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Originally Posted by Paco I am new to the area of "combatives." Have practiced or taken "tactical" seminars, but I don't consider myself a "combatives" practitioner. I pose the question: we see a couple of names out there all the time- Hockheim, Wagner, Keating- who is really worth the time and money to train under? Has anybody taken some of their courses? Are there other people we should look at?Any suggestions appreciated. |
I can't say I've had much in the way of formal training but I have been around the block a few times and in my opinion there are a number of decent resources on the modern cqc type RBSD instructors. The thing you need to look for is not so much technique but mindset.
What we have come to know about the response to serious threats (adrenal response ) is as important to understand as the technical skills to dispatch the threat or tactical skills to avoid it.
What you'll come to see is that there are still a small number of instructors in the RBSD industry, that number is growing but most of these folks know each other or OF each other by reputation (good or bad).
Some are noteworthy others notorious so I hesitate to mention names but I personally tend to stay away from the hype and politics.
I have read a couple of books by Peyton Quinn. He has a website.
I have exchanged e-words with Bill Kipp... he's a good guy.
No one will deney that folks like Mark (the animal) Mac Young have made great contributions to the field
Don Rearic has a good website...
From these you can find others and if not there is always Google...
Not to forget the folks right here.
Thanks to Tim Mousel you can enjoy a free membership to this forum and find answers to the questions you have about self defense and the martial arts.
Look them up, it will be worth the effort.