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The perpetrator was a uniformed security officer entrusted with a legal firearm. Whom can we turn to when the watchers fail their trust? Ourselves alone.

Get trained. Get educated. Walk safe.

Aetos officer charged with robbing Jurong East shop of over $24,000 with a gun Staff were shown a note that said: "This is a robbery, don't shout. I got a gun in my pocket.". Read more at straitstimes.com.

Here is a repost of Coach Nick's original ad, as there did not seem to be an option to edit the original post. Coach Nick is one of our partners - trained at the famous Sitmonchai gym and battle-tested in 20 professional bouts in Thailand. Authentic Thai-quality delivered to your doorstep at very reasonable rates. Contact details in the flyer.

CORRECTION: There was a typo in the flyer. Coach Nick's number is +65 8548 9246. We will post a corrected version ASAP. Till then, please take note of this above number, which is the correct one.

For those of you who prefer to train at home (or other location of your convenience), we strongly recommend our partner Coach Nick. Trained at the legendary Sitmonchai gym and with a professional record in the Darwinian environment of the Thai fight game, you will be getting authentic Thai-quality training at very reasonable rates. Contact details below.

Valhalla Training Systems is proud to partner with Garuda Muay Academy. Come learn from a dedicated team of individuals passionate about delivering authentic Thai martial arts to you, both traditional and modern. Contact details in the graphic below.

Putting the lie to the age of push-button warfare, or, Why CQC Matters.

Push-button technology may indeed be a singularity in force multiplication, but when all is said and done, it is ultimately just gear. And the more complex the gear, the more likely it is to fail in high-stress situations. In the end, when all your gear is broken or inaccessible, your war will be won and lost on your ability and willingness to take the fight to the enemy with the most basic of tools - rocks, sticks, fists, feet and teeth.

Make no mistake - whether or not you are ready and willing to do so, the enemy will be more than ready and willing to do so to YOU. The rules of civilised warfare are a laughable joke, and the first casualty in any conflict.

Get trained. Get educated. Stand ready.

Image appears to show India-China clash weapons A picture shared widely on social media in India purportedly shows nail-studded rods used by Chinese.

"In manslaughter, someone still suffers."

Control your intensity, control your intentions.

DO NOT SPAR like this... DO NOT SPAR like this... To prevent this from happening again, I felt the need to break down sparring etiquette. Clips broken down: 1. UK's promising fighter...

Above and beyond a solid series of fundamental drills for developing and consolidating the flat-foot squat, some very cogent thoughts on self-awareness and maintaining boundaries for lifelong training from Combat Professor Kevin Secours.

Realise that no one cares about or respects your issues or limitations. This includes coaches, training partners, or even trainees, all of whom are potentially very ready to trivialise and mock you for having very real issues and limitations at any given time.

If you want to be able to train for life without being broken by the callousness or even deliberate malice of others, you have to take three key points to heart.

1.) Realise that you cannot control how people respond to the authentic you. If you open up with honesty to others, be prepared to be misunderstood, rejected and persecuted - not simply as a possibility, but by default. That's just how the world works. In the end, we're all in this alone.

2.) Get comfortable with the discomfort of rejection so you can firmly say 'no' to practices and challenges that will certainly damage you. If a person or group of persons cares so little about you that they will violate your boundaries and injure your person to force conformation to their norms, they're not worth keeping around anyway. Someone else's problems are always trivial - that's just how human beings think. It's your body that you will have to drag around for the rest of your life - honour its limitations.

3.) Pushing your limits is not the same as seeking out pain and injury. It's about treading the razor's edge between caution and arduous seeking - veering one way leads to cowardice and indolence, veering the other leads to suicidal recklessness. There is always a way to train around limitations - just not necessarily one that is generally regarded as glamorous or even obvious. The mature seeker seeks education and practices creativity in planning training.

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Increasing Your Squat Flexibility Here are some tremendous exercises for massively increasing your flexibility when squatting, specifically targeting the improvement of mobility and strength ...

Sharing for a good friend and excellent muay thai coach. Top-shelf instruction at bargain-bin rates. Nick is a Thailand-trained and fight-experienced coach with teaching ability beyond his years. Don't let the pandemic kill your progress. Enquire today.

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The latest offering from the good folks at Monkey Steals Peach. Will be sharing episodes as they are caught up on (very belatedly).

Yong Chun White Crane's Most Senior Master, Su Ying Han - Masters of Fujian ep6 w/ Karate Nerd Su Ying Han is the most senior White Crane master in Yong Chun County, as well as in all of China. When we went to visit, we didn't even know if he would all...

How a vegan diet could affect your intelligence The vegan diet is low in – or, in some cases, entirely devoid of – several important brain nutrients. Could these shortcomings be affecting vegans' abilities to think?

Combat Professor Kevin Secours explaining the mechanics of proper diaphragmatic breathing. The diaphragm is not one muscle working in isolation, but two working in synchrony. The ancient Chinese martial artists and qigong experts understood this intimately, as expressed in their key points on posture (neutral spine) and pelvic floor activation when breathing to maximise intraabdominal compression. Give this a try in your conscious breath practice, be it during yoga, martial arts, or even weightlifting.

Maximizing the diaphragm in breathing A brief clip from the ICSA Level 6 module on breathing, highlighting the importance of maximizing the diaphragm. To view the complete download, please visit:...

Yes, why not? Fill that one, single celebratory meal in how many weeks or months with shame, guilt and neurotic fretting over calories. Because, as everyone and their auntie knows, your habits over the other 364 days of the year have absolutely zero bearing on your health.

Nope, it's that one day of eating that will make you fat and give you metabolic syndrome. Definitely that one.

