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Jim Wagner's monthly column, HIGH RISK, in Black Belt magazine, and his regularly featured articles in Budo magazine printed in six languages across Europe, was beginning to have the influence on the martial arts community that he had promised Editor Robert Young that it would have. His reality-based approach was putting the "war" back into the "martial" arts. However, with the attention came controversy and a whole new wave of enemies, and he was one of the first public figures to face a new type of character assassination that never existed before - cyber bullying. After having his badge and gun taken away from him by the Costa Mesa Police Department, after ten years of loyal service, twelve months later Jim Wagner raised his right and was sworn in as a Reserve deputy sheriff with the nation's fifth largest sheriff's department. He was quickly promoted to the rank of sergeant, and then assigned as the team leader of the newly formed Dignitary Protection Unit, because of all the elite police and military units he had trained. The "full timers" didn't like it, not one bit. To make matters worse, Jim didn't know that the man he thought was such an honor to guard, Sheriff Mike Carona, who the media dubbed "America's Sheriff," was corrupt to the core. In these pages you'll feel the shock and anger the day that Al Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States of America on September 11, 2001, and how it led to Jim putting his international tactical training company on hold in order to accept a full time position as a federal agent to fight in the Global War on Terrorism. You'll experience counterterrorism school, and then go out on actual missions. A few months after Jim possibly saved the country from a dirty bomb, or worse, by yanking a suspected Pakistani terrorist off of a flight bound for Washington, D.C., his former police partner, and business partner of 11 years, forced him out of the very corporation he helped founded. For good measure, his business partner also saw to it that Jim would never be any possible competition. The day he and his wife received the cowardly message on their answering machine, January 21, 2003, marked the day that the Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection system was officially born, because he had no other choice. It was either sink or swim.
GSG9 is not just Germany's national counterterrorist team, but it's considered one of the most elite tactical units in the entire world. Unless you're a high-speed low-drag operator with Delta Force, a trident pinned U.S. Navy SEAL, or a commando on the British SAS, you'll never know anything about them first hand. And, that's exactly where this true story begins, with Jim Wagner, an American with some exceptional skill sets, inside of Grenzschutzgruppe 9, aka GSG9, and on German soil. But, it wasn't always like this. As a boy Jim found himself the target of a schoolyard bully. The experience scared him, and it revealed what he already knew about himself - that he was a wimp. Then one day in Middle School everything changed. His new friend, Alfonso Uceda, gave Jim something he desperately needed - private martial arts lessons, and for free. In no time, not only did Jim learn how to defend himself, but the discipline and newfound self-confidence set a dangerous and adventurous course in life were he'd have to use his martial skills decade after decade. In this book you'll relive how Bruce Lee's protégé, Dan Inosanto, picked up the pieces after the martial arts legend's death by teaching Lee's revolutionary system, Jeet Kune Do, that he swore he'd never teach again. But he did, and Jim just happened to be at the right place at the right time during those "pioneer days" of the martial arts. You'll experience a turbulent, post Vietnam War, United States Army of the 1980s: recruitment, Boot Camp, Advanced Individual Training, dreams of becoming a helicopter pilot dashed, and Jim's very survival in a dope-smoking, drug dealing, anti-warrior culture, combat unit. Have you ever been through a police academy? You'll get your chance in these pages. Then after the badge is pinned on you'll be on ride-alongs with Officer Wagner patrolling the streets together south of Los Angeles, getting shot at, stabbed at, slugged at, spit at, and dealing with the "knuckle draggers" of an unappreciative S.W.A.T. team. These events, and more, is the very foundation of the Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection system that forever changed the way people around the world learn self-defense.
Drawing on the vast body of styles practiced around the world, including ancient and obscure styles from every continent on the planet, The Way of the Warrior is an indispensable, one-stop reference work for anyone interested in the martial-arts canon.
Böker, the renowned German knife manufacturer, sent their top man to attend Jim Wagner's Knife Survival course in London. During the dinner meeting that followed, Dietmar Pohl asked Jim, "Do you have any new ideas for a tactical folder?" Without hesitation the answer was, "Yes, as a matter of fact I do," for Jim had been thinking of some ideas for years as to what elements would be needed for the ultimate folding knife for self-defense. That evening in his hotel room he drew those ideas on a sheet of paper, and the rest is history. Not only did the Jim Wagner Reality Based Blade (01BO51) become one Böker's best selling knives of all time, which opened the door for a very successful series, but Böker also sponsored every one of Jim's Reality-Based Personal Protection courses in Germany. This partnership led to Jim teaching at the German Special Forces base in Pfullendorf, close ties with the instructor cadre of the Military Police, and preparing SEK (Spezialeinsatzkommandos) teams for the inevitable wave of terrorism that was soon to hit. Böker even managed to have Jim teach the Bulgarian "Secret Service" behind the former Iron Curtain. After all, every agent was issued his knife for duty. Although Jim was once again teaching the world's elite, and martial arts instructors were coming to him from every known fighting system, he had given up on ever being in uniform again because of his sabotaged past. However, just when Jim had resigned himself to the old cliché those who can, do; those who can't, teach he discovered the best-kept secret in California - the State Militia. It may have been considered the lowest level within the military, but the more the Obama Administration gutted and weakened the United States Armed Forces the more opportunities were presented to Jim: a leadership role as a noncommissioned officer, Military Police, U.S. Army Combatives instructor, Terrorism Liaison Officer, Security Forces, team leader of the Special Reaction Team for the first time in his base's history, bodyguard to the state's top general, and training hundreds of soldiers for three wars: Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo. In these pages you join in on all of this. Off duty Jim was a bodyguard to movie stars, the recipient of the top martial arts awards, and it was all contributing to a "complete" system.
