by iZjn01kH85 | Jun 2, 2020 | Bug-Out, Combatives, EDC, Martial Arts, Safety, SHTF, Survival, weapon, What If?
Illustrations by Jordan Lance The university is predictably quiet tonight, being a Friday night. One by one, students pack up as the time draws nearer for the library to close. Staff make the rounds at 10 to midnight, letting the remaining students know they’d...
by iZjn01kH85 | May 6, 2020 | Blades, Combatives, Knives, Preparation, Survival, Tools, weapon
If there was ever a quintessential American knife design, it would have to be the Bowie knife. Its murky origins have a mysterious shroud, but once word of this knife got out, people had to have one. When westward expansion began and folks had to survive in the harsh...
by iZjn01kH85 | Apr 7, 2020 | Blades, EDC, Gear, Knives, Off the Grid, SHTF, Survival, Tools, weapon
Nonmetallic knives aren’t a new phenomenon. Man’s earliest weapons consisted of pointed staves and sharpened stone, which were quite effective for hunting, skinning, carving, and fighting. Today, nonmetallic weapons have benefitted greatly from durable and...
by iZjn01kH85 | Apr 3, 2020 | EDC, Off the Grid, Safety, SHTF, Survival, Tools, weapon
Abduction scenarios can originate in a myriad of ways. It’s not always about guys in ski masks jumping out of a panel van and putting you in zip-ties. Many of the students who’ve been through the training that I’ve provided over the years dealing...
by iZjn01kH85 | Mar 17, 2020 | Blades, Combatives, Knives, Martial Arts, Preparation, Survival, Tools, weapon
Photos by Niccole Elizabeth Knife fighting, or edged weapons defense, has always been a weak spot for me. Coming from a background where firearms were the default mode of combat, sharp and pointy implements always seemed to be relegated to shop duty. Cutting open MREs...
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