry into fighting.…
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How to Effectively Respond To Mass Shooters Part 1
By Thomas Leitner This past August we had three mass shootings of MSM significance. As per usual, people on the left and the right started jumping to conclusions and coming…
Hard Control vs Soft Control
Hard control vs Soft control is a debate that has been swirling around the combat sports world for some time. You might also know it as the striking vs grappling…