A Few Thoughts on the 2024 Combatives Association Summit
There is no other training event like it in the consistent quality of instruction, coaches who root their material in fundamental principles, and the high level of professionalism by trainees. The Summit is quite simply filled with good, passionate people who are serious about refining their craft – whether as a presenter or participant.
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Grip Strength Secrets – Tactical Business Show guest appearance
I was fortunate to be a guest on the Tactical Business Podcast recently where I was given the opportunity to discuss training, coaching, and the effect of strength on performance, self defense, and how best to approach training. Check out the audio and info for the episode here: https://www.tacticalpay.com/lift-fight-win/ You can also watch the interview…
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Cathy’s message to women on getting started with BJJ
Cathy, my wife, owns and operates Iowa Park Jiu Jitsu Club with me. She’s an extremely capable purple belt and serves as a phenomenal BJJ mentor for the women who are part of our school. Over the course of almost two decades being involved with self defense or fight training with me and our kids,…
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How to do Starting Strength – A primer on the process of getting strong
How to do Starting Strength
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Shooting Training Log – 5/8/2022
Baer Solutions Cold Start: https://baersolutionsllc.com/freetargets 12 second par time – blew this because I loaded and prepped the wrong magazines. Set up g43 mags instead of g17 mags 5 rounds to a 6 inch rectangle, transition to the second 6 inch rectangle – 5 rounds. Reload off slide lock and engage the 3 inch circle…
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A Better Way to Think About Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Belts
At our little club in Iowa Park, TX, we’ve been talking a lot about standards and think it’s important for everyone to have a good idea about where they stand as far as skill goes and what you should be working on at each belt level. BJJ is hard and it can feel like you’re…
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Lift. Fight. Win. 