Secrets of the Martial Arts

are you ready 24/7?

do you look around? are you aware?

Are you armed 24/7?

by your bed I want to see a .45
as you grab another beer and bullshit with a trusted friend I want a pistol on you

besides the pistol I want to see a knife or three.

why?

pistols and knives are for when you ARE NOT EXPECTING TROUBLE. when you expect trouble, if you are a student of mine, I want to see body armor, a rifle, a pistol and a backup pistol and knives for both hands and as many of your buddies as will throw down with you as well as some sly cheating and tricks to mess up your enemy.

if you are in the shower, you better have something better than a shampoo bottle and empty hands to protect you.

If you are going swimming in the ocean, you better have at least a good knife clipped to your swimming trunks. If you get on an airplane, you better have something on you that COULD be used as a weapon.

So you either believe in being armed or you don't. If you are going to do it, do it right. It never fails that you are only attacked when unprepared. My students version of unprepared should be either knife, pistol or expedient weapon ready for use. If not, then I am not getting through to you.

I am not the greatest fighter in the world but you empty handed folks in mentality or actuality need to take note.... once I put a bullet in you or cut your "empty hands" or bust my impact weapon into your foot or head, you are going to be at a disadvantage and I am not so slob in the ring who you are going to beat by the rules.

You don't think I am your match? How about a fight where you play by rules the first minute and I don't play by the rules from the very beginning? Do you think the end result will feed your ego? Be honest, are you such a tough guy when someone else ends up having a weapon?

My student, Expect weapons, carry weapons and take a crap on the toilet with weapons.

My knife is only a little rusty after my body surfing in the gulf. I would not change a thing.

There are plenty of people out there that can take me in a fair fight. I can name some names if it helps you.

If it is about feeding your ego or winning a contest, then winning at a fair fight is important. It shows that your style or training or mentality or physical ability is great than theirs.

I am not concerned with those things. I will cheat and use any advantage I have. I am neither expecting a fair fight nor looking for one. I won't fight fair anyway. If I am fighting it is for survival and in survival you want every advantage possible.

I need to find it but there is a famous incident of a MMA guy who was stabbed in a fight outside of a night club. Took him awhile to even figure out he was stabbed. j



My students train for the worst case scenario, armed, multiple opponents. If you are not fighting for your life, how can you justify fighting anyway?