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Self Defense

The Attack On The Garage, The beginnings of Absolute Combat

June 20, 2009

As you know, I have recently returned from Iraq and have the opportunity to stay in the United States for a couple of years. So, I am able to teach the public again. I am very excited and ready to be able to share my experience. However, I am not retired yet and need a [...]

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Seminar Reminder!

June 16, 2009

Please don’t forget to attend the seminar in Spring Texas this weekend at Reaction Force Martial Arts. See the flyer for details. Mark your calendar and go!

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How To Teach For Maximum Retention With Accelerated Methods

June 9, 2009

As a Instructor who teaches Self Defense and Martial Arts to the Military and Law Enforcement, I discovered a effective method for teaching technique that is easily retained with maximum performance in an accelerated manner. You compound root movement within a base set of skills and refine it in the following way.

Demonstrate the technique in [...]

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10 More Days Until The Next Seminar In Houston!

June 9, 2009

Just a reminder to everyone that I’ll be at Reaction Force Martial Arts from the 19-21 doing a Self Defense Seminar and a Sil Jeon Mu Sool clinic.
Contact Rick or Katy at Reaction Force Martial Arts.
Reaction Force Martial Arts
6807 River Mill Dr
Spring, TX 77379
(832) 698-1603
http://www.reactionforcemartialarts.com/

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How Do You Naturally Fight? The Universal Fight Plan…

June 5, 2009

When two untrained fighters meet almost anywhere that you could look, their instinctive tactic to win a fight will most likely be to strike each other with their fists until one of them takes enough damage that they cannot fight back. This is referred to as the Universal Fight Plan because everyone in the world [...]

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Interview with Jane the Warrior!

May 15, 2009

This is Jane. A warrior. Matt Munson from Champions Athletics interviews her after the seminar…

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Stick And Knife Clinics Were A Huge Success

May 9, 2009

Just wanted to update you on the stick and knife seminars that were taught at Matt and Pam Munson’s Champions Athletics this weekend.
We had an awesome crowd that was exceptionally motivated and receptive to the training plan. The best part was that several of these good folks were also in attendance for the Personal Protection [...]

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Italian Krav Defense and ACAF Sign Agreement

May 3, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Alberto Merlo
Forsvaritalia, Federazione Italiana Krav Maga, L’associazione Kravdefense
348-0199549
http://www.forsvaritalia.it
Via Repubblica 12, 20020 Vanzaghello MILANO ITALY
Jim Mahan
Lets Get Training
254-689-7661
Sjmsdev@aol.com
http://www.letsgettraining.net
Forsvaritalia and American Combat Arts Federation Sign Collaboration Agreement.
MILANO, ITALY, APRIL 2009
Alberto Merlo, President of Forsvaritalia and Jim Mahan, President of American Combat Arts Federation, signed an agreement of international collaboration between Forsvaritalia and the American [...]

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I’ll smoke you! How I give you a great workout and train you to fight at the same time.

April 30, 2009

In my last post, I described different training drills and the concepts or methodologies they support. Today we’ll discuss how to integrate these drills into effective training. I am going to take a Fitness Development drill and combine it with a Closed Skill Set Development drill to give students a smoker workout and awesome striking [...]

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Functionalize the “Fighting Frame”

April 23, 2009

In this segment, I will teach you how to drill the fighting frame and the combat application that I taught last post. I will also post this as a pod cast that will be up on the site later today.
There are two basic drills that you can easily use to functionalize this particular skill set. [...]

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Strategetic Training: Combat Application – The Fighting Frame

April 21, 2009

There are certain body positions that nullify a opponent’s attacks. Their strikes, kicks, locks and chokes are no longer effective due to the attack options presented by your defensive position. Yet from these positions, the superior fighter can launch effective strikes and finishes or can move to an even more advantageous position. There is no [...]

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Miss. woman gets shot in head, but makes tea!

April 18, 2009

All I can say is WOW! This woman has a hard head… However, this article reinforces the fact that just because you have a restraining order or a order of protection that you are safe from your offender. Ensure that you continue to use proper strategies and tactics to protect yourself and family.
Next week, we’ll [...]

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Welcome Master Duncan

April 15, 2009

I want to welcome Master John Duncan and the Lion’s Pride Dojang of Mount Olive, North Carolina to our Martial Arts Family. Master Duncan is a Police Officer by profession who trains both Law Enforcement Officers, their families and civilians in the Sil Jeon Taekwondo program as well as Hapkido.

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Debunking Some Thoughts On Self Protection And Adding Correct Ones

April 14, 2009

Today I want to share some of the more popular trains of thought regarding self defense or what I prefer to call Personal Protection. These popular excuses for a proper protection plan are familiar and sadly common. So, in no particular order we’ll debunk the most common excuses and replace a few with our own.
It [...]

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I’ll Never Get Attacked, Mugged, Bullied

April 7, 2009

The vast majority of people attempt to move through their lives without violence or experience confrontation. This is a noble pursuit and if you’re able to avoid violence you should always try to do so, but that doesn’t mean to abandon the idea of learning to protect yourself. In fact, failure to do so will [...]

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Another Tragic Home Invasion…Think you are safe?

April 3, 2009

Please read about this terrible incident where a “Salesman”, assaulted and burned an elderly women and then we will talk more about another tip or tactic to improve your Home Security .
Grand Prairie woman, 78, sexually assaulted, set on fire
10:20 PM CDT on Tuesday, March 31, 2009
By MARISSA ALANIS / The Dallas Morning News
A 78-year-old [...]

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Personal Protection At Home

March 30, 2009

This will be the first in a series of posts regarding Home Defense in our Personal Protection and Preparedness section. With the current economic downturn there is a larger possibility of home invasions and theft crimes that involve personal assault. In order to make ourselves a harder target for the “Bad Guy”, we need to [...]

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