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Official Statement: Detention of Our Editor Sergej Engelmann

On October 14, 2024, our editor, Sergej Engelmann, was detained at the Ukrainian border while en route to visit his family in Cologne. Sergej is currently being held in a pre-trial detention center. We have…

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Who Ordered the Smear Campaign Against Oleg Maltsev?

It all started when I found an article in the Jewish Review titled “The Maltsev Case: Arrest and Harassment of a Jewish Scientist in Ukraine.” The article detailed the arrest of Oleg Maltsev, an internationally…

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Strategies for Surviving an Active Shooter

Mass shootings happen every year in the United States, actually they are increasing in frequency. School shootings, church shootings, events and businesses can all become targets. Mass shooters like crowds and victims. I would encourage…

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The Aftermath of Defending Yourself and Others

This is a topic I wanted to introduce to you, the reader and that is what happens after you have defended yourself in an altercation. Understanding that this publication has such a wide variety of…

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The Warrior and the Scholar. The Psychological link of Discipline between Cus D’Amato and Bruce Lee

When it comes to combat and combat sports, one should take in and understand everything that goes into such a discipline. The physical training one has to endure is one component and it is hard…

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Balisong knife culture. PTK. Morgan Garrett

Tell please about yourself.  My name is Morgan Garrett and I am a sushi chef living in Portland Oregon USA. I teach Pekiti Tirsia Kali and am the owner and founder of the Citadel Combat…

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BE A HARD TARGET. Jim Wagner

How do you achieve realism, as close as possible, in a gym, training hall, or dojo?    Over 20 years ago, I was the first martial arts instructor to categorize the martial arts into three…

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Guru Ferd Terado. Pekiti – Trisia Kali Peninsula

Ferd Terado is a Certified Professional Instructor [Guro] and has been training in the Pekiti-Tirsia Kali [PTK-SMF] combat system for 12 years and is a direct student of Tuhon Tim Waid. He originally established the Pekiti-Tirsia…

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Martial arts are not for everyone

Peter Freedman – The Martial Arts Coach – Martial Arts & Self Defense Sensei. Could you tell us about yourself and what did you studied today? I started off in western style boxing very early from…

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Ron Kosakowski about Kuntao and traditional Filipino weapons

Kuntao is a Hokkien term for the martial arts of the Chinese community of Southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Archipelago. Ron Kosakowski – Kuntao Martial art instructor, Filipino weapons dealer. Guro of the system Ron…

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Jon Rister. Life. Kali. Jeet Kune Do

Jon Rister – head instructor in the Rister international martial arts instructor association Kali Eskrima FMA, Wing Chun Silat pentjak, Jeet Kune Do, Close combat tactical solutions.  1. Dear Sifu Rister, describe please yourself. Where were you born? I…

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Krav Maga. About the slogan: Don’t be a victim

Krav Maga. About slogan: Don’t be a victim. Answer from Major Avi Nardia, instructor, martial artist, master of Krav Maga and KAPAP system. During his 24 years as a reserve officer, Avi Nardia (Major, IDF…