Violence Is Never The Answer
Violence is Never the Answer "Violence is never the answer." How many times have you heard or seen this? Well it happens to [...]
September 2021
Saturday Workshop AAR: 09/11 – Vehicle Defense
AFTER ACTION REFLECTIONS... This was our first workshop for "self-defense in & around vehicles," and it went really well. Those who attended worked hard [...]
We’re Done With Big Social
UPDATE: 09/22 - For the 3 people who read this or anyone else who comes along...my opinion below hasn't changed. We've just decided to [...]
July 2021
Waiting for Perfect Conditions
Dear Hills People, It is said in different ways, the old excuse for not doing something you know you should. "I don't have time," [...]
March 2021
Goals Determine Strategy
To The Hills, The problem with martial arts in general is that no single style is "complete," and never will be. There are many [...]
February 2021
Skill Building: What it Really Takes
Dear People of the Black Hills, I'm no expert, and smarter people than I have written on the subject. But I have some small [...]
January 2021
On A Mission
A Message to The Hills, I wasn't sure what this article was going to look like when I started. I've always detested org "mission statements," [...]
Resolve: The Harder Path
Dear Blackest of Hills, It's that time again! When we, the marshmallow people, get a little uppity and think we can break out of the [...]
December 2020
Failure’s Bad Rap
Failure gets a bad rap. We tend to look down on an incident of failure as negative, maybe feeling bad for the person(s) involved [...]
