Sunday With Blackthorn - Have I Ever Mentioned How Much I Liked The Show "Mr. Inbetween"?

 Let's just say, a lot!

The show ran for 3 seasons from Oct 2018 to July 2021, and I never missed an episode. 

 

 

Blackthorn Blog for 8-4-26 Part 2 (Just A Little Humor)

 

You're At A Gas Station Filling Up When Things Start To Go South

 

So, You're Over 40 And You Think You Can Still.......

Guys, nobody is getting younger. A simple fact of life. You will slow down, your knees won't move quite the way they used to. If you're not doing some sort of resistance training you will slowly lose your muscle mass to sarcopenia (look it up). 

Time to get real about how well you can defend yourself against  a younger, faster, assailant.

 

Sunday With Blackthorn Part 2 8-2-26

 This video is being put up for Comic Relief only Gentlemen. It is an excellent video on how NOT to use the Fairbairn WW2 Smatchet! Please do not watch it while attempting to drink anything. I will not be responsible for any fluid damage to your Keyboards!

 

And.......Another Milestone For The Blog

I can't quite believe this but, as of sometime today, the Blog has hit the 700,000 pageview mark. Again, all I can say is thank you to you guys. I appreciate the support.

Dec 4th 2025      The Blog Hits 400,000 Pageviews

May 3rd 2026     The Blog Hits 500,000 Pageviews

June 20th 2026    The Blog Hits 600,000 Pageviews

Aug 2th 2026    The Blog Hits 700,000 Pageviews

 

Sunday With Blackthorn - Ever Wonder Why Saps And Blackjacks Are Illegal Pretty Much Everywhere In The USA?

 Just a Note here: While Saps and Blackjacks are legal to OWN in a handful of states, carrying them in public is not. 

Having said that:

 

Cybercrime - What Would You Say If You Were Told That the Anti-Theft Security System In Your Car Actually Makes It More Vulnerable to Theft?

 As the last paragraph in the article linked below states "Cars are essentially computers now, for better or worse".

Consumer reports indicate that close to 2 million cars are in danger of being stolen because of a fault in the cars security program that allows a thief to access your vehicle with a bluetooth hack. 

Oh my, the wonder of Technology....... 

 2 Million Cars At Risk Of Bluetooth 

Hack That Unlocks Car Doors

 A security vulnerability affecting at least 2 million vehicles on the road today is so serious that some cybersecurity experts are calling it one of the worst car-hacking threats in years. It involves a third party, aftermarket device called the KARR Security System. When exploited, the threat potentially gives attackers a way to wirelessly unlock a vehicles doors or prevent it from starting.

 To read the rest of the Article go to:

https://www.popsci.com/technology/car-bluetooth-cybersecurity-hack/

Little Known Techniques of Self Defense

 Don't be misled by the title of this Youtube video. Most of the techniques in this video are not "illegal", however they are frowned upon in certain jurisdictions, and are misunderstood by juries and/or judges. Most of these techniques have been around since well before WW2, and some go back even further than that. 

Now while the techniques are valid, the AI used in the making of this video is  execrable to say the least. The voice-over is fine and does a good job of describing the techniques. However a great deal of the visual portions are just worthless. 

All that aside, as I said in the beginning,  the techniques themselves are real and I was shown quite a few of them by my former instructor Carl Cestari. Oh, and  some of them are not lethal, but can cause serious damage. As with other videos I've shown before if you unfortunately find yourself in a serious situation, you had better be able to articulate why you felt it necessary to use one of these techniques, and have a good lawyer.

 

 

This Is What Old School Jiu Jitsu Used To Look Like

 Until it turned into Strip  Mall Dojos designed for teaching Life Lessons to 'Little Jimmy'. 

For those of you guys here who've known Ralph G. over the years, you're really going to enjoy this!