Category: Media Review (Book, DVD, etc.)
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Book Review: Drive to Survive!
During my yearly training audit, I reminded myself that I needed to get some more education on defensive driving and vehicle tactics. As a result, I purchased several book related to this topic on Amazon. This is a brief review of Drive To Survive! I started reading this book as soon as I got home…
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Book Review: A Guide To The Good Life (Practical Stoic Philosophy)
This is a book review of A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. Let me start by saying that I am a blank slate when it comes to philosophy. When I was a younger man in my twenties studying engineering, philosophy always seemed like a strange thing to pursue as a hobby…
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Review: Defensive Applications of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu DVD
Today I received a package from Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives. Cecil sent me both of his PDN produced DVDs. I’ll briefly talk about Cecil’s training pedigree, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) as a superior combative system on the ground, then about the material contained in the DVD. Cecil has been training in BJJ since 1994 under…
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Mental Workout: App Assisted Awareness Exercises
One of the most challenging things I’ve faced in the last year is a slow degradation in physical capacity due to chemotherapy and resulting side effects. It has taken me away from the gym, the grappling mats, and recently, it has slowed my ability to hit the range and compete. For the record, I’m on…