ARTICLES

You learn how to defend yourself. You learn how to fight. This article explains in detail when you can, when you can't, and what you'll need to know before and after you've been forced to "come out swinging."

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When it comes down to you or him and you need to act in the "gravest extreme" to protect yourself or your loved ones, you need to win. When the smoke has cleared, you need to be ready to fight again, this time in court. This article gives you the dope you need to face the fight, after the fight.

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You hear a noise downstairs, and then voices--unfriendly voices. The decisions you will now make will change your life forever. You'd better make the right ones. I'll make ten decisions for you, so you won't need to do so when the Barbarians are storming your gate.

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The human body is a perfect machine. In order to get it to the highest state of perfection, perfect body mechanics, perfect coordination, and perfect execution, you need to know the simple secrets to ultimate performance that I discuss in this article: The Human Machine.

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How to meet the enemy on his own terms and beat him at his own game. Are you a sociopath? Read this article before you give me your answer.

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How strong are you? How fast are you? You'll never really know until you take the steps to unleash your "inner superman" and truly step into the realm of ultimate strength and power. You can do it, and this discussion gives you the tools and inspiration to let the superman within you out into the daylight.

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We have a mantra in the Emerson Combat System, and it is this: strike fast, strike first.
All legal implications aside, if I know I'm going to have to fight, then I'm not going to let
the bad guy throw the first blow. Learn how to undo the dogma of "defensive" self-
defense and learn how to fight to win.

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The mentality of a warrior is the most valuable survival tool that you possess. Ask any combat veteran and they will tell you that it wasn't their size or strength that got them through hell. It was their will. It was their ferocious resolve. In this article I discuss the power that the warrior's mindset can bring to the fight and how you can add it to your arsenal.

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How can you truly prepare for combat if you do not know who the enemy is? This article gives you a detailed explanation of the mindset, tactics, and intent of the violent attacker so that you can prepare your best for the worst.

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A fight is a fight. It doesn't matter if you're armed or not, but if you are, you better be prepared to use any weapon, all your weapons, to overwhelm and subdue the bad guy. The highest art is in weapons transition skills. This article puts into words the skills and techniques needed to master that "high art."

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