The Instinctive Edge™

Author After A Nice 2 Mile Run…

Hey life is short! Be positive and try to be the best version of you that you can possibly be! Learn as much as possible. Travel as much as possible! 😉 Spend time with family, friends and be a good role model!

Life can be challenging but persevere through the tough times and come out stronger! Always remember you determine your worth, value and your goals!!!

Be positive be and grow!


See You On The Mats!!!

Hey, life is short and there are no guarantees. So, live, laugh and love and you will be just fine!

Everyday live your life the way you want too. Find what you are passionate about and go after it and explore! Life is way to short not to enjoy what you are doing and why you are doing it. Find your path and live life to the fullest!

Laugh, literally laugh as much as possible! 😉 Being happy and laughing does wonders for your soul. Laughter is special and somehow makes us just enjoy life! So live life your way and laugh a lot!  Hint: hang around people who laugh a lot!

Love makes this world go around. Love your family, friends and your soul mate. If you don’t have a soul mate yet, you will… If you are enjoying your life and living it the way you want to, plus laughing and happy with lots of love for your family and friends then everything else will fall into place. Love definitely makes this world go around. Have love in your heart and you will prosper…

Live, Laugh and Love…

Double Post Day!!!



Great day today. Started the day off walking the dog then a little bit of Martial Science training folowed by some calisthenics. Next speedy (the pup) and I watched One Friday Night Fights. Later some swimming in the pool followed by dinner, news and some BJJ at BJJ Stars 19. Fun day…

                    See You On The Mats!!!

Nobody owns movement or technique. Once it has been observed anyone can do it. If your a Silat practitioner, Brazilian JiuJitsu practitioner, Boxer, Firearms instructor, etc. If your movement is shown, observed, trained in then other people can do it. Then its just out there in the world for everyone. If someone copies you, you should be flattered. Now, I’m not saying that someone can claim something or some lineage, just that if they trained, observed or learned movement then its theirs. There is nothing you can do about it. So if a student leaves an instructor and goes on their own. Be happy for them!

Enjoy their success! 😉

Help them if you can or if they want it. Don’t be bitter or say they never learned anything or try to tear them down. I’ve seen this time and time again in the Martial Sciences. Someone has a breakup and one person bashes the other and in the end its just very sad.

No, nobody owns movement, skill, or really any martial art or skill set. Movement is movement enjoy what you can do and help others along the way!  Life is too short for bitterness…

Taknife Equalizer best training blades in the world!

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Simple, effective, efficient… Thats what I am looking for in a Martial System. It’s also what I look for in every tool I buy. Whether its a blade, blunt object like a stick or a gun, I want that tool to be simple, effective and efficient. If we look at all of the handguns out there you will find some really high end race firearms that are great for Competition and range day. They typically have a light trigger, are heavier and perform great for what they are designed to do but they can be finicky with ammunition and cleaning. In combat or real world Personal Protection you need something that functions all the time and is not finicky. Thats why in 1990 when I was just getting into Law Enforcement I had to make a choice buy an all metal metal Sig or a Glock. Both highly rated guns both reliable. However the Glock was in my opinion and many others more reliable. Yet both were very reliable, but Glock Gen 2 definitely was better under extreme environmental tests/challenges and was just a simpler tool. So with that, and that the Sig was heavy and carrying anything heavy on a duty belt all day would be a pain in the ass helped me decide to go with the Glock. Simple, effective and efficient. This is a strong motto to live by in the Martial Sciences!

See You On The Mats!!!

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Panuntukan, Suntukan or Panantukan is derived from the Tagalog word “suntok” which means “punch.”