The Perpetual White Belt: Training With Tactical 21
After training with Tactical 21, Alan Baker reflected on remaining a student, responsible marksmanship, and using the C-TAC Combat Blueprint to identify gaps in training.
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Knowing a Technique Isn’t the Same as Being Able to Use It
Knowing a technique is only a beginning. After teaching and training at the Executive Protection Institute, Alan Baker reflects on practice, feedback, and the responsibility of educators.
It’s Not Supposed to Look Like a Fight
A drill earns its place by the skill it develops and what you can do with that skill when the conditions change. Five questions for more purposeful, adaptable training.
More Than a Certification: Building PRT Instructors Through Proximity and Consistency
The Capable Academy · PRT Instructor Development More Than a Certification Building PRT instructors through proximity, consistency, and intelligent education. By Sifu Alan Baker Instructor development requires practical work, thoughtful …
The Gap Between Knowing and Doing: How Capability Is Built
Sifu Journal · Capability & Learning The Gap Between Knowing and Doing: How Capability Is Built Information matters. But how do we turn what we learn into something we can …
Judgment in Martial Arts: Are You Training It?
Physical skill does not automatically create good judgment. Alan Baker explains why observation, timing, positioning, and decision-making deserve deliberate attention in martial arts training.
La Mano Negra: Training the Blind Side in Keysi Fighting Method
Capability Academy • Keysi Fighting Method • Intelligent Optics La Mano Negra Training the blind side so primary vision, peripheral recognition, protective movement, and intelligent action remain connected under pressure. …
The Fundamentals Must Evolve With You
After reconnecting with Master Rickson Gracie for a private session in Vero Beach, Alan Baker reflects on the depth of Jiu-Jitsu fundamentals, invisible mechanics, lineage, and why a living art must continue to grow with the practitioner.
Predator Alert: Training the Eyes to Stay Online Under Pressure
A field-tested examination of Predator Alert in Keysi Fighting Method: how to maintain visual awareness, articulate the Pensador, and keep the larger environment online under close-range pressure.
When the Fundamentals Have to Change
A monthly range session forced Alan Baker to reconsider a familiar handgun grip. The result offers a larger lesson about adaptation, coaching, and the continuing path toward mastery.
