Old Man Strength

My son always tells me I have Old Man Strength so I thought I would address what my son calls this old man strength. More than anything it is experience over...

Street and Surrounding 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...

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....

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...

American Extension Fighting

More than 20 years ago I developed American Extension Fighting. Please click here to see one of the fighters I have trained. Read More

The JUDAN 10th Degree Black Belt

This is one of my finest achievements as a martial artist. 44    years of training with some of the greatest martial artists of   all  times. Lots of bleeding and...

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...

Green Beret

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...

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...