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OK, Boomer

SO I LOOKED UP some examples of this person’s training, and lo and behold, there wasn’t anything that could be called groundbreaking or that could be construed as “forward leaning.”

There were obvious influences from boxing, and Brazilian as well as other disciplines — as there is in most combatives instructors’ curricula. The “attacks” used to set up the demonstrations weren’t novel or unique in any way. Some incorporated weapons, some were multiple-assailant situations, some were transition events (standing to ground, ground to standing) and some were

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