We have all heard it said “never bring a knife to a gunfight.” While there’s certainly truth to the statement…

There are a several seminal or “Must Read” books in the self-defense industry.  De Becker’s “The Gift of Fear”, Samenow’s…

Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives joins Spotter Up host John Valentine to discuss his life as a pioneer in…

Integrated Combatives for Concealed Carry Instructor Notes Class Overview: The morning started at the range at the Bandera Gun Club…

These helmets were designed and built specifically for full contact Force on Force grappling and striking with weapons. “You guys…

In episode 2 of the Spotter Up Combatives series, John Valentine is joined by Ryan Hoover. Ryan Hoover is the…

Jerry Wetzel is the founder of Red Zone Threat Management. He has been training exclusively in reality-based combat for over…

Combatives and Retention Shooting Teaching Combatives and Retention Shooting has become the new gold rush. This is the main motivation…

Bring On A New Decade The new decade brings us the next level with 2020 being the year of Combatives…

  By Thomas Leitner This past August we had three mass shootings of MSM significance. As per usual, people on…