Alan Baker 
Sifu Alan Baker with Guro Joe Wakey and Tuhon Tim Waid of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali.
Guro Joe Wakey teaching Pekiti-Tirsia Kali knife jab timing in Tampa, Florida.
Sifu Alan Baker training Filipino Martial Arts with Guro Joe Wakey.
Pekiti-Tirsia Kali training focused on timing, footwork, and knife jab drills.
Sifu Alan Baker conducting firearms training on the range.
John Fleischer teaching shooting from cover with Tactical 21.
Defensive shooting lesson focused on cover, movement, and reloads.
Sifu Alan Baker training with Tactical 21 in Virginia Beach.
Tactical 21 • Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Trigger Control Is Not One Speed: Precision, Reset, and Defensive Shooting A lot of shooters are taught one way to press the trigger. In …
CSW World Conference • Episode One Training With Coach Erik Paulson at the CSW World Conference In this first episode from the CSW World Conference trip, I head out to …
At the CSW World Conference, Rorion Gracie shared a powerful firsthand account of the early days of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in America, his journey from Brazil to the United States, the garage years in Hermosa Beach, the challenge matches, and the vision that eventually helped launch the UFC.
This video captures more than a speech. It preserves a piece of martial arts history from one of the men most responsible for introducing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to the United States and helping reshape the global martial arts landscape.
Day one of the CSW World Conference was packed from the start. I had already been in town training throughout the week, but this was the main reason for the …
When we teach submissions from side control, the first two attacks many students learn are the Americana and the Kimura. They are common techniques. Most grapplers have seen them. Many …
At our annual Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu conference, we spent time working on one of the most important areas of grappling development: the mechanics of control. Submissions are exciting. They are what …
In grappling, one of the first things many people learn is how to bridge, shrimp, and recover position from the ground. Those skills are important. They build movement, timing, pressure …
After 47 years in the martial arts, people often ask me why I still train. The answer has very little to do with fighting. Over time, I came to realize that the martial arts are far more than a system of self-defense. They are a vehicle for physical development, self-education, personal responsibility, and lifelong growth. In this article, I share some of the lessons the martial arts have taught me and why they continue to play such an important role in my life today.
