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What Jake Paul’s Loss Teaches Us About Real-World Violence Dec 20, 2025

Jake Paul Hit Reality Friction 

When Jake Paul lost, the internet did what it always does. Hot takes. Boxing breakdowns. Victory laps. Excuses.

Most of that noise misses the lesson that actually matters.

Jake Paul did not just lose a fight. He hit reality friction. And reality friction is the sam...

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Anthony Smith’s Home Invasion: Revisiting a Reality-Based Self-Defense Case Study Jun 25, 2025

Was this the holy grail story self-defense instructors needed—or a cautionary tale we misunderstood?

It’s been a few years since UFC fighter Anthony Smith made headlines after a violent home invasion shook his household. And while every “reality-based” self-defense coach rushed to use this story as...

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Quit Moving Backwards When Training! Jun 11, 2025

You don’t rise to the occasion—you default to the highest level of training you’ve actually maintained.

Let’s get this straight: this post is mostly for my reality-based self-defense crowd. If you’re a sport fighter working inside a ring or a cage, this doesn’t apply the same way. In sport, moving ...

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