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hellbow Turn Your Elbows into Hellbows!
Posted: March 20, 2013 Category: Articles

The elbow has been described as one of the most barbaric tools for self-defense and fighting on the human body. Guro Mike Blackgrave of SEAMOK Tactical dubbed the elbows “hellbows” and this is a term that we at Intercept Combatives…

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20130131-231919.jpg Tactical Appropriateness
Posted: January 31, 2013 Category: Articles

Training should be conducted in such a way that trainees are driven to become problem-solvers.
This means that training must imbue the trainee with thinking processes that allow them to make appropriate tactical choices from moment to moment, taking into…

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20130119-134643.jpg Street Locking
Posted: January 19, 2013 Category: Articles

The most fundamental idea behind “locking” tactics in the martial arts is bending a joint in a way it was not designed to bend or otherwise beyond its natural range of motion. By doing this, you can effect a certain…

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Striking from the Underhook
Posted: December 7, 2012 Category: Videos

Various close-quarter striking options from an underhook position…

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Flanking Your Opponent
Posted: May 21, 2012 Category: Videos

Simple drill showcasing all Intercept Combatives’ AZTEC Tactical Performance Principles…

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