The Instinctive Edge™

Here are a few videos of ground fight kicks from Silat.

https://youtu.be/qoPwehBLXxE?is=8yneTwpqj8cjPunI


https://youtu.be/d5nvOZ-PjMA?is=cCSF_YR5PBcNrYYA

https://youtube.com/shorts/qMvU1q2AUp8?is=F0iIHBgmxIbh_bTC

https://youtube.com/shorts/tyRzYubgl44?is=YZvZSj3fh0qp912Q

https://youtu.be/vxVNYnsuAwE?is=a_f_aytEs8gPJMxO

https://youtube.com/shorts/EDvd3oE87jg?is=ZIt67PznI3joaMAN

If ypu unfortunate to be on the ground you need a few tolls in the tool box…

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The Hunter Constantine Belt is the best belt I have. Its the most comfortable and lowest imprint concealed carry belt on the market. Review after review praise it and as someone who uses it everyday they’re not wrong.

Here a quick short review:

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I see it time and time again. Someone teaching knife defense or Personal Protection like there is only one way to survive or defend.  Understand also, that this is someone who probably has never experienced real vioence. Real world vioence is messy, unpredictable, chaotic and what is most important is the ability to adapt in the moment. There simply are no absolutes in Personal Protection, no guarantees, no do this, abcd and your good. One day something might work and the next day against someone different it might get you killed. This is important to remember. Train consistently, be open to innovation and adaptability in the moment and back up all of your training with solid tactics.

No one instructor has all the answers! Nothing works all the time…

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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… 

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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…

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