The Instinctive Edge™

If your interested in real-world training geared towards Personal Protection you need training incorporating the following:

Tecnique Training

Focus Mitts and Heavy Bag Training.             

2 person Drill training

Scenario Based Training

Timed Training

Adrenalized Training

Sparring

You cant afford to neglect anything!

You also have to ensure that your training also has:

Weight Resistance Training                     

Cardio Training                                                   

Flexibilty Training                                           

Mobiltiy Training

See You On The Mats

It was a good day of training yesterday at the range. We worked on demo drills, Range Master duties and timed skill sets to improve shooting under pressure. Great day, great people!!!

See You On The Range!!!

The only way to get better is to push yourself. Every day polish your edges and try to improve! Take yourself out of your comfort zone, test your limits and I guarantee you will see some improvement.

See You On The Mats!!!

What if I told you that your training is incomplete? Guess what, all of our training is incomplete. For someone on the martial parh, it is a journey that never stops and you never stop learning!

See You On The Mats!!!

Rare “Double Post” Day…

One Championship Samurai was this last week and it was amazing!!!

Featuring Kickboxing, Muay Thai and MMA the fights were simply lights out!

I enjoyed seeing the Kickboxing fight of Haggerty against Yoza and the Nakadai vs Songchainoi Muay Thai fight was amazing. The fight right after of Kholmirzaev vs. Wakamatsu in MMA crowned a new champion. However, everyone was waiting for the Takeru vs. Rodtang rematch. First match Rodtang defeated Japan’s premier Kickboxer. Takeru was injured going into that fight and Rodtang took it to him. This time around Takeru was at full strength and showed why he is the best Flyweight kickboxer in the world with a stoppage in the fifth round. It was AMAZING!!!

Takeru

If you love Combat Sports do yourself a favor by watching more tha just the UFC. I love the UFC fights but this is a big world and there are amazing events all around it!

See You On The Mats!!!

If you remember one thing in your Martial Science training always remember to control the Distance!  No matter what, control of the distance through movement or through having a weapon that is longer or in the case of a firearm, reaches a farther distance, is essential.   Controlling the distance gives you an advantage.  I have witnessed many a Martial Practitioner forget this. 

Distance is essential and controlling it is the key.  If an individual has a rifle and is up against an individual with a handgun.  If that individual can keep his distance far enough away that it mitigates the effectiveness of the handgun then he or she has maintained control of the distance and has an extreme advantage.

Ar15 in 5.56 rifle effective range =

9mm handgun rffective range =

• < 25 Yards: Ideal defensive range for rapid, accurate shots.
• 25 – 50 Yards: Effective range for law enforcement and competitive shooters.
• 50 – 100+ Yards: Highly difficult; usually requires an experienced shooter or a specialized pistol

The effective distance of these two firearms is not really close. 

So if you can control the distance, advantage rifle.  Not to mention terminal ballistics of a mediocre rifle round is more damaging than a self defense/combat round from a 9mm handgun.

As seen here:

The same could be said for someone utilizing a katana vs a shoter FMA sword such as a ginunting, talibong, etc.  The person with the katana has the advantage.  They have a longer tool that allows them to control the distance better.

Just like an individual with a saber has a slight reach over a katana.

Not to mention someone who has a tachi, the battlefield sword over an individual with a katana.

Now with all that said if person with a handgun is close they can beat a person with a rifle.  A FMA practitioner with more skill could beat a person with a katana just like a person with a katana has a good chance of winning against a person with a saber.  Just like a person with a katana can win against a person with a tachi.  Just like a smaller person can beat a taller person.  There are no absolutes in the real world but… if you control the distance and it plays to your strengths, you are giving yourself an advantage.  I will personally take any advantage I can get.  Understand, that any advantage  is really good to have in a moment of vioence!

See You On The Mats!!!