Fire in the Combatives Community
In 1919 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote in a United States Supreme Court decision, “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in…
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In 1919 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote in a United States Supreme Court decision, “The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in…
With active shootings seemingly reoccurring on a weekly basis, we need an analytical approach that removes certain emotional factors from the encounter to determine the effectiveness of the training that…
It’s amazing the amount time available to us these days due to modern conveniences created by technology. These days most of our nuanced task of living come be automated. Whether…
Say Hick’s Law One More Time: The shooting community is riddled with emotionally charged terms and catch phrases like; tactical, dynamic, operator, tier 1, and the like. But the shooting…
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 martial arts…
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 that you can describe simple and…
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…
“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…
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…
Which is better? What should you practice? How should you practice? Where do you get these exercises / drills to practice? PC: CMG Photography by Chris Goddard Intro Most people…