Workout Wednesday -- The Turkish Get-Up

 The benefits of learning and performing (and some history about) the TGU. 

 

Tik Tok Gets The Boot In Canada... and ... Keep Your DNA Data To Yourself

 On the recommendation ofCanadian Security Services, The Canadian Government has ordered TikTok to remove it's Chinese offices from Canadian soil.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/11/tiktok-ordered-to-close-canada-offices-following-national-security-review

This one is for all you people who are obsessed with finding long lost relatives, and/or discovering if you're descended from somebody famous.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/11/dna-testing-company-vanishes-along-with-its-customers-genetic-data

Sunday With Blackthorn -- Today Ed Calderon Discusses Being the 'Gray Man' While Traveling

 Now to be honest, a lot of the material in this article seems  geared towards a person or persons engaged in some kind of undercover work of some sort. Especially if operating in a foreign country. Still, there are several recommendations that can be used for the average person when (far) away from home. 

So, to paraphrase the old saying, "take what's useful, and leave the rest behind". 

 

The Way of the Tijuana Donkey – Ed Calderon’s Gray Man Mindset

How to Educate Yourself on Local Customs to Enhance Your Safety in an Unfamiliar Environment

Written by Ed Calderon on November 2, 2019

“If necessary you should choose to disguise yourself as a shukke [monk], yamabushi [hermit], merchant or anything else that you feel is appropriate to the situation. Pilgrims have a good reason to move around shrines and temples. For this purpose, which is different from other cases, it may be better for you to move as a company of two or three people. In such cases, the technique of dakkō, to understand all the local customs and dialects, is used.” — Quote taken from the Shoninki, as written in 1681 by Master Ninja Natori Masazumi

I recently found myself standing on a corner in downtown Tijuana, waiting for the light to change so I could cross the street, when I saw a man walking a donkey painted as a zebra. He was on his way to work at one of the famous picture stands on Revolution Avenue. Anywhere else on the planet, a man walking down the street with a donkey covered in zebra stripes would certainly draw attention. But the famed “zonkeys” of Tijuana have been a familiar sight in the tourist districts of this city since the 1930s, when gambling was outlawed in Mexico and the industrious local track owners had to find a new way to procure American dollars from tourists.

 No one batted an eye at this spectacle, no one took a cell phone picture, no one looked and pointed. No one except an American standing next to me, that is. This zonkey was in its natural environment. It was part of the baseline normal and no matter how outlandish, the majority of the people around me didn’t even acknowledge it.

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Workout Wednesday -- What Do You Do If Your Pepper Spray Fails?

I'm a big proponent of OC Spray (Pepper Spray). However, I understand the fact that sometimes it's not going to work. Which is why you always need to have a plan B. Michel Mulder of UC Netherlands shows an option should it your OC Spay fails to stop or deter a criminal assailant.

 

 

Sunday With Blackthorn -- Today James Reeves Tests the Stoeger M3000 Semi-Auto Shotgun.

 It's been a while since We've seen James do a heavy duty shotgun test. In fact, it's way overdue.  So people,go get your favorite beverage sit back, and enjoy! Because when Mr. Reeves decides to do a 500 Round Burndown test, it's always worth watching!

Things Are NOT Going Well For Antifa This Year

 With convictions in California, Oregon, and Georgia, it's been a rough year for the 'Black Bloc'. 

Wednesday Workout (Personal Protection Related) -- Knowing When To Pre-Emptively Strike

 

Sunday With Blackthorn -- Today Randy Couture (Former UFC Champion) Demonstrates One Of His Regular Training Routines

 The video is from 2009. This routine is geared more towards Strength/Endurance as opposed to just Strength. It's a simple, straightforward routine, and Randy explains why he uses lower weights for this program.

 

 

How To Use Headbutting To Get Out Of Bad Grappling Situation

 My old instructor always advised to never deliberately go to the ground during an assault. But if you did wind up on the ground due to a fall or a takedown, to disengage and get up as quickly as you can. You never know if the guy attacking you has grappling skills himself, or whether he has a friend or two to back him up.

Now people from both sides of the "take him to the Ground"  or "stay off the Ground if you can" debate  will argue this to death. People from both sides will cherry-pick Youtube videos to prove their point. Especially regarding the part about the presence of 3rd parties getting involved.

Bottom line,  don't take the chance. 

Now while I personally have trained to acquire some grappling skills, I am not the biggest fan of grappling. The fact is that I'm not that young anymore, and I have a lot of accumulated chronic damage from  assorted accidents, and poor decisions. However, I will heartily recommend that everyone who reads this blog for reasons of personal protection should invest the time and resources in training at least a basic level of grappling proficiency.

Having said all that, the video below is a good example of some things you can do to hurt and thereby get up and get away from an assailant that may find yourself entangled with on the ground. 

 

 

Wheelgun Wednesday -- Today We Discuss Just How Long SnubNose Revolvers Have Actually Been Around

 Would you believe 1837?  You better, and the first one was actually a Colt. Read on people, and be astounded!

 

Small Guns With Big Holes: The Snub Nose Revolver Evolution

by Dennis Adler

 The very first snub nose revolver was a Colt. And you can erase the image of a Detective Special or even a 2-inch barreled Peacemaker from your mind. The first Colt snub nose was a Paterson. It was also the very first Colt revolver, built all the way back in 1837! A small pocket pistol chambered in .28 caliber, Sam Colt called it the No. 1, or Pocket Model revolver. It has since become more popularly known as the Baby Paterson.

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