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Electronic Journal of Martial Arts and Sciences
EJMAS has very interesting and well researched articles.
AIKIDO/JAPANESE
How to select a bokken. The Seido website for traditional training equipment.
Aikido – O’Sensei‘s “Budo” is an invaluable reminder of what the art was.
It should be in your library – a good presentation is found here
Takemusu – a well designed website continuing Saito Sensei’s pedagogy
Las Vegas Aikikai has done a great job anthologizing some important YouTube videos
A great collection of important interviews – well produced!
Aikido Journal is a worthwhile read – a great source for the history of the art
COMTECH TRIBE
Master at Arms James A Keating
Alliance Martial Arts – Pete Kautz
Dynamic Tactical Systems – Robert Langford
Tactical Edge – Mark Davies – limb destruction
Integrated Martial Concepts – Michael Janich
Mark Hatmaker – great blog: Indigenous Ability
WING CHUN – KUNG FU
Great Summary Page for Wing Chun articles
Important lessons from MAAJAK
Frank DiMaria ACCS
William Cheung Pressure Point
FILIPINO (FMA)
Purchasing traditional Filipino weapons – Ron Kosakowski has a good selection – and his teacher “old man” Rossi – taught me as an impressionable kid my first real self-defense lesson
Use a karambit
Compendium of Drills
Silat Suffian Bela Diri
More drills to study
GM Angelo Baldissone
Improve your switch kick
And a baton – Bonowi in this case – used FMA style. Perhaps this would work in Germany, but in the USA these are definitely not “green zone” targets!
KNIFE RELATED
Knife grips examined – some interesting reminders
Ten principles of a knife fight – indeed!
Paul Vunak – a good starting point for knife work, then keep searching
Mexican knife fighting – good website to explore for additional articles of interest
A simple story about using a knife – it is easy to fetishize our equipment, this is a great reminder that you are the weapon, everything else is just a tool
And because knifes are also regulated – defend your right to self-defense and know your laws
John Styers – and Bowies
Bob Dozier knife maker
Why you need to know the knife even now
Best knife fights in movies
The Truth About Knife Fighting from Michael Janich.
The emotional components of knife fighting.
Anatomy for knife fighting
Instructor Guide to Knife Fighting – > part I < and > part II <
SWORD RELATED
Good resource for sword information
Dynamics of swords – physics and points of precussion
Collectible antique pieces from a reputable source – and a well written martial art blog
Napoleonic swords (i.e. sabers) with a discussion on curved vs straight blades
Hutton on Saber use – also see my Burton page
Alfred Hutton OldSwordPlay
The sword in India
Charles Selberg fencing
Wootz steel (with an imbedded reference to Vincent motorcycles!
Grip strength (yes you need this to be a swordsman)
Albion swords and Darksword Armory
Dynasty Forge katana
JEET KUN DO (JKD)
AMERICAN KENPO
EUROPEAN MARTIAL ARTS
Journal of Western Martial Arts
MODERN SELF DEFENSE
Mick Coup – GLF, time deficits, important considerations
FIREARMS
Rob Pincus was at a Mag20 seminar I attended a few years back – his personal self defense advice is solid
Handguns as a self-defense tool require good training and a solid understanding of the law(s) to carry them responsibly
Best apocalypse gun – interesting conclusion
How much ammo to stockpile – probably less than you think
Best handgun caliber – anything .380 or bigger
How to shoot more accurately – and this also >don’t focus on the front sight<
GEAR TO OWN
Bujinkai weapons
TRAINING GEAR
SURVIVAL
Northwest School of Survival – do I get royalties?
Mathematical justification for your paranoia and what every warrior should own
Good resource page – what to stockpile
MISCELLANEOUS
An indexing for first mentions of technology – amazing how prescient some authors were! Science meets science fiction.
Homo Deus by Yuval Hoah Harai
Maximize misery – relative deprivation helps?
Extend your life with a pill
Milton on Hayek – but read Hayek!
Ray Kurzweil – keep searching his stuff
Buckmister Fuller – and Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth
The Warrior Way – excerpts from Carlos Castaneda
So you can know how far to run to avoid the blast zone
Killer Apps in history – Niall Ferguson – what is old is new again
Great debate frightening that it remains poignant: Orwell v. Huxley – dystopian debate
Self Awareness – Mark Manson Style!
Don’t fire until you see the white of their eyes –
Remember this document: the Constitution
Einstein and Bergson – an introduction
Joe Frank – his work is seminal to late night radio monologues
Art Bell – of course! Paranormal activity and conspiracy theories.
The Twilight Zone – sadly relevant again
Kung Fu – David Carradine won the lead role over Bruce Lee
Charles Murray
Our World In Data and watch statistics as used by Hans Rosling
Protective Arts 