As a police officer and much more as a bouncer I have studied how fast the average person becomes flustered when someone raises their voice at them. Over the years I have also done my best to control my own reaction during these situations. In an attempt to explain things I sort confrontations...
Been away for minute. Modern Combative Systems is not really a thing anymore. Figured out that it is hard to make money doing realistic training where people get bumped around. Started MCS Dog Training about 4.5 years ago and have trained over 3000 dogs, specializing in aggression. 85% of...
As promised I am going to start sort of an MCS Correspondence Course. This will be by way of blog posts and videos. Before we begin you need to know that I am ADD, and not just one of the people who says they are. I am diagnosed. Therefore it is likely that these posts will sometimes be...
Over the years, as a police officer and bouncer, I have suffered the unpleasant reactions of many when I told them "NO". They have ranged from awkward smiles and compliance, to people going to jail and parking lot fights. Let's take a look at why that small two letter word enrages people...
Ronald Poppo, the victim of the "Miami Cannibal"
Boys will be boys and when they roughhouse, with some exceptions, while wrestling around there are unspoken rules. You don't punch me in the balls, or try to choke me, and I won't punch you in the balls, or choke you. An attempt at doing...
I don't think I have ever seen a video that does a better job of showing how your body's natural compass can be a liability in a real altercation. Nor have I seen one that does such a good job of showing exactly the opposite of how we train.
Humans being verbal and social creatures most often...
Modern Combative Systems
Classic Tools for Modern Missions
23-24 APR 2016
Terre Haute IN
Hosted by Adaptive Training & Consulting
This two day course will cover the Selection, Carry, Deployment, and Use of-
Stick
Cane
Pen
Fixed blades
Daggers
Knuckles
Tomahawks
Saps
Black Jacks
Flexible...
Ronald Poppo, the victim of the "Miami Cannibal"
Boys will be boys and when they roughhouse, with some exceptions, while wrestling around there are unspoken rules. You don't punch me in the balls, or try to choke me, and I won't punch you in the balls, or choke you. An attempt at doing...
I wrote this a few weeks ago. Today I did 5.5 miles with a 35 lb pack in 90 minutes. 3/30/60 is a minimum requirement.
More and more I realize I am not a good as I once was. The injuries have been many, line of duty, training, martial arts, motorcycle wrecks. I feel pretty good most of the...
Both the FBI and NYPD did large scale studies and found that officer’s qualification scores had no correlation to their performance during shootings. Yet tons of money, ammo, and magazine space is spent of the same old two handed square range bull****. There is still a huge separation between...
This will be a higher level of violence compared to normal classes because I will have additional instructors on hand for supervison and we will have much more time that usual. There will be guest instructors for dirty boxing and ground survival tactics. Friday we will do the updated...
My two favorite myths to dispel during classes are that you will have the physical ability to see your sights much less use them within 5-7 yards. The other is the 21 foot "rule", misunderstood because people see it as a gun problem and not a fighting problem. We show you how to survive within 5...
Albert Einstein said- If you cannot explain it simply, then you don't understand it completely. The truth is this applies to everything, especially fighting and self defense. The problem is that there is no money keeping it simple.
In classes I always tell people that if you are...
In the tactical world, there is a lot of time spent talking about the adrenaline dump that you experience during a real life or death situation. Lots of that is dedicated to listing the changes that will occur in your body.
A principle belief of MCS is that you are far more likely to get...
Several followers have told me that when they share information from MCS with their wives they often hear the complaint that most of it is good for men, but what about the women.
As a husband and father of two girls, personal protection for women is very important to me. We teach AAA...
This is what I call a precautionary or Boogie Man video. This one being the most famous when it comes to edged weapons. It features Dan Inosanto, a student of Bruce Lee and Filipino martial arts master attacking police officers with an edged weapon. First, watch the video all the way through...
The other night the wife and I stopped by the local bookstore and I figured I would get my blood pressure to spike by looking at all the gun/knife/tactikewl magazines. The above magazine was in the front of the pack.
The best way to cause inaction, no matter what the task, is to overwhelm...
During the Obama administration more and more people are not only purchasing firearms, but in places like Illinois, carrying them for the first time. Most of these shooters, like the vast majority of people who currently own and carry firearms, will not pursue initial or ongoing training...