As a defensive-tactics instructor, my contracts range from NAVSOC (Naval Special Operations Command) to NSA (National Security Agency) to FBI and pretty much any other three-letter agency you can think of. Part of my responsibilities include T3 (train-the-trainer) objectives or teaching professional instructors how to teach various skills. Since personal-defense techniques have roots stemming from a limitless array of disciplines, I am often asked such questions as “Aside from a firearm, what specific disciplines (Krav Maga, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, etc.,) are best for learning self-defense? Is there a specific school or system that is most conducive to learning empty hands, impact or edged weapons and the like? Straight up, what’s the best self-defense/martial-arts system out there?” The most immediate answer is…Read More