
Holiday Season Prep
As the holiday season approaches, we are once again presented with the opportunity to make preparations that enhance both the joy and well-being of this special time of year. While

Out of Time
After years of study in Yoshinkan Aikido – one of the hardest-hitting of the traditional Aikido styles – I was invited to train at the Honbu Dojo in Tokyo, Japan.

Personal Defense
As a professional instructor and keynote speaker throughout the public and private sectors, my courses range from awareness-based training (preventative measures) to empty-hand defense, to non-ballistic weapons defense (edged, impact,

Chasing Time
As sworn deputy and later as a federal employee, it was incumbent upon those of us carrying firearms to qualify with those weapons meeting the minimum standard as set by

One Weapon Hand
Since I have been employed in the professional-protection industry as an edged-weapons and firearms instructor for more than 30 years, I am often asked about self-defense with a knife versus

Consistency is King
Finding yourself right smack in the middle of harm’s way can give pause even to the hardest of the hard. However, chance favors the prepared. Ask any real-world tier-one operator