Counter Custody
Escaping Zip Ties, Duct Tape, and Rope: Field-Ready Methods
Improvised restraints rely on panic and compliance. Learn the mindset and principles behind field-ready counter-custody methods.
North Georgia
North Georgia
Pekiti Tirsia in the Modern World: Why It Still Works
Pekiti Tirsia Kali remains brutally relevant. Learn why its blade-focused principles still work for modern civilian self-defense.
Use of Force
Psychological Barriers to Using an Edged Weapon
Explore the psychological barriers civilians face when using an edged weapon in self-defense and how proper training prepares the mind to act decisively.
Readiness
2026: Build Real Capability, Not Resolutions
Most New Year’s resolutions fail. This is a different approach—building real capability, discipline, and readiness as we move into 2026.
Medusa Knife Fighting
Medusa Knife Fighting: Flow, Chaos, and Deception
Medusa Knife Fighting is built on flow, chaos, and deception. Learn how Sentinel Combatives teaches this reality-based edged-weapon system for civilian self-defense.
Multiple Attackers
Defending Against Multiple Attackers: Mindset and Movement
Multiple attackers change everything. Learn the mindset and movement strategies Sentinel Combatives teaches to survive chaotic real-world violence.
Flinch Response
From Flinch to Fight: Harnessing Natural Reactions Under Stress
Your flinch isn’t a failure—it’s a survival tool. Learn how Sentinel Combatives helps you convert instinctive reactions into aggressive, effective action under stress.
weaponized language
Weaponized Language: How Verbal Manipulation Shuts Down Dialogue and Critical Thought
Learn how weaponized language is used to intimidate, shame, and shut down debate. Sentinel Combatives teaches cognitive self-defense for modern civilians.
Freeze Response
The Psychology of Freezing: Breaking the Freeze Response
Freezing in the face of violence is natural—but dangerous. Learn the psychology behind the freeze response and how Sentinel Combatives helps you break it.
Peace Through Chaos
Peace Through Chaos: The Sentinel Combatives Ethos
Peace isn’t the absence of chaos—it’s the ability to thrive in it. Discover the Sentinel Combatives ethos: Peace Through Chaos.
Baseline vs Anomaly
Baseline vs. Anomaly: How to Read Any Environment
Every place has a baseline. Every threat begins as an anomaly. Learn how to read your environment and detect danger before it finds you.
Western Piper Methods
Western Piper Methods & Medusa: Expanding the Blade for Civilian Defense
Western Piper and Medusa bring deception, adaptability, and aggression into civilian self-defense. Here’s why Sentinel Combatives added these systems.