Friday, July 24, 2026

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.

 


 

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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!


 

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Sunday With Blackthorn - 7-19-26

 You guys know by now that I quite often put up videos and/or articles that apply to the older guys here on the blog. Sometimes is self-defense, sometimes it's exercise, etc. Today's video is from a guy who's a Prepper. Now the video is 15 minutes long and obviously you can watch the whole thing if you want, but otherwise I suggest you watch the first 3 minutes, and the last 4 minutes. It concerns your fitness and your mobility respectivelyI hope you get something from it.




Sunday, July 5, 2026

Sunday With Blackthorn 7-5-26

In the video below, Massad Ayoob explains why you should never underestimate the lethality of a knife.