I have martial arts training, why do I need this?

By Kyle McCabe|2021-05-29T00:37:01-06:00May 29th, 2021|IDS APEX Training, Self-Defense|

Most martial arts training includes a stick or knife as defensive tools, if they are not solely empty-hands focused. What we do is bridge the [...]

Many people with no training manage to succeed in defensive encounters. Why do I need this training?

Relying on the other guy to make more mistakes than you, or hoping you get lucky, is probably not the best strategy. Yes, some people [...]

By Kyle McCabe|2021-05-29T00:14:58-06:00May 29th, 2021|Self-Defense|

You don't, unless you want to be prepared for violence. Read the news today. The world is not becoming safer. Hope is a terrible strategy, [...]

By Kyle McCabe|2021-05-29T00:10:15-06:00May 29th, 2021|Self-Defense|

For us here at The Forge, self defense - or personal defense (which nominally includes other people), is whatever you do or don't do in [...]

By Kyle McCabe|2021-05-29T00:07:52-06:00May 29th, 2021|Self-Defense|

It takes an hour, and it takes a lifetime. For our purposes here at The Forge, we do have material broken into chunks that can [...]