Tony Manifold's Section
Techniques, Tricks and plain old Cheatin' By Tony Manifold
This is an two part article on using "tricks" as part of a successful self preservation program.
Are you able to kill: An introspection about fear By Tony Manifold
This article is an introspection about fear, death and killing. All of these are very important abstractions for anyone involved in the martial arts or self preservation.
Conceptual Self Preservation By Tony Manifold
This article deals with developing a set of unifying concepts to articulate you goals and make your training program more effective and satisfying.
Skean Dhus and tactical folders By Tony Manifold Revised 27 Sept. 02
A discourse on how to use a Skean Dhu in combat and the relevant lessons for the user of a tactical folder. Original posted to MartialTalk.com
Why Grapplers Succeed: And what strikers can do about it By Tony Manifold
A grappler's thoughts on why grappling works and how do defend against it without becoming a grappler yourself.
Against the Fighting Stance By Tony Manifold
Outlining the problems associated with a fighting stance and offering some alternatives.
Making your martial art more combative By Tony Manifold
My first "published" article. Published in the premier issue of The Martialist
The Before and After Rule By Tony Manifold
Outlines when one should worry about legal self defence. Originally published in The Martialist
Practice for Perfection, Prepare for Disaster
A short article on the wisdom of taking "Experts" advice without question. Originally published in The Martialist
A Path to Effective Self Defence
An article on how to get effective self defence training when you can't get expert teaching. Published in The Martialist
Using NLP in Combatives training
A brief intro to Neuro Linguistic Programming and its use in Combatives. Published in The Martialist. See also Hypnosis, NLP and the Combative Edge By Darren Laur
A how to on de-escalation. Published in The Martialist
Published in The Martialist
Published in The Martialist
Canadian Law and Self Defence: A Review
A review of Ted Truscott's Canadian Law and Self Defence. Published in The Martialist
Three Phases of the Pre Altercation Interview
Published in The Martialist
Published in The Martialist
Published in The Martialist