More Martial Arts Info For Those Interested

[Sharp Phil]

I have released another new issue as current in The Martialist. This issue focuses on survival kits as its primary theme, with plenty of other material thrown in (and a bunch of new archived articles extracted from old subscriber content).

http://www.themartialist.com/0107/0107-free.htm

My Archives Pages are divided into multiple categories with better descriptions of each individual article, too, and the reviews section of the archives has been updated with several more new product reviews.

Here's the listing from the new issue:

Survival Kits for Home, Bugging Out, and Daily Carry
By Phil Elmore
If you wish to be prepared or emergencies, you need to create not just one, but several survival kits for different places and purposes.
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Building the Jack Sack
By Phil Elmore
Jack Bauer's Season 5 (24) Rothco Messenger Bag is a great vehicle for your mobile survival kit.
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Minimum Accessories for Personal Preparedness
By Phil Elmore
Your on-body kit needs to cover several basic categories of preparedness.
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Toollogic SL1 Survival Knife
Review by Phil Elmore
This little emergency knife and flashlight combo is a great emergency tool for kit duty.
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Weber Go-Anywhere Propane Grill
Review by Phil Elmore
After eleven years of faithful grilling
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Rothco Messenger Bag
Review by Phil Elmore
The Rothco Messenger Bag is an inexpensive, versatile carry bag for daily use.
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Danish School Bag
Review by Phil Elmore
Incorrectly identified by TV Guide as the Jack Bauer Season 5 bag, this carry bag does have some good features.
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Lifeline Survival in a Bottle
Review by Phil Elmore
Sold in many sporting goods stores, this survival kit packed in a plastic bottle is not exactly a complete kit. It's a start, though.
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Lose the Plain Brown Wrapper: Making Your AK More "Tactical"
By Phil Elmore
Unsatisfied with the online guides he found when attempting this project, publisher Phil Elmore decided to create his own guide to replacing the guards on the AK-pattern rifle.
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Recently Archived Articles from The Martialist's Subscriber Content:
(Be sure to check the Reviews page for newly archived reviews, too)
Public Bathroom Safety
By Phil Elmore
Public bathrooms are an area of personal security concern. Learn how to go safely.
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The Case for Insecurity in Your Fighting Skills
By Phil Elmore
Are you insecure about your ability to fight someone? You should be.
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Chi Power, Pyramids, and Silliness
By Phil Elmore
The laws of magick do not supersede the laws of ballistics. Learn why here.
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Creation versus Criticism
By Phil Elmore
It's a lot easier to complain and criticize than it is to create something of value.
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My Father, the Martialist
By Phil Elmore
The man who started me on the path of martialism was my father, Jeff.
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The Four-D Maglite
By Phil Elmore
Large, heavy flashlights are still relevant for self-defense.
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Why You Should Hate The Martialist
By Phil Elmore
This publication makes many enemies, for good reason.
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Self-Defense in Context and within Constraints
By Phil Elmore
What you'd like isn't always what's an option.
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Loading and Unloading: The Key to Power Striking and Flow
By Phil Elmore
When you learn how loading and unloading your body works in concert, you'll be able to flow better and hit harder.
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The Dreaded Pak Sao Circle
By Phil Elmore
Some martial arts seminars are more fun than others.
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A Plea for Perspective in Alloys
By Phil Elmore
Can we just once recognize that steel doesn't have to be space-age to be usable?
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Remembering Bruce Tegner
By Tony Manifold
The under-appreciated Bruce Tegner was a real martial arts pioneer.
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Single Action Revolvers for Serious Self-Defense
By Phil Elmore
The wheelguns of the Old West are still effective weapons today.
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Monday Morning Hindsight Second-Guess 20/20 Quarterbacking
By Phil Elmore
It's easy to claim someone should have done something about a terrorist attack when one makes one's claims long after the fact.
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Self-Defense While Sick
By Phil Elmore
We all get sick. What happens when we get mugged while we're not feeling well?
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Survival Plinker: The One Gun .22 Solution
By Phil Elmore
If you standardized on only one cartridge for all purposes, the .22 just might make good sense.
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The Tactical Cubicle
By Phil Elmore
Office dwellers should not disregard the need for self-defense.
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Getting Started with the Weighted Chain
By Phil Elmore
A chain with weights on the end is a simple, easily improvised, effective weapon.
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Why the Kerambit?
By Phil Elmore
The kerambit craze had died down some since this article was originally written. Why might you choose this tool?
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[william northcote]

Oh look, more self promotion. Why isn't this thread in the same thread already done from Phil?

[Sharp Phil]

Why are you such a bitter, resentful little man, Will?

[william northcote]

Why are you such a bitter, resentful little man, Will?

Me bitter? I am a cider and beer man myself.

[joe yang]

Why are you such a bitter, resentful little man, Will?

Attacking the man and not the premise? How ad hominum!

[Sharp Phil]

I'm sorry, did I miss a substantive argument somewhere? In my defense, Will's never offered one before. There's always a first time, though. Mea culpa.

[Saburo]

That list of articles is very S.O.F./Kingdom of Fear type stuff.

Who are the main competitors in your market?

[Sharp Phil]

Perhaps you should actually read one of them, instead of making vague comments about how they sound.

[Saburo]

I have read a few and they seem like they are just appealing to a certain type of person while some of them seem to be just justifying yourself by taking shots at traditional martial arts and stating that everyone's ideas, no matter how unqualified they may be, should have weight.

[joe yang]

No Phil, you haven't missed a substantive arguement. Will stated an opinion on your magazine. You disimissed Will. Is that a dismissal of his opinion? I'm still fuzzy on this whole logic thing!

[Soulend]

Small "Axe" spray

Just what every survival kit needs...body spray.

[william northcote]

Just what every survival kit needs...body spray.

Yep. It helps the search and rescue find you quicker. From a military standpoint, completely useless.

[Soulend]

I suppose it could come in handy as an accelerant for lighting sweet-smelling fires.

Actually, there are a few things in Phil's various load-outs that I wouldn't consider neccesary and would substitute for other items or more of an existing item, and the 'daily carry' bag is ridiculously large. But, different strokes I guess.

Producing a PDA sho'nuff would have amazed the Negritos during J.E.S.T. though, our survival kit consisted of a machete, matches, and a tarp.

[MikeWilliams]

There's nothing more annoying than standing on a street corner looking at a map of an unfamiliar city and having no idea which way is which. I carry a compass built into a carabiner on my travel vest for this reason.

He then goes on to list all the nifty gadgets (not to mention $100 in cash) that he carries about his person.

Some nice street smarts there, Phil.

I love the notion of using a compass along with your street map. So much more efficient than looking at the street signs, or going into a shop and asking for directions. And of course there's no way that it will make you look like a lost, bewildered targe... I mean stranger in need of advice.

[Soulend]

If one has a street map and eyes, I have no idea why a compass would be neccesary. Or 90% of that other crap in an urban environment - ear plugs, a poncho, and iodine tablets? What possible event is going to occur in a friggin' city which will cause all water and shelter to vanish instantly and yet not vaporize the uber-prepared traveler?