Browsing Tag Filipino Martial Arts
AMOK!
By Vince at March 22, 2015 | 5:59 pm | 1 Comments
Many years ago a friend of mine on the forums named Gaucho told me about his instructor, a man named Tom Sotis of the AMOK! Brotherhood. I knew that Gaucho was a skilled man with a blade, I also knew he is a practicing MD in the Boston area, and that if he had only […]
Read more...Omnivore Blade-Works Tomahawk Test
By Vince at June 16, 2013 | 4:26 pm | 0 Comment
I became part of a pass around of an Omnivore Blade-Works tomahawk on a forum I’ve been a part of since inception (Usualsuspect.net). Two packages of hawks went out in June of 2011 and I after a true odyssey the hawk finally made it to me in May of 2013! I am the eleventh person […]
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Thoughts on Training Tools & Diet.
By Vince at July 23, 2012 | 1:42 pm | 0 Comment
Everybody loves to get workout equipment. Even me! Or maybe, especially me. Face it, places like Sports Authority would go out of business if it weren’t for folks like us! Sad to say not all of these tools actually work and are really just a gimmick. Yet certain “tools” do work and have always worked. […]
Read more...Improvised Weapons with Guro Tony Torre
By Vince at May 4, 2012 | 12:35 pm | 0 Comment
Guro Tony Torre gives us some insight to Improvised weapons!
Read more...Something different…
By Vince at April 16, 2012 | 11:29 am | 0 Comment
Today I’m going to do something different. I’m going to write about another gun trainer. Maybe I should just call him a trainer as he does more than gun work. His name is Gabe Suarez. I have never, personally met Mr. Suarez, I talked to him once on the phone years ago. I’ve not taken […]
Read more...Are you armed?
By Vince at March 26, 2012 | 3:26 pm | 0 Comment
I’ve been asked this I can’t tell you how many times. I’m always at a loss as to how to reply. I realize they mean, “Do you have a weapon/pistol/gun/knife on you?” but what they don’t seem to realize is that those things are just tools. I don’t mean to sound cliché, but I am […]
Read more...Self Defense And Disarmament LAPD circ 1940’s
By Vince at January 10, 2012 | 4:07 pm | 0 Comment
While this video may look dated, the information and techniques are sound and valid today. Yes, some have even been improved upon, but the basics are still here. Police officers have changed quite a bit since then both in technique and in dress. Long gone are the full flap holsters and regular, non-breakaway dress ties! […]
Read more...Zombie Hunter by Daniel Frazee
By Vince at December 9, 2011 | 8:41 pm | 0 Comment
This is the Zombie Hunter, by Daniel Frazee of Crazy Frazee Forge. A mix of modern and longstanding design, a blade that can thrust as well as cut! A 15 inch tanto point blade with a 20 inch overall length. Steel is 52100, differentially heat treated. It weighs in at 1 pound 8.6 […]
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Filipino Dirty Boxing
By Vince at November 12, 2011 | 10:46 pm | 0 Comment
This is the latest video from my friend and training partner Guro Tony Torre. If you would like your own copy of this, you can get t hem at Paladin Press or email me directly.
Read more...Kerambit with Guro Dobles
By Vince at November 2, 2011 | 4:54 pm | 0 Comment
I thought you’d like to see some kerambit in action!
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