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Old Man Strength
My son Richard always tells me I have Old Man Strength — what is that exactly? More than anything, it is experience over many years, many street fights , lots of...
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Awareness and Self Defense
With all of the “knock out games” being played out on the nightly news, I have been asked to write about street and surrounding awareness and self-defense. Every day I travel...
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One Small Step at a time. PTSD Doesn’t Define You.
When you are stuck in one place you will never move forward. A small step, even 1 inch is still a step forward. Any motion is moving. PTSD doesn’t define you....
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Rapid Response
Sometimes I am inspired to write about things that happen in my life and how they relate to my past events, training and circumstances getting me to this point of where...
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Some AEF History
More than 20 years ago I developed American Extension Fighting. Please click here to see one of the fighters I have trained.
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The 10th Degree Black Belt (Jūdan)
This is one of my finest achievements as a martial artist. After 44 years of training with some of the greatest martial artists of all time — and with lots of...
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Visit to the White House
I had a an opportunity to visit the White House in George Bush’s last month prior to him turning over the keys. One of his key staff members is the brother...
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Commendation Medal Awarded From General Schwarzkopf
When I was in Desert Storm I received a Combat Infantry Badge and a Bronze Star with a V device. Working under the purview of the SOCCENT Staff and Officers and...
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HALO or Military Free Fall
The HALO, or Military Free-fall course was a blast. Some of the finest soldiers, friends and adrenaline junkies I have ever met are HALO Jumpers. We attended the course before the...