Enough friends know that I’m a life-long survivalist kinda guy, so I’ve been getting a LOT of questions of late regarding how to minimize your exposure to the virus, and how to best prepare for a long quarantine . So here’s my “prepper” post for friends:
FIRST: While I am an Emergency First Response Instructor, I’m not a doctor, and none of this should be taken as medical advice. Refer to
There are over 11 Million miles of paved road in the world. That’s enough road to drive to the moon and back 23 times over… But it’s JUST NOT ENOUGH.
There’s a primal urge for us to break free from the constraints of society and venture free into the wild… Some of us will do it hiking, some will ride a horse… and some will saddle up their trusty SUV and take it into flavor country…
But before you jump in your grocery-go-getter turned weekend-warrior-mobile, there are a few things you need to know to keep from ending up stuck, stranded, or simply becoming past-tense… Continue Reading...
It’s the fight-ender…
The deal-breaker…
It’s the knock-out shot.
There’s a reason every UFC, Muay Thai, Boxing or other sport-fight is stopped immediately upon a knock-out shot… Because once you’re knocked out, you’re as good as dead.
If, by some unfortunate circumstance, you end up in a fight, there’s a real danger of getting knocked out… And once you’re… Continue Reading... | 14 Comments
I… (gasp)…
Can’t… (gasp)…
Breathe!!! (wheeze)
You probably know the feeling… whether it was a soccer ball to the gut, a bicycle handle bar across the stomach, an older brother or school-ground bully slugging you in the gut… Most people have had the wind knocked out of them at one point in their lives.
And it SUCKS.
Short of getting… Continue Reading... | 2 Comments
The knife is your ultimate defensive tool…
It’s small, silent, cheap to purchase and (most places) legal to carry. It never runs out of ammunition, cuts through clothes and body armor, and slices everything in its path in a way that bullets only dream of.
For these exact reasons, it’s also the weapon to be most concerned
The Author, Den Bradshaw in the jungles of Costa Rica
That’s a great question. In today’s cushy modern world, it seems like concerns of survival are a thing of the past… or are they?
46 people are murdered every day in the U.S… Over half a million… Continue Reading...
When I studied with Bobby Ore, (stunt driver extraordinaire and instructor to stunt drivers), the first thing he focused on was not how to slam the car into a power slide… Nor did he jump into using the e-brake to lock up the tires and get a skid going that you could then use to flip a 180 degree… Continue Reading... | 2 Comments
Where are you most vulnerable? Where are you strongest? How do you defend against edged weapons, and how does that change with impact weapons? Let’s find out!
Any mechanic will tell you the best tools in the world are useless if you don’t understand how to apply them to the vehicle you’re working on. The same holds true when it comes to techniques and skills for fighting and self-defense… Continue Reading... | 5 Comments
Originally I was just going to tell you how to survive a dog attack…
Just as tuna is the chicken of the sea, dogs are the sharks of the land.
Our fuzzy companions can weigh over 200lbs and are packed with a mouth full of teeth and jaws strong enough to crush bone… They’re cute and cuddly, but… Continue Reading... | 4 Comments
When I dive, I am always in awe of the vast ammount of life that is hidden beneath the desert-like surface of the ocean… I feel very alive.
But I am also aware that it is very easy to be not alive if you don’t pay attention to some very imortant rules. You see, it is very easy to die diving, as my girlfriend and I found out… Continue Reading... | 3 Comments
