You might enjoy Victory in the East: A military history of the First Crusade by John France. It's not to everyone's taste but I'd also recommend...
As I wrote in the blog post, we had sound issues on the day while running that aspect of training. My judgement call was to cover the artificial...
We often cover the use of weapons as coercion tools in other scenarios so I chose not to use them here as my decision was that their use would...
Sorting out background sound for videos is difficult. Generally I stick with royalty free music or music I've been given direct permission to...
Hi Matt The participant indicated was not actually hitting the teenager - simply indicating to him his vulnerability to being hit by tapping on...
Not a problem David. I keep abreast of information sources relating to a range of different crime types so I'm aware of the likelihood of events...
This was one element of many during the day (which included things like peer violence, theft from a person, and child presence in adult directed...
Every bear hug drill I've ever seen demonstrated in any style. The idea of bracing against the vehicle - (it can work, but if you've got a...
I don't wish to derail this thread. In the case f the child abductions, I've written about the training here The sobering reality of a fake...
A long time ago I used to feel this way. For me it was a combination of two things - the fear of getting hurt and the fear of hurting others. I...
Thanks to those who've mentioned the experience and insight they've gained from my Sim Days. The physical element of the day is the tip of the...
If you're going you need to really do your research in advance and have clear objectives. If you drop into someone's dojo, bear in mind you are...
About 90% of the text is the same, it's the edited out 10% with references to grappling, striking the legs etc. that has been taken out, plus the...
Tape is your friend if the ground is your enemy.
If you're interested in Shotokan history (as I think the OP is) then visiting Okinawa is less use than reading contemporary sources. A further...
With regard to your OP. There is no first attack in Karate should really be interpreted as "(Good) Karateka don't make the first attack." That...
No, because the majority of them came from wealthy backgrounds and were essentially aristocracy.
A late reply for Smitfire, but work has taken me off MAP for a while. In my last book, Karate and Self Defence, I included data from a 2003 Home...
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Avoid Deter Negate Escape I'd agree with Simon that you're really coming at this from the wrong angle, albeit who doesn't love making and...
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