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Campfire Tales From Hell: Musings on Martial Arts, Survival, Bouncing, and General Thug Stuff

I’m one of the authors that contributed to Campfire Tales From Hell: Musings on Martial Arts, Survival, Bouncing, and General Thug Stuff, and I’m honored to be along side all of the individuals that contributed to this collection of stories, tales, wisdom, advice, and practical experience from people who have been there and done that. This ...

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Restraint, Control & Come-A-Long Techniques

I just finished filming a new DVD set with Aiki Productions.  The DVD will be titled:

 

Restraint, Control & Come-A-Long Techniques

with Alain Burrese

 Effective Arrest & Control Techniques for Law Enforcement and Security Professionals

 

This DVD set will be an excellent resource for anyone working in law enforcement, security, bouncing or related fields.  Additionally, this program is ...

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Defensive Tactics: Modern Arrest & Control Techniques for Today’s Police Warrior

Defensive Tactics: Modern Arrest & Control Techniques for Today’s Police Warrior by veteran police officer and martial artist, Loren W. Christensen, provides practical advice and instruction on techniques to assist any police officer improve their defensive tactics. This invaluable information contains concepts, principles, and techniques for stopping attacks and controlling and arresting suspects. Every law enforcement ...

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Sixth Annual Korean Martial Art Festival

 

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The Sixth Annual Korean Martial Art Festival, held in Crestview, Florida, on April 20-22, 2012, was a fantastic weekend of Korean martial art training and camaraderie among dedicated men, women, and youths who came together for more than just time on the mat.  The incredible line up of instructors that Master Thomas Gordon brought ...

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Floyd Patterson: The Fighting Life Of Boxing’s Invisible Champion by W. K. Stratton

When people think of boxing World Heavyweight Champions, everyone has a favorite, and a few names always take the limelight. One Champion is often overlooked, sometimes forgotten, and usually overshadowed by his losses to Sonny Liston and Muhammad Ali. But Floyd Patterson deserves a spot in boxing history lore, and was more of a champion than many realize or give him credit ...

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Qigong For Healing with Lisa B. O’Shea

Qigong For Healing: Learn to safely use the ancient art of Qigong to heal yourself and others” with Lisa B. O’Shea is a 180 minute program designed to teach the basics of healing with the Chinese practice of Qigong. O’Shea is a YMAA Qigong instructor as well as being certified in Reiki and Hypnotherapy. ...

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Montana Mediation Association Annual Conference

I’m proud to be presenting a workshop on mediator ethics at the Montana Mediation Association annual conference: The Mediator’s Code of Ethics.

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Montana Mediation Association

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A Year of Success with Larry Winget

I’ve been a long time fan of Larry Winget. I’ve reviewed a number of his books, and plan to post those reviews on this blog shortly. (This blog is new and I have not added all my back reviews yet)

Larry has created a new program “A Year of Success.”  Click the link below to check it out.  It might just be what helps you take your life to the next level.

I’ll post ...

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6th Annual Korean Martial Arts Festival

Only two more weeks!  April 20-22 is coming up fast.  If you can make it, this is the place to be that weekend.  I have not seen the article, but I’ve been told that Black Belt magazine lists this event in the top ten training events.

Learn about the event and all of the instructors and registration:

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Meeting Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton

Alain & Scott Hamilton after the speech.

Last Wednesday I had the pleasure of meeting Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton.  He was in Missoula to present the key note address at the Community Medical Center’s Voices of Hope conference.

Before his speech, I noticed him walking down a hall of the hotel.  I told a friend of mine, we walked over the ...

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