These Knives are Brutal…

This video, featuring expert instructor Craig Douglas, demonstrates the tactical application of a reverse-edge knife, specifically the ShivWorks Clinch Pick style, in a grappling or combative scenario. It highlights how a blade can effectively supplement wrestling skills to overcome superior opponents and create openings in close-quarters combat. The demonstration emphasizes practical techniques for knife deployment and control during a struggle.

This video, featuring expert Craig Douglas of ShivWorks, critically examines the nuances of home defense beyond simply reacting with lethal force. It emphasizes understanding legal definitions like burglary versus home invasion and the importance of assessing an intruder's intent. Douglas, a retired LEO, highlights that not all forced entries necessitate deadly force, cautioning against dangerous assumptions in high-stress situations.

This guide details techniques for using a reverse edge blade in entangled fighting scenarios, as explained by combatives expert Craig Douglas. It covers drawing and cutting from a clinch, targeting vulnerable areas, and generating force even when pinned, emphasizing the integration of wrestling mechanics with blade work. The ShivWorks philosophy of adapting grappling for knife effectiveness is central to these advanced self-defense applications.

This guide, based on instruction from extreme close-quarters combatives expert Craig Douglas, emphasizes the importance of maintaining a high guard and hand position during unexpected assaults. Keeping hands up reduces reaction time for blocking and creates a defensive barrier, crucial for staying conscious and standing.

This guide details a close-range gun disarm technique taught by Craig Douglas of ShivWorks, as featured on Warrior Poet Society. Douglas, a veteran with extensive law enforcement and military experience, emphasizes using verbal de-escalation and precise body mechanics to neutralize a threat. The technique focuses on controlling the weapon's muzzle and leveraging body torque to disarm an attacker at extremely close range, particularly effective in confined spaces.

This guide outlines a realistic knife defense technique taught by Craig Douglas of ShivWorks. It emphasizes a single, effective jab followed by immediate evasion, contrasting with unrealistic, movie-style fight choreography. The focus is on practical application and survival in extreme close-quarters combat scenarios.

This video demonstrates an advanced self-defense technique for surviving an armed robbery. An expert instructor showcases how to de-escalate, comply to create a distraction, and execute a rapid concealed draw from an Appendix (AIWB) position to neutralize the threat. The demonstration highlights weapon retention and close-quarters combat proficiency.

This guide, presented by Jeff from Tenicor, outlines five common mistakes new concealed carriers make. It emphasizes choosing appropriate holsters and belts, selecting suitable clothing, finding a balance between firearm size and shootability, and carrying with a round in the chamber. The advice focuses on practical application and safety for everyday carry.

This guide details safe reholstering techniques for appendix carry, emphasizing visual control and body positioning to prevent self-injury. Expert Jeff from Tenicor, with over 25 years of daily carry experience, demonstrates the 'muzzle wedge' method, crucial for appendix inside-the-waistband (AIWB) holsters. The advice is geared towards intermediate carriers looking to refine their safety protocols.

This guide outlines the four universal firearms handling rules, emphasizing their critical importance as they are 'written in blood' due to past tragedies. The rules are: 1. All guns are always loaded. 2. Never point a gun at anything you're not willing to shoot or destroy. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. 4. Be sure of your target and what's behind and beyond it. The video, presented with authoritative instruction from a professional instructor, also touches on the 'Be Polite' rule and the distinction between universal safety rules and specific range protocols.