Darren Laur Collected Articles You guys ever hear about this dude? He's a sergeant with the Victoria Police Department in British Columbia, Canada. He's been studying combatives for 15 years and teaches a program called Integrated Street Combatives. He's written a wealth of really interesting articles that anybody taking martial arts and self defence seriously should take the time to read. Someone has recently collected all his articles onto one website, which is now a great resource. Check it out here. Comments?
Thank you Andy: Everything that I have written you are more than welcome to post in your article section. Strength and Honor Darren Laur PS: A student of mine who did a search on my name came across this site and passed it onto me. As you know, I approach the issue of self protection from a "street" perspective and as such consider myself to be a "modern realist"
You can trust your Uncle Mo Lung to bring you the best in modern day martial concepts and the people that are behind them! Thanks Darren!
Thank you Mo: Obviously you liked my articles ???? Any and all feedback is most welcome. Strength and Honor Darren Laur
Re: Thank you No, I hated them and posted the link for ridicule. Actually, I'm always on the lookout for people that write well and sensibly about combat techniques that are effective and tested in the modern environment. I'm very much a traditional martial artist, but if I can't apply the techniques, I'm not interested. Traditional martial arts and modern or "street" combat are not mutually exclusive by any means. Articles such as you write are excellent for me to think about how I would apply my training to the situations and methods you describe. It all helps to keep it real, you know. Geoff Thompson is another great in this field and his stuff is excellent to read. There's another dude too, but I'm having a brain fart and can't bring his name to mind. One too many punches in the head last night perhaps!? Darren, who are your influences in the field? Other than your own experience, whose words and methods do you respect?
You Asked For It Noted below are a number of people who have had a positive impact on my path to self-protection, Internet forums that I find informative and professional, and Internet sites that may be of interest to those who seek more information in the area of Combatives/Self Protection. This list is not exhaustive and I’m sure that there are others that should be added. Strength and Honor Darren Laur Individuals who have influenced my path: (No Particular Order) Al Carty My Teacher and mentor who started me on the path of Self Protection Gil Puder A fellow LEO and Combatives Instructor who taught me to follow my own path and who passed away a few years ago with his fight against cancer Doug FarenHoltz A fellow LEO trainer and researcher of Police Officer Physical Abilities Testing (POPAT) Bruce Siddle Founder of PPCT and researcher of Survival Stress Reaction http://www.ppct.com/ Kelly MCCann (aka Jim Grover) http://www.cruciblesecurity.com/ Richard Dimitri: http://www.senshido.com Peyton Quinn: http://www.geoffthompson.com/default.htm Bradley Steiner: http://www.americancombato.com/ Tony Blauer: http://www.tonyblauer.com/ Marc McYoug: http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/index.html Jerry Van Cook http://www.realfighting.com/0102/rwsd.htm Dr Ledoux: http://www.cns.nyu.edu/home/ledoux/Ledouxlab.html Doris Grey: Founder of the Meridian Institute where I received my training as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and started my Journey in Neuro Linguistic Psychology Don Rearic http://www.donrearic.com/main.html Sensei Van Canna: http://forums.uechi-ryu.com/viewforum.php?f=2 Phil Messina http://www.mwarrior.com/ Scott Sonnon: http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/ My Students Forums that I Frequent: Self Defense Forums http://www.selfdefenseforums.com/forums/index.php Senshido Forum: http://senshido.savi.ca/viewforum.p...dcf7b7023a03204 VanCanna Self Defense Forum: http://forums.uechi-ryu.com/viewforum.php?f=2 Light Fighter Tactical Forum http://lightfighter.net/6/ubb.x?a=cfrm&s=7336015661 Geoff Thompson Forum: http://www.geoffthompson.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi E-Budo Close Quarter Combatives http://www.e-budo.com/vbulletin/for....php?forumid=31 Battlefield Forum: http://pub182.ezboard.com/battlefieldforum Websites of Interest: Tman’s Combatives: http://members.shaw.ca/tmanifold/index.htm The Martialist: http://www.themartialist.com/ Shivworks: http://www.novembre.ws/shivworks/ Defendo Canada http://www.defendo.ca/ Realfighting.com http://www.realfighting.com/1102/index2frame.html F.A.S.T Defence: http://www.fastdefense.ca/bio.html Anatomy Of The Human Body http://www.bartleby.com/107/ Gutterfighting.com http://www.gutterfighting.org/Main.html New Jersey Combat Association http://www.allinfighting.com/XXX.html The Center For Self Preservation Training http://www.demibarbito.com/index.html Defend University: http://www.defendu.com/defend_university.htm Center For Aggression Management http://www.aggressionmanagement.com/ Center For Non-Verbal Studies: http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/c...erbal Studies Kelly Worden’s Web Page http://www.kellyworden.com/ Journal Of Non-Lethal Combatives: http://ejmas.com/jnc/jncsplash.htm Peter Consterdine Web Page: http://www.peterconsterdine.com/index.html Contemporary Fighting Arts: http://www.sammyfranco.com/ War Arts International http://www.wararts.com/index.html
Wow, thanks! That is possibly one of the most valuable posts a person could ever see! Tony Blauer was the other name I was trying to remember. Just saw it in your post and it reminded me. Thanks Darren.
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed the information. As I have always said, information to be useful MUST be shared !!!!! Strength and Honor Darren Laur
that's great list of Information...thnx for sharing... i frequents SD forums/gutterfighting and Animal List -TkdWarrior-