The Warrior's Journal is the forth book by Master Martial Arts Instructor, Mark Edward Cody. Based upon the training journal of coauthor Marrese Crump, this volume chronicles the life philosophy and technique of the man who wrestling legend Dave Batista goes to for combat strategy and martial arts instruction. The Warrior's Journal taps into the ancient wisdom of the Way of the Warrior. It offers keys to victory in all of life's arenas of combat. It offers insight into the mind of the Warrior-Philosophers of antiquity whose words and deeds fill the legends of the collective human consciousness.
Have YOU reached the Pinnacle of your Life? Take a minute and Imagine yourself in ultimate peak condition. Visualize yourself in the best physical shape of your life. Envision your mind at the height of intellect. Feel what it is like to be in total and complete emotional control. What is it like? Pretty fantastic, right? Yes it is! This is what you are meant to be. This is the pinnacle of your human existence. And this book will help you get there! The Path toward Ultimate Excellence is revealed! Discover how you can become more than you are now as a Martial Artist and in your entire life. For the curious person to the Seasoned Black Belt, this book will enlighten your mind and give you understanding into the world of Martial Arts. In this book you will? ? Find concepts and methodologies that will heighten your understanding of the Martial World ? Change your perspective of life threatening situations ? Learn simple strategies and concepts for surviving street fights ? Discover exercises used by ancient and modern martial artists to enhance yourself physically and mentally ? Gain greater insight into yourself and tap into the power that lies within you ? Improve not just yourself as a Martial Artist, but overall as a Human Being ? Gleam ways of training that will accelerate your learning process tremendously ? Break limitations and truly become The Ultimate Warrior! Author, Robert Zangari, Founder of RZD Academy of Martial Arts
Inspirational stories for martial arts students presenting tests of wisdom involving attributes including honor, strength, humility, peaceful conflict resolution, and love. Each test contributes to character development.
Cultures of noble warrior protectors are found throughout all ages of humankind in countless civilizations across the globe. A few brave men and women choose to put the welfare and security of their neighbors ahead of their own, and take to the battlefield to stop any invaders who would violate their community. For the aware warrior, many clashes bring much insight. Through facing death we find deeper truths about life. After enduring much heartbreaking bloodshed, we are moved to build a powerful peace where all families' children may grow up in health and happiness. Wayne Omura writes of his insights into the ages-old struggle of the warrior who puts others ahead of self on dangerous battlefronts. Enjoy his words, wrestle with his observations, and see what realizations come to your mind after all the campaigns of your life. Stephen K. Hayes Black Belt Hall of Fame Founder, To-Shin Do Ninja Heritage Martial Arts StephenKHayes.com I highly recommend "Warriors of Life" for all martial artists. Omura deals with the wisdom and meaning of the martial arts as it applies to everyday life. The sayings and philosophy can be approached and interpreted in various individual ways. This book can be used to hone anyone's path to perfection. Heinz Schlue 5th Dan Nippon Kan Aikido 5th Dan Shin Go Ju Ryu Karate 3rd Dan Yawara Jutsu Wayne Omura lives and writes in Denver, Colorado. He is the author of "Movies and the Meaning of Life: The Most Profound Films in Cinematic History" and "Zen Foot-Notes: Upon the Unknown Passage."
An entertaining and insightful history of martial arts and the role of the warrior, drawing on pop culture, philosophy, mythology, religion, and spirituality The urge to forge one’s character by fighting, in daily life as well as on the mat, appeals to something deep within us. More than a collection of fighting techniques, martial arts constitute a path to developing body, spirit, and awareness. On the Warrior’s Path connects the martial arts with this larger perspective, merging subtle philosophies with no-holds-barred competition, Nietzsche with Bruce Lee, radical Taoism and Buddhism with the Star Wars Trilogy, traditional martial arts with basketball and American Indian culture. At the center of all these phenomena is the warrior. Though this archetype seems to manifest contradictory values, author Daniele Bolelli describes the heart of this tension: how the training of martial technique leads to a renunciation of violence, and how overcoming fear leads to a unique freedom. Aimed at students at any level or tradition of martial arts but also accessible to the armchair warrior, On the Warrior’s Path brings fresh insights to why martial arts remains an enduring and widespread art and discipline. Two new chapters in this second edition focus on spirituality in the martial arts and the author’s personal journey in the field.
A step-by-step aooroiach to applying the Japanese warriors mind set to martial training and daily life.