What Are You Willing to Die For? What is your Hero’s Journey and Are You Making Efforts to Bleed Today?
And now hear me, Mother, What thing has seized me and I have conceived In my heart. I shall die, I am resolved And having fixed my mind to die…
I Don’t Want to Hang my Shield
Hanging your shield typically meant that your fighting days were over. If you were still active your sword and shield were always within arm’s reach. Some shields were quite heavy.…
Debunking the Myth of Samurai Warrior Suicide: Separating Fact from Fiction
The samurai warriors of feudal Japan are often romanticized and revered for their loyalty, honor, and unwavering commitment to their code of conduct, known as bushido. One aspect of samurai…
The Scary Reality of Casualty Evacuation, Where are the Doctors?
The Scary Reality of Casualty Evacuation to a higher level of care: You see it on Medical Survival and S.H.T.F. blogs often; Preppers with little to no medical knowledge or…
Martial arts respond to evolutionary pressures.
Martial arts respond to evolutionary pressures. I just wrote this for a discussion group on Jiu-Jitsu but considering, I thought some of you might be interested. ALL martial arts start…
Where do Good Men Go When They Die?
In our modern warrior culture many liken our military and law enforcement members bravery and tenacity to that of the ancient Vikings and their ilk. Vikings were not representative of…
What Have We Learned from Two Attacks on the World Trade Centers? Precious Little
Published on: Sep 10, 2021 and Apr 23, 2016 Four terrorists, Ramzi Yousef, Mahmud Abouhalima,Mohammad Salameh, Nidal A. Ayyad,Abdul Rahman Yasin and Ahmad Ajaj, were convicted of the 1993 World…
Sometimes I Just Want to Fight
Sometimes I don’t want to talk, I just want to fight. How many of us feel like that? You might feel like the baddest guy on the block but there’s…
Snow Blindness
A lot of men suffer from what I term mental and emotional snow blindness; chasing so much after what is good brings about what is bad, and they can no…
Violent Mouths and Hating Hands
Magnets. Speaking from experience “In a bar full of hundreds violent men seek each other out and let their hating hands say more than their ugly mouths could ever say…