By Director Al Collins George St. Pierre, the UFC champion, confesses that he and other MMA fighters got beat by an older, out of shape, alcoholic smoker. You can hear him say this during an interview here… This refreshing honesty from such a champion, puts a torpedo in all the martial arts and MMA doctrines, that push …
By Director Al Collins The best all-around tool to defend yourself and also able to feed your family in a survival situation, is the shotgun. Speaking from many decades of experience with shotguns, rifles and handguns, the shotgun is the king. Let’s consider the alternatives. In a life or death situation, the handgun’s single grip …
By Director Al Collins Mr. Spock’s Vulcan nerve pinch worked for him quite well against opponents, but does attacking specific pressure and nerve points really work? Yes and no. First, there’s a lot of confusion on what the difference between the two are. A pressure point is a location on the body that when pressed …
By Director Al Collins Violence of action: Many would wrongly think, that martial arts is violent. Actually, most martial arts training is geared towards fitness and fairness. Rules exist in martial arts on avoidance of prime targets, referees, pulled strikes, tapping out, and even wrong techniques, training people to be ineffective, against real attackers. Predators …
By Director Al Collins Terrorist attacks in public places are increasing every year. Attacks have taken place in restaurants; malls; concert, movie, nightclub and sports venues; schools; churches; in hotels; subways; airports; on the beach and the street. Home and workplace events, we’ll discuss separately another time. There really isn’t a place that would be …
By Director Al Collins According to Statistics Canada, there has been an average of 289,500 home invasions annually over the last 5 years. 1 out of every 5 homes will experience a home break-in or home invasion. Statistically, there are over 8,000 home invasions every day in North America. According to the US Department of Justice, 38% …
By Director Al Collins Adult Abduction: I just watched another beheading on the internet of a tourist who was kidnapped and held for ransom, that his government refused to pay. His wife was killed during his abduction. A couple of women in Ohio were freed in 2013. They had been repeatedly raped while being held captive for …
By Director Al Collins Black Operations is defined as a covert operation by a government agency or military organization, that can include activities by private companies or groups. Names such as CIA, Delta Force, SEAL Team 6, SAS, Mossad and Spetsnaz are typical Black Operations groups, whose daring exploits we’ve all heard of. Members of these groups …
By Director Al Collins Self defense is a broad topic that is usually misinterpreted by civilians, law enforcement and many military personnel. The “self defense industry” is a thriving business that, quite frankly, takes advantage of people, as what students are being taught is deficient. When I say deficient, I mean, they will statistically fail …
By Director Al Collins Does Krav Maga work in the real world? “Krav Maga is considered a self-defense system developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from aikido, judo, boxing and wrestling, along with realistic fight training”. Wikipedia What is just described is a martial art, self-defense fighting system. But is any martial …