Indigenous Ability

  An Indigenous Teaching/Awakening [Excerpted from our upcoming book The Great Seeing: Walking the World in the Path of The Scouts of Old—Lessons in Living Where Science & History Meet. ] Where in the World are You? To become a Good Scout, Warrior, Wayfarer of the Planet one must be alive and awake to our ever-changing surroundings. The Comanche tradition has a strategy called “ Ha’kus’a t’zare ‘ene ” which is a series of loose questions that an elder would ask often of the young. As one moved beyond childhood, the Warrior asked these of him or herself several times per day. Such four-dimensional locational surveys are common in many indigenous traditions. The questions are myriad and often keyed to particular environments but here we will begin with a mere four. ONE: What Time is It? ·         Without looking at your smartwatch, or any other device—assess the sun, the moon, relative shadows, your own internal “feel” for the ...

  In the empty-hand realm of combat true ambidexterity is a rare bird. Marvelous Marvin Hagler took great pains to develop facility both as an orthodox fighter and as a southpaw, but we could easily see where he stacked his chips when the heat was high. Seeking ambidexterity is a worthy goal, but one that has opportunity-costs. That is, the time put into developing the off-hand [off-foot for kicking, or off-side for grappling] means that is time we no longer have for moving the competency needle further towards mastery on our “good” side. We should always make that opportunity cost/cost-to-benefit analysis in our training as there are only so many hours in the day, and precious few per week dedicated to training itself. With actual training time at a premium do we want so-so returns or better-than-average? This is not an argument against empty-handed ambidexterity, not at all, just one of time-utility and, well, a jaded eye towards reality. If we are to make an empty hand a...

[Here she be, The conclusion—A villain’s name is revealed! IF YOU HAVE NOT READ PARTS 1-3, well, it’d be silly to consume the blow that follows. Parts 1-3 set the stage for what is the reality as compared with the hoax of the so-called Devil’s Triangle. The origins of this hoax bear directly on a series of Frontier Historical volumes that many use in good faith to inform their knowledge of early frontier ways, Early American history, and combat matters. While, initially, the first three parts of this series may seem to be nothing more than an exploration of the hallmark case of The Bermuda Triangle, but it has a direct link to a blackmark on Frontier Historical Combat Research—practically every resource I see on early tomahawk “fighting” and like Eastern Woodland Warfare matters are implicated in this hoax. I know all this seems unrelated but stay with me—the Warrior-Scholar will be rewarded. Now, dig in, as I’ve been putting this together for a long time, a lotta work here and t...

  Top Saddle 101 A Rough n Tumble Lower-Battalion Volume A Rough n Tumble: The Whole She-Bang aka “The System” This jam-packed volume is designed for Strikers, Grapplers, Streetfighters, & The Historical Rough n Tumble Combination Man. This volume includes solo drills and partner-work. Contents Include Top Saddle/Mount Discussion The Difference Between the Striking Top-Saddle & The Grappler’s Mount The Old School Lower Battalion [Ground n Pound] Mindset Gaining Top Saddle: The Cross-Body Harness Start Riding Over Pinning High Riding Bailing a Ride Striking from a Low Ride Striking from a High Ride Breaking Grips & Ground Pummeling Pommel Drill to Tigerman Arm-Bar Striking to Snaps Ready Hook n Smash Like an Old School Hombre? More Info  HERE!