Mid TN Focus Counter Violence

03/14/2023

Ah yes, the ol' CTE method of fighting. I can't believe fighters still fall for this s**t.

Let me spell it out: professionals don't train this way. The men and women who fight for a living DON'T TRAIN THIS WAY.

Getting purposely knocked out in training isn't hardcore; it doesn't mean you're tough. All it means is that you're easier to knock out in the future, because your brain doesn't heal all the way from the damage it takes.

You wanna learn how to fight in whatever capacity, find a coach who knows what they're doing and how to apply basic athletic training principles. Don’t believe the "hardcore" hype so-called coaches like this spread around.

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11/21/2022

"Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers told the New York Times Sunday evening the shooting ended when someone hit the suspect with a handgun they'd grabbed off him and pinned him down."

The will to act. The will to protect. This person's selflessness saved lives, but this is yet another example of how fomenting hate and "otherness" leads to deadly violence.

I have students and friends who are members of the LGBTQ+ community. The stories they've been comfortable enough to tell me of times they've been targets are pretty harrowing.
But regardless of any personal friendships I may have, I stand with this community and will continue to do what I can in my capacity as a Counter Violence Specialist to provide a safe place to train and impart the skillset that's unfortunately needed to live in today's world.

The suspect was wounded and is in custody, police said.

07/12/2022

WARNING: BLOOD AND DEATH. SERIOUSLY.

This incident is really a domino-chain of increasingly bad decisions, but I'm not posting it to talk about that. What I want you to see (if you decide to click the link) is how lethal and fast a knife actually is.

Logistically speaking, if you find yourself on the receiving end of a knife attack, you're very VERY unlikely to pull off any slick disarms or amazing joint locks.

Distance, agility, and a superior force option are your best bets if everything else has failed. If even those cease to be options, then physically stopping the attacker from stabbing you to death is all that's left.

That means knowing how to grapple and strike from hugging range, and having enough flight time in training to do so while someone's trying to open you up with a blade.

This was a completely unnecessary death. If someone pulls a knife or any other weapon as a threat display, THEY'VE WON. Give them their victory, let them keep their ego intact, and LEAVE if you safely can. Otherwise, it's gonna get messy.

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08/17/2021

We say "It's not what you train, it's how you train" a lot when we talk about things like MMA and other martial arts. By training our martial art skills within the context and framework of violence, we get the best of both worlds, so to speak.

09/24/2020

"Reality-Based Training" is a loaded term. But when we say "reality-based training" at Focus, this is what we’re talking about.

A Sneak peak at a training progression that is similar to ones you may see on any given day at any of our Focus locations. MMA for real life situations. We a...

05/01/2020

It's rough out there, y'all.

03/31/2020

Now that you have the principles of an effective workout, let's start putting one together.

03/25/2020

I personally love bodyweight training, but I understand that not everyone does. But bodyweight training doesn't have to be a slog. It just depends on how you approach it.