When people think of martial arts, they usually picture striking, kata, sparring, or weapons training. But the martial systems of old...

When people think of serial killers, they often picture random victims — anyone, anywhere. The truth is far more calculated. Serial...

A black belt is not a costume or a certificate. It is not a participation trophy, and it is not earned in a comfortable room where...

When people look at me now, they see karate, criminology, and everything I’ve built around martial arts. But before I threw myself fully...

Why I Developed This Shinobi iri — the discipline of stealth, infiltration, and controlled movement — is often misunderstood as something...

When people think of self-defence, they usually imagine a direct confrontation: punches, kicks, throws, or grappling with an aggressor....

When people think of Karate warm-ups, they often imagine line drills, star jumps, or stretching. Those all have their place, but...

When we think of Britain’s most infamous criminals, the name Donald Neilson  — better known as The Black Panther  — stands out for his...

When we look at the darkest cases of British crime, Robert Napper  sits among the most disturbing. Active in the late 1980s and early...

When people in the UK think of serial killers, names like Peter Sutcliffe or Fred and Rose West often come to mind. But there was another...

When people think of danger on the streets, they often picture dark alleys or sudden attacks. But the story of Thor Nis Christiansen ,...

Knife crime is one of the most immediate dangers on UK streets today. The B.L.A.D.E. Code is designed as a practical, memorable framework...

Knife crime is one of the most pressing dangers facing the UK today. Every week, we see reports of stabbings in major cities, lives cut...

When most people think of Karate, they think of stances, strikes, kata, and sparring. They picture discipline, tradition, and the...

A sensei is not just a person with a Black Belt who leads a class, telling everybody what to do and how to do it once or twice a week....

Maai (間合い) – Distance & Timing The right distance between you and your opponent, and how to control it. Crucial for both attack and...

Hikite (引手), often called the “pulling hand,” is one of the most misunderstood concepts in Karate. For decades, students have been told...

Kata isn’t the only part of Karate that contains Bunkai. Many karate practitioners recognise kata bunkai—the practical applications...

Serial killers are never more dangerous than at the moment they lose control — when the mask slips, when the law closes in, when they...

On July 14th, 1974, thousands of people gathered at Lake Sammamish State Park in Washington. Families were swimming, relaxing, enjoying...