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Academy Journal
& Field Notes
The Academy Journal is the living record of the Capability Academy. Here you’ll find Field Notes, articles, video lessons, podcast notes, and practical insights gathered through decades of study, teaching, and continual refinement.
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Build the Room You Spent Your Life Looking For
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Stress Is a Programmer: Why Scenario Training Must Be Designed, Not Improvised
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Keysi Fighting Method Training – 4 Man Box Drill
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New Course: Living Mechanics Seminar – October 3, 2024
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The Perpetual White Belt: What Combatives at the Lake Reinforced About Mastery
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When One Submission Becomes Many
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Why Capability Matters
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If Your Training Starts With Assault Tactics, It Starts Too Late
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Are You Frustrated Enough? Why Mental Struggle Builds Capability
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The C-Tac Combat Blueprint In Self-Defense Training
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Dry Fire Target Transitions With Coach Dennis Rousseau
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Bridging The Gap With Master Pedro Sauer
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Master Pedro Sauer On Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Technique, Leverage, And Respect
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What To Do When Someone Grabs You At Close Quarters
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The Corte De Manga Elbow in Keysi Fighting Method
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Keysi Fighting Method Instructor Camp With Sifu Alan Baker
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Training Pistol Fundamentals With Jim Foreman
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Dirt Medicine Tourniquet Training With Paul Ekoniak
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Sifu Alan Baker trains with Guro Joe Wakey in Tampa, Florida, exploring Pekiti-Tirsia Kali timing, knife jab drills, footwork, and position.
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Shooting From Cover With John Fleischer and Tactical 21
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Different Trigger Squeezes for Faster Shooting
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Training With Coach Erik Paulson at the CSW World Conference
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Rorion Gracie at the CSW World Conference: The Garage Years, the Gracie Challenge, and the Birth of the UFC
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Day One at the CSW World Conference: Training, History, and Lockdown Half Guard Details
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