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Round the Bend: Training, Certification & Opportunities Galore by Mark Hatmaker

 


It’s time for The Old Man’s State of the Union Address.

Here are a few of things in the pipeline coming soon and over the 2025 Combat Year!

The Combination Man Master Series

·        Introduces the “Every Step of the Trail” Striking Concept

·        All the ins and outs of making every [Every] body movement a loaded strike.

·        Combine with the “Every Dip in the River Concept” where every [Every] body re-positioning is a Snap or “Uncle” opportunity.

·        The Goal: To build the Baddest Combination of Street Boxer-Street Grappler/Scuffler there is using historical insight.

The Art of the Buffalo: Butts, Rakes, Pokes, Prods, "Slaps," Trigger-Punching & Sundry Firearm CQB Mayhem

·        The firearm as blunt object—Frontier style.

The 1,312 Submissions Project

·        Just what it sounds.

Two Big Solo Training Units

The Encyclopedia of Solo Grappling/Scuffling/Wrestling Drills

·        Our Floor Bag material just scratched the tip of the iceberg.

·        This is 500+ Drills that will build major grappling scramble, conditioning, flexibility, mobility, stamina, and “dog on bone” submission follow.

·        Over half of the solo drills require just L’il Ol’ You.

·        The remainder will use gear you likely already have—a wall, floor bag, a rope, and a few other sundries.

·        You can use this for your solo grappling times, your Warrior Walking cardio replacement for the day, or for the non-grapplers out there, a way to raise your swimming ability.

·        As the Brazilian Proverb says about grappling, “The ground is the ocean, I am a shark, and you do not know how to swim.”

·        Well, consider this your Solo Combat Swimmer Master Class to even the score.

The Woods-Runner Solo Drills

·        120+ Drills culled from the historical record to increase your facility with moving in the wild.

·        Consider this your encyclopedia of “skulking,” stealth movement, increased efficiency of movement thru forest, mountain, water, and navigating natural obstacles.

·        You can use this for your Unleaded “cardio”, your Warrior Walking cardio replacement for the day, or adjunct to your street training to train the essential “Flight” component of “Fight or Flight.”

Tomahawk Unleashed

·        ‘Nuff said.

Books in the Pipeline

The Frontier Stoic

·        Scheduled for release in time for New Year’s 2025.

Scoutcraft Master Lessons

·        A compendium of tips, hacks, and drills culled from Indigenous peoples, mountain men, frontiers scouts and other know-how Hosses.

Unleaded Conditioning

Unleaded Arms: Old School Biceps & Triceps Training

Unleaded: Combat Traps [Neck & Trapezius Complete]

Unleaded: The Tarzan Twelve

·        A complete “feats” battery to build power, agility, & isometric strength.

Unleaded: The Whole Hog

·        A Complete 3-Day Repeating Routine

·        Programing All Aspects

·        All Body Parts

·        Integrating the Tarzan Twelve & Mobility

·        Strict Rep Times/Rest Times

·        28 Minutes Per Day

·        3 Days-On/1-Day Off

·        Results Even for We Elderly Dogs Like You Wouldn’t Believe

More Training Opportunities

The Rough n Tumble Certification Courses

·        A codified step-by-step program for those looking to teach with authenticity.

·        Subscription Members Only

Video Consult

·        Opportunities for in-depth one-on-one or class analysis no matter where you are in the world.

·        Deep discounts for subscription members.

Cyber Symposium

·        Occasional limited attendance cyber-meeting for first-come, first-serve handfuls of cadre where we get treated to a mini-presentation then open the floor for Q & A.

·        Deep discounts for subscription members.

These are ALL on the docket, but if you have preferences, let me hear it, and enough shout-outs let’s me know how to prioritize.

It goes without saying, but I shall say anyway, members of the Black Box Subscription Service will get all this at a DEEP discount.

So, if any of this sounds like your cuppa and you like saving moolah, well, consider joining up—more Info here.

The Black Box Training Warehouse. [Freebie video and more goodies there.]

The Rough n Tumble Raconteur Podcast

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