Here's a challenge for all of you - kick holiday dietary neuroticism in the nuts. Cut loose and enjoy yourselves with family and loved ones. There is a time to work hard and be strict with diet. This is not one of them. If you have worked consistently the other 80% of the year, you've earned it. If you haven't, doing it now won't save you, and merely makes you obnoxious to be around. Either way, the aftermath remains the same - get back in the saddle after the holidays and work hard at those good habits. It's the daily work that counts, not the occasional binge of shame.

Joyous Yuletide to you and your loved ones from Valhalla Training Systems. May the year ahead of you be a fulfilling and productive one.

And for the love of all that's holy - don't be a neurotic twatwaffle. No one will like you.

Food matters. No out-training a bad diet.

Processed foods make us fatter, lead to cancer, and are linked with early death. But what exactly is a processed food? Scientists have clear ways of defining which foods are processed. A lot of it has to do with the ingredients that keep items shelf-stable.

Much of the industry has a poor evidential base, with only coaching notes and anecdotes to go on. When there *is* strong evidence, backed by sound theory, do you really want to stay behind in the stone age while the world moves forward?

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The Cold, Hard Truth About Icing Your Injuries It doesn't help muscles heal—and it might actually do damage.

The Game Changers – Exposed | T Nation Do the documentaries popularizing veganism hold up? Not this one. Here's what you really need to know.

A very successful - if brief - afternoon working with Sifu Dominic Lim of Singapore Taichokun. Dominic is a veteran of both martial arts and the iron game, and quickly intuited key concepts - such as the coordinated bracing of the grip, arms, anterior and posterior chain in top and bottom positions to control the bell - once some adaptational hurdles were overcome. Created some simple routines, keeping things simple, effective, and sustainably scalable for the working family man passionate about physical pursuits.

Stay tuned for more in the weeks to come. Great things are happening this year.

A very interesting experiment on a politically-charged topic in the martial arts world. Lots of thought-provoking moments for both sides of the equation. To sum up:

- There are no magic pills. Nothing is guaranteed.

- Perception and adaptation give advantage.

- It's not over until either something vital is perforated, or else all the space is taken and stays taken.

- Watch for the hand switches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ57yDFaEmg

Tim Kennedy GN Knife Fight and commentary Original Video by Tactiholics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqcBx95dhYY This is a breakdown of the knife fight between Tim Kennedy MMA/UFC champion and Gr...

Movement affects psychology affects reality. Be poised for the reality you want, or accept the reality your current poise attracts.

Show up and do something - anything - meaningful. Consistently. Over time. Because the only workout - and lifestyle - that matters in the end is one that you can - and do - go the distance with. Records are transient. You yourself are the truest testament to your own consistent efforts.

Get It Dunn: How Showing Up Is 90% of Any Solution “Be the person that when your feet touch the floor in the morning the devil says, ‘aww s**t.. they’re up.’” — Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Worth talking to your doctor about. Take no chances with cardiocirculatory health, particularly as you cross 40.

Perspective | I thought my heart attack risk was low. A coronary calcium scan told me otherwise. I upped my game — in terms of meds, diet and fitness — after learning the results of this test, which oddly isn’t covered by many insurance plans.

Playing is not coaching: why so many sporting greats struggle as coaches Just because you were good at sport does not mean you can coach without furthering your qualifications and experiences.

Excellent technical fight. Amazing athleticism from both ladies.

UFC Tampa Free Fight: Michelle Waterson vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz Michelle Waterson earned a matchup at Fight Night Tampa against Joanna Jedrzejczyk with a dominant decision victory over Karolina Kowalkiewicz at Fight Night...

Stay bladed, friends.

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An alligator is swimming in a Texas lake with a knife in its head The American alligator populates nearly every swamp, lake and river (and occasional kitchen) in the southeastern US. But when Erin Weaver spotted one swimming near her Houston home, she suspected it was the one in danger. "It looked like a steak knife that was sticking out of his head," she told CNN...

Valhalla Training Systems wishes all our followers who celebrate, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Eid Mubarak. May you and your loved ones find peace and forgiveness, within and without, this season, and in all seasons.

How to be a sportsman and a human being.

Jordan Burroughs Pens A Heartfelt Message Of Respect To Ben Askren Jordan Burroughs may have won a challenge wrestling match against Ben Askren, and one he wholeheartedly promoted, however, he’s not about to let it go to his head. The Olympic gold winner took the opportunity to write a touching tribute to Askren. This is particularly refreshing given how often th...

How to avoid social violence - TL;DR version.

1.) Know yourself.

2.) Control yourself.

3.) Get over yourself.

4.) Understand what's really important.

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Eight self-defense tips for men to avoid violent conflicts 8 Self-defense tips for men. Eight practical tips to help you avoid violence and the need for physical self-defense techniques.

https://www.businessinsider.com/neuroscience-50-year-olds-brains-of-25-year-olds-habit-2019-4/?IR=T

Mindfulness in the age of distraction comes with concrete physical benefits. Try this simple exercise:

1.) Sit or lie down comfortably. Lotus position not necessary, but recommended if you can do it (a straight spine helps with things).

2.) Diaphragmatic breathing, in and out through the nose. Exhale through the mouth initially if breathing is difficult, but aim to master nasal breathing.

3.) Count in cycles of 10 breaths - forwards or backwards, whichever works better for you. Every time you find yourself losing the count, start the cycle over.

4.) Complete as many cycles as you can. Aim to increase this number over time with practice.

Enjoy. Get your mindfulness on.

Neuroscience shows that 50-year-olds can have the brains of 25-year-olds if they sit quietly and do nothing for 15 minutes a day You can see significant positive changes in just 15 minutes a day.