The Instinctive Edge™

Most real world fighting/combat looks messy in real time. Once in awhile you get something clean but that is usually not the norm. Everyone now a days wants to compare everything to mma. MMA is awesome and I love to watch it but… its a sport, guys. A great sport but a sport nonetheless with rules and time limits. Sure the physical movement from mma can translate but the real world is not an agreed upon cage match. People sucker punch or shank other people. You might think your in a fight but the other guy might be planning to maim or kill you. Or worse yet he or she might have friends. Lots more variables come into play in the real world. The last time I cleared a room at work, when I entered classically I should have gone to my left. However, there were boxes and other assorted junk in the way so I went straight where there was another blind spot. I had to make a tactical decision and follow through with it.  The last assault I observed was a straight sucker punch.  Ambush happens in reality more than you think.  That doesn’t really happen in the same way in a competition.  The real world is not a cage match! Not even close… 

See You On The Streets!!!

The Author Training And Teaching A Group Of Law Enforcement Firearm Instructors

Mostly, I really love the internet!!!

The reality of training and the internet. Recently I was watching a video of an acclaimed Martial Practitioner. He’s good, like really good! He was showing some training and drills that were a very impressive skill set. However, this is the reality of the world and everyone has an opinion. A lot of people just did not like what he was showing. People evaluating a person off one video or even several may just not be getting the full picture. Or they just may not have enough knowledge to understand what was being shown. When someone is showing a drill it is just a drill. That drill is designed to impart some fundamentals. You don’t use a drill in a fight, personal protection situation, self-defense or in the real world but you might use one of those fundamentals. That is what the drill imparts fundamentals, skill sets, etc. Then you apply those in other aspects of training like sparring, scenario based training, etc. I have videos myself out there imparting skills sets and fundamentals. It’s on the practitioner to then go out there and apply it in a dynamic manner if needed. Yes, I’ve had people troll my videos as well. Even with 45+ years of training, teaching, professional law enforcement credentials and real world practical experience in various venues and locations. Videos of drills are snapshots of a moment. They do not impart all the details and you really should understand that.

This author trains every day rain or shine, indoors and outdoors perpetually in motion…

See you on the mats!!!

Happy heavenly Birthday Brother… You always were there for me and were a true brother!

Nene Tortal is truly one of the most inspiring Martial Practitioners on this planet! A living legend… Help me wish him a Happy 89th Birthday!!!

IRT Photos with the Master from the past:

The Author With Grand Tuhon Nene Tortal Of Dekiti Tirsia Siradas

Happy Birthday Grand Tuhon!!!

Reality check: Empty hand vs the knife…

https://youtube.com/shorts/EI7kEIb_lmY?si=mGn4_yPYCm5_FIZ5

Don’t get caught empty handed…

See You On The Streets!!!

If you only train in a Training Hall with pads, then your not preparing for reality. Right now I’m in an office building which sits on a concrete structure with light carpeting. Going to and from my house or other places of business it is almost all concrete, tile, marble indoors, etc. No padded mats in my daily life. The closest thing to it might be some occasional grass which is fairly rare here in Vegas! No, everyday I am surrounded by concrete, rocks, tile, cool crete by the pool, light carpet on top of cement, the occasional wooden floor but no mats. If I only trained on mats, am I preparing myself properly???

Thats a serious question! I really don’t want to do a double leg takedown on concrete. I don’t want to be on my back on rocks. The real world is not very forgiving. Structures, cars, rocks, poles and more all get in the way. If you only train in a Training Hall on mats you are ill prepared!

The World Is Your. Training Hall!!!