Monthly Archives: September 2017

Bag Training…

Bag training…  No not heavy bag training but weight bags that you can move around with like the Brute Force bags or Bulgarian bags, etc.  Sand weighted bags can really help you develop functional strength because the weight shifts and … Continue reading

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Watch Your Six…

Watch your six…  What does that mean.  It simply means to watch your back.  Know who is behind you and do not let someone behind you that you cannot trust.  At home I can relax and let my family go … Continue reading

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Cross Training…

Many IRT practitioner’s cross train.  I really advise that you do this.  My experience is that this makes you a better practitioner even when in those rare times you experience some bad instruction or training.  At least then you see … Continue reading

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Reverend Richard Anderson

An IRT brother recently passed away.  Dick Anderson trained with me privately for years at my house.  Truly one of the greatest people I have ever met.  World War II veteran, reverend, father, martial practitioner and simply a wonderful person.  … Continue reading

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Silat With Guru Maul Mornie

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Tony Blauer’s Spear Technique

Well not really an innovation but more of an appropriation from older martial disciplines.  The Spear Technique or Spontaneous Protective Enabling Accelerated Response is a very valuable tool in a violent encounter. Here I will let Tony explain it himself: … Continue reading

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