Turn Your Elbows into Hellbows!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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Tactical AppropriatenessTraining 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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Street LockingThe 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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Various close-quarter striking options from an underhook position…
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Simple drill showcasing all Intercept Combatives’ AZTEC Tactical Performance Principles…
